Baker & McKenzie is a global law firm founded in Chicago by Russell Baker and John McKenzie in 1949. It employs over 4,200 lawyers in 77 offices located in 47 countries. It advises leading corporations on the issues of today’s integrated world market, cultivating the culture, commercial pragmatism and technical and interpersonal skills required to deliver world-class service tailored to the preferences of world-class clients worldwide. In the fiscal year ending 2014, Baker & McKenzie earned US$2.54 billion in revenue, making it the world’s largest law firm by revenues, markets and headcount. In 2014, Baker & McKenzie opened offices in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Brisbane, Australia; and Yangon, Myanmar.