Talk:Baker McKenzie

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Introduction

Note the following:

As of 2006, Baker & McKenzie...is the fifth largest law firm in the world by revenue.[3]...Among U.S. firms, it was ranked... the sixth largest by revenue.

This is mathematically impossible, unless there's at least one top-ranking US firm that doesn't count in the rest of the world. A previous editor has called for a citation, but really, since the first line is cited and the second is not, the second really ought to be just scrapped. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.173.189.73 (talk) 16:58, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In the news / Chronology

Do we want to keep this section chonological or reverse chrono? I prefer forward. samwaltz 09:17, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why is there so much stuff about Baker & McKenzie in the news? Other law firms do seem to have an equivalent section.

In the News

Many of the items from the "In the News" section read to me like they're from a press release. Going back through the history I see that a number of the positive ones were added by anonymous editors. I suspect this page has been hit by the B&M marketing department. I'm not sure what to do about this section, but is it even encyclopedic? Elliotreed 03:00, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a reason why the Geoffrey F. Bowers job discrimination case against B&M isn't mentioned at all here? It inspired an Oscar winning movie.71.98.70.5 06:41, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That would be because someone (probably a B&M employee) deleted this information back in January. I have just reinstated it. -- Sakurambo 桜ん坊 08:29, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed the problems

Per the above two comments, I have moved the history items from the news/media section to the history section, and left only the global media items in the media section. Also, the media items are now chronological and must stay that way. Softlavender (talk) 05:41, 9 March 2010 (UTC) Why are the Mexican Cities listed as Latin America when they are part of North America?2601:C:9A01:23AB:C110:A5C8:6F32:BA22 (talk) 09:03, 3 January 2015 (UTC)My source is the World Map[reply]

Largest law firm in the US ?

According to Lawyer.com, Skadden ARPS Slate Meagher & Flom was larger both in terms of profit and turnover.--2514 10:26, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Controversies

I changed this section's title, as "Reputational matters" is overly obscure. There, I noticed the 2005 Phillips dry-cleaning item, which I think ought be removed, as too trivial and not encyclopedic in scope. Lindenfall (talk) 20:19, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

deleted today, as too trivial. Lindenfall (talk) 19:14, 5 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Article editing occurring from Baker McKenzie office.

Lead fails to summarize the body

For example, the lead no longer includes content about BM's key role in the modern tax avoidance system. It is the law firm most mentioned in the Pandora Papers and is described by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists as "an architect of the modern tax avoidance system."[2] BM does not just help to hide wealth from questionable sources and figures, but is actively involved in lobbying legislatures to get rid of regulations that clamp down on tax avoidance. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 22:49, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"Notable matters and transactions"

Every case is positive, or a case the firm won. It sounds like an advertisement to clients. DenverCoder9 (talk) 02:50, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Continued work on the lead and ICIJ

@Thenightaway before changing your last edit i wanted to review the lead standards for a concise summary and neutral standpoint. Your three sentences about the ICIJ seem to outweigh that, no? To be clear I am all for the ICIJ to be included in the lead, and even expanded throughout the page if possible, but wanted to do so within policy, starting with the lead. Yachtahead (talk) 03:01, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]