• Over 5,500 law firms are located in NYC, with over 80,000 employees in the legal field.

• Approximately 2,500 accounting and tax firms operate, with 40,000 employees.

• The staffing services industry employs almost 60,000 people, not including the staffing assignments that it provides. There are over 1,300 staffing firms in the City.

"Madison Avenue" is synonymous with the advertising sector. And given the City's preeminence in television and publishing, it's no wonder nine of the top ten US agency brands have their headquarters in New York City. Physical proximity of talent and customers have helped make New York City the place to be for the Advertising industry, employing close to 50,000 professionals.

Of course, there are plenty of locations off-Madison that are still great sites for advertising firms.  Take a look at our map of the largest spaces leased to the advertising sector in the City (use link just below).  Companies have found great alternatives to "Madison Avenue," while still having access to all of the benefits of being in New York City.

Eight of the nation’s ten most prominent law firms have headquarters in the City, and 48 of the 50 most prominent firms have an NYC office. Several major international firms, including Allen & Overy and Linklaters, have chosen to locate their sole U.S. office in New York City.

Top 10 Most Prestigious Law Firms

McKinsey and Company, a prominent global management consulting firm, has its worldwide headquarters in New York City.

In addition, 23 of the 25 most prominent consulting firms have a presence in the City. McKinsey & Company Boston Consulting Group Bain & Company Booz Allen Hamilton Monitor Group Mercer Management Consulting Mercer Oliver Wyman Deloitte Consulting LLP Mercer Human Resource Consulting IBM Global Services Gartner, Inc. L.E.K. Consulting Accenture A.T. Kearney Katzenbach Partners LLC Marakon Associates Towers Perrin Mercer Delta Organizational Consulting Roland Berger Strategy Consultants Capgemini Hewitt Associates ZS Associates Watson Wyatt Worldwide

(Source: Top 50 Consulting Firms – 2008, Vault Inc.)

Eleven of the world’s top twenty largest staffing companies by revenue have at least one office in New York City (Source: Hoovers.com). Adecco, the world’s largest staffing agency, has more than ten offices in the City.

• Adecco
• Manpower Inc.
• Randstad Holding NV
• Kelly Services Inc.
• Volt Information Sciences Inc.
• Spherion Corporation
• Labor Ready Inc.
• Corporate Services Group Plc
• Michael Page International Plc
• COMFORCE Corporation
• Robert Walters Plc

Three of the “Big Four” accounting firms are headquartered in New York City. The fourth, KPMG, has its U.S. headquarters in NYC. The City is also home to many smaller firms.

"Big Four" Accounting Firms

Firm	Headquarters
PriceWaterhouseCoopers	New York, NY
Ernst & Young	New York, NY
Deloitte & Touche USA	New York, NY
KPMG	Amstelveen, The Netherlands  (U.S. headquarters in NYC)

(Source: The Vault, 2008)

Eight of the ten largest advertising agency brands have their headquarters in New York City, representing over 8.6 billion in worldwide revenue