Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance LLP
Headquarters10 Upper Bank Street, Canary Wharf,
London, United Kingdom
No. of offices34 offices across 23 countries[1]
No. of lawyersApprox. 3,680 [2]
Major practice areas
  • Banking and finance
  • Capital markets
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Litigation & dispute resolution
  • Real estate
  • Tax, pensions and employment
Key people
  • Charles Adams
    (Managing Partner)
  • Adrian Cartwright
    (Senior Partner)[3]
Revenue£2.04 billion (US$2.79 billion) (2022–23)[4]
Profit per equity partner£2 million (US$2.74 million) (2022–23)[4]
Date founded1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitecliffordchance.com

Clifford Chance LLP is a British multinational law firm headquartered in London, England, and a member of the "Magic Circle", a group of leading London-based multinational law firms.

In 2022-2023 Clifford Chance was the third largest law firm headquartered in the UK by revenue, having in that period a total revenue of £2.04 billion (US$2.79 billion).[5] In 2015 it ranked as one of top ten largest law firms in the world measured both by revenue[6] with profits per equity partner exceeding £2 million. In 2023 it ranked 13th.[7]

According to Acuris, as of 2020 Clifford Chance secured the most European M&A mandates, becoming the most popular adviser to top-tier private equity clients in the continent.[8] In the same year it was named International Law Firm of the Year at the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Europe Awards, part of the Euromoney group.[9]

  1. ^ "About us". Clifford Chance. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Chambers law firm profile". Chambers and partners. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  3. ^ "How we manage our firm". Clifford Chance. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  4. ^ a b Merken, Sara (19 July 2023). "Law firm Clifford Chance posts increased revenue, stalled profits". Reuters.
  5. ^ "UK: largest law firms by revenue 2023". Statista. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  6. ^ "The 2012 Global 100: A World of Change". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  7. ^ Girardin, McKayla (25 October 2023). "15+ Top Law Firms in 2024". Forage. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Clifford Chance Proves Most Popular Adviser to Top-Tier Private Equity Clients". Law.com. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  9. ^ "IFLR Europe Awards 2020: winners annonunced". IFLR.com. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2020.