a law firm is an example of this type of business
Law firm
The largest law firms in the world are headquartered primarily in the United Kingdom and the United States . However , large firms of more than 1,000 lawyers are also found in Australia ( Minter Ellison ( 1,500 attorneys ) , China ( Dacheng 2,100 attorneys ) and Spain ( Garrigues , 2,100 attorneys ) . The American system of licensing attorneys on a state - by - state basis , the tradition of having a headquarters in a single U.S. state and a close focus on profits per partner ( as opposed to sheer scale ) has to date limited the size of most American law firms . Thus , whilst the most profitable law firms in the world remain in New York , four of the six largest firms in the world are based in London in the United Kingdom . But the huge size of the United States results in a larger number of large firms overall -- a 2003 paper noted that the United States alone had 901 law firms with more than 50 lawyers , while there were only 58 such firms in Canada , 44 in Great Britain , 14 in France , and 9 in Germany . There is an increasing tendency towards globalisation of law firms .
The largest law firms in the world are headquartered primarily in the United Kingdom and the United States . However , large firms of more than 1,000 lawyers are also found in Australia ( Minter Ellison ( 1,500 attorneys ) , China ( Dacheng 2,100 attorneys ) and Spain ( Garrigues , 2,100 attorneys ) . The American system of licensing attorneys on a state - by - state basis , the tradition of having a headquarters in a single U.S. state and a close focus on profits per partner ( as opposed to sheer scale ) has to date limited the size of most American law firms . Thus , whilst the most profitable law firms in the world remain in New York , four of the six largest firms in the world are based in London in the United Kingdom . But the huge size of the United States results in a larger number of large firms overall -- a 2003 paper noted that the United States alone had 901 law firms with more than 50 lawyers , while there were only 58 such firms in Canada , 44 in Great Britain , 14 in France , and 9 in Germany . There is an increasing tendency towards globalisation of law firms .