Baker & McKenzie defined the global law firm in the 20th century, and it is redefining it to meet the challenges of the global economy in the 21st. It brings to matters the instinctively global perspective and deep market knowledge and insights of more than 4,000 locally admitted lawyers in 74 offices worldwide. It has a distinctive global way of thinking, working and behaving - "fluency" - across borders, issues and practices. Since 1949, it has advised leading corporations on the issues of today's integrated world market.