In terms of staff, the international law firm Dentons occupied the first place in international rankings in 2021. This firm employed more than 11,300 lawyers throughout the world during that year. Denton's Chinese contestant, Yingke, was ranked second with about 10,600 lawyers employed during the same period.
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