Profile: Linklaters is an international law firm based in London. With $2,407,000,000 in gross revenue for fiscal year 2008, the firm is in first place on the 2009 Global 100 rankings of the top law firms in the world. The firm has 2,266 lawyers. Just under 70% of Linklaters' lawyers practice outside of the United Kingdom in nearly 20 countries, including Brazil, China, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, Spain, and the United States. The firm has expanded over the past five years, with mergers in Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and Sweden. Linklaters' specializes in corporate and commercial law, including asset finance, capital markets, intellectual property, information technology and communications, and litigation and arbitration.