Herbert Smith Freehills
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| Headquarters |
London, United Kingdom Sydney, Australia |
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| No. of offices | 26 |
| No. of attorneys | 2,100 |
| No. of employees | 4,700 |
| Key people | Mark Rigotti (CEO) |
| Revenue |
 £815 million (2014/15) (US$ 1.34 billion) |
| Profit per equity partner |
£801,000 (2014/15) (US$ 1.31 million) |
| Date founded | 2012 (by merger) |
| Company type |
Limited liability partnership (Herbert Smith Freehills LLP) Partnership (Herbert Smith Freehills) |
| Website | herbertsmithfreehills.com |
Herbert Smith Freehills is an international law firm co-headquartered in London, United Kingdom and Sydney, Australia. It was formed on 1 October 2012 by a merger between the United Kingdom-based Herbert Smith, a member of the "Silver Circle" of leading UK law firms, and Freehills, one of the "Big Six" law firms in Australia.
Globally pre-eminent in litigation and an international leader in corporate and finance, Herbert Smith Freehills consistently ranks as one of the most prestigious law firms in the world. In the 2016 Global Elite Brand Index for law firms, Herbert Smith Freehills was named equal 12th. In 2013-2015, BRW named the firm as Australia's best professional services firm with revenue over $200 million.
In 2015, Herbert Smith Freehills overtook Slaughter and May to become the law firm with the most FTSE 100 clients, representing 39 of the 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange with the highest market capitalization. According to a report by The Lawyer in 2016, the firm is the most popular adviser to FTSE 100 companies on High Court or Court of Appeal cases in the United Kingdom.
Herbert Smith was established by Norman Herbert Smith in 1882. Edward Walker-Arnott took over as senior partner in 1992. After initial specialisation in the early part of the 20th century in company flotations and advising mining companies, the firm's more recent work focused on a combination of litigation and corporate work (M&A and equity capital markets in particular). Other practices included finance, real estate, energy, and competition. In 2011, revenues were £465 million and profits-per-equity-partner (PEP) were £900,000.
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