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Baker McKenzie Announces Global Annual Revenues of USD 2 Billion

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Baker McKenzie has announced revenues for the fiscal year ended 30 June 2020 of $2.9 billion. In terms of constant currency revenues were up 1.2% compared to the previous year. In US dollar terms, the Firm’s reporting currency, this translates into a flat year, after the effect of adverse currency movements during the year.

All of our regions recorded growth in constant currency terms – Asia Pacific up 1%, EMEA higher by 2%, Latin America rose 2% and North America increased 1%. In US dollar terms, three out of our four regions – Asia-Pacific, EMEA and North America – each experienced slight growth.

Latin America revenues, however, fell by 12% in U.S. dollar terms, highlighting the weakness of currencies in that region during FY20. The first quarter of FY21 has continued that growth with revenues and profitability up in all four of our regions.

Our PPP for FY20 is down 12% year-on-year as compared with FY19, reflecting the significant investments we made in new technology, infrastructure and laterals and other talent, as well as the negative impact of FX. Over the last decade the Firm has grown by 37% in terms of revenue and 31% in terms of PPP.

We saw revenue growth in our two largest markets – the United States and the United Kingdom. Some of our markets that saw high single-digit or double-digit growth include: Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Luxembourg, Hungary, Egypt, Kazakhstan and Morocco.

Milton Cheng, Global Chair, Baker McKenzie says, “I am proud of how our Firm has stepped up this past year to record a reasonable set of results, given the economic and logistical headwinds we have faced since January and the softening of demand we saw in the final quarter of FY20. It is a strong demonstration of our collective resilience.

“We continue to look to the future. Despite the ongoing challenges of COVID-19 and the decline in economic activity in many parts of the world, Baker McKenzie is heading into FY21 with confidence, bolstered by our client base, resilient team, and exciting investments in the future of our industry and communities. The Firm has appointed new leaders, including our first Chief Sustainability Officer, as well as announcing our innovation arm Reinvent.