| Houthoff Buruma | Standout | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | Encouraging Chinese businesses investing in Africa to use Dutch bilateral investment treaties. |
| Macfarlanes | Standout | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 | Building a China business through sharing environmental law expertise. |
| Herbert Smith Freehills | Highly Commended | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | Going for a full-equity merger rather than the usual Swiss Verein route to create a UK-Australian firm. |
| Miranda Correia Amendoeira | Highly Commended | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | Fast-tracking its connection into sub-Saharan Africa to build a presence to support UK and US firms. |
| Slaughter and May | Highly Commended | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | Building an Africa business through providing extensive support to local firms to help them modernise. |
| Taylor Vinters | Highly Commended | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Coming out of its Cambridge base to use its tech focus to build links with Singapore and win clients. |
| White & Case | Highly Commended | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Building its English Law capacity around the world to challenge UK law firms in international work. |
| Allen & Overy | Commended | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | Building close relationships with worldwide law firms through a suite of activities. |
| Norton Rose Fulbright | Commended | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | Swift creation of a global law firm has allowed it to add a vital US component to its Swiss Verein. |
| PLMJ | Commended | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | Expansion to a presence on five continents. |
| L&E Global | Commended | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | An unusually focused network of employment boutiques. |
| Linklaters | Commended | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | Pursuing an alliance route to international expansion. |
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