Herbert Smith Freehills Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all

Herbert Smith Freehills's competitors and similar companies include Linklaters, Norton Rose Fulbright, Clifford Chance and Freshfields.

	Herbert Smith Freehills Herbert Smith Freehills (formerly known as Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer) is a law firm that provides legal advisory services.	Linklaters Linklaters is a law firm that provides legal advisory services.	Norton Rose Fulbright Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is a law firm that provides legal advisory services.	Clifford Chance Clifford Chance is a law firm that provides legal advisory services.	Freshfields Freshfields is a company specializing in corporate, finance, antitrust, dispute resolution, and regulatory legal matters.
Founding Date	Founding Date 2012	Founding Date 1838	Founding Date 2013	Founding Date 1987	Founding Date 1743
Type	Type Private	Type Private	Type Private	Type Private	Type Private
Tags	Tags Business Products & Services law firm legal support	Tags Business Products & Services intellectual property law firm legal support	Tags Business Products & Services law firm legal support	Tags Business Products & Services law firm legal support	Tags Business Products & Services compliance law firm legal support tax
Locations	Locations London, GB HQ Brisbane, AU Melbourne, AU Perth, AU Sydney, AU Brussels, BE Beijing, CN see more	Locations London, GB HQ Antwerpen, BE Bruxelles, BE Paris, FR see more	Locations London, GB HQ Brisbane City, AU Canberra, AU Melbourne, AU Perth, AU Sydney, AU Bruxelles, BE see more	Locations London, GB HQ Perth, AU Sydney, AU Bruxelles, BE see more	Locations London, GB HQ Vienna, AT Manama, BH Bruxelles, BE Beijing, CN Shanghai, CN Paris, FR see more
Employees	Employees 6,141	Employees 7,031	Employees 2,2345% increase	Employees 8,3701% increase	Employees 5,0382% increase
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) £534.6m (FY, 2022)	Revenue (est.) £1.5b (FY, 2018)	Revenue (est.) £559.2m (FY, 2023)	Revenue (est.) £1.6b (FY, 2018)	Revenue (est.) £1.8b (FY, 2023)
Net income	Net income £174.3m (FY, 2022)	Net income £439m (FY, 2018)	Net income £164.2m (FY, 2023)	Net income £598m (FY, 2018)	Net income £577.3m (FY, 2023)
Operating ⚠
Countries	Countries N/A	Countries 20 (FY, 2017)	Countries N/A	Countries 25 (FY, 2018)	Countries N/A
Locations	Locations N/A	Locations 29 (FY, 2017)	Locations N/A	Locations 35 (Y, 2016)	Locations N/A
Partners	Partners N/A	Partners 480 (FY, 2017)	Partners N/A	Partners 567 (Y, 2016)	Partners N/A
Profit per Equity Partner	Profit per Equity Partner N/A	Profit per Equity Partner £1.6m (FY, 2017)	Profit per Equity Partner N/A	Profit per Equity Partner $2.1m (FY, 2018)	Profit per Equity Partner N/A
Revenue per Lawyer	Revenue per Lawyer N/A	Revenue per Lawyer $910k (FY, 2015)	Revenue per Lawyer N/A	Revenue per Lawyer $839m (FY, 2018)	Revenue per Lawyer N/A
Total Lawyers	Total Lawyers N/A	Total Lawyers 2.3 k (FY, 2017)	Total Lawyers N/A	Total Lawyers 3 k (Y, 2016)	Total Lawyers N/A
Trademarks	Trademarks 38 (Jan, 2024)	Trademarks N/A	Trademarks N/A	Trademarks N/A	Trademarks 4 (Nov, 2024)
Types of Services	Types of Services 29 (Jan, 2024)	Types of Services N/A	Types of Services N/A	Types of Services N/A	Types of Services 28 (Nov, 2024)