Linklaters

Linklaters LLP
Linklaters
HeadquartersLondon, EC2 United Kingdom
No. of offices31 in 21 countries; 44 in 27 countries when including offices of allied/associated firms[1]
No. of lawyersapprox. 3,100 (including 560 Partners) (as of June 2023)[1]
No. of employees5,470[1]
Key people
  • Paul Lewis (Firmwide Managing Partner)
  • Aedamar Comiskey[2][3]
    (Senior Partner and Chair)
Revenue£1.9 billion[4]
Profit per equity partner£1.8 million[4]
Date founded1838
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitelinklaters.com

Linklaters LLP is a British multinational law firm, headquartered in London, England. Founded in 1838, it is one of the five prestigious "Magic Circle" law firms known for their corporate and financial expertise. It currently employs over 3100 lawyers across 31 offices in 21 countries.

In financial year 2022-23, Linklaters achieved revenues of £1.9 billion and profits per equity partner of £1.8 million.[4] In the UK, the firm has top-tier rankings across many practice areas, including corporate/M&A, capital markets, litigation, banking and finance, restructuring and insolvency, antitrust and tax.[5][6] In 2021, Linklaters was ranked second for the number of FTSE 100 clients.[7] For direct deals by institutional investors in the first half of 2016, Linklaters tied for first place.[8] In the 2021 Global Law Firm Brand Index, Linklaters was named as having the world's fourth strongest brand.[9]

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  2. ^ "Two top Hong Kong partners join new firms and make tracks for London". Globallegalpost.com. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Linklaters' top brass see earnings jump by 17% as profit pot hits £25 million". Legalcheek.com. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Linklaters becomes latest Magic Circle firm to post record revenues". legalcheek.com. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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  6. ^ "The Legal 500 > Linklaters LLP". Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Slaughter and May Maintains Lead in Large Listed Client Rankings". Law.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  8. ^ "COMEBACK: Goldman Sachs Tops SWFI Financial Advisory League Table for H1 2016". Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute. 6 July 2016. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Baker McKenzie, DLA Piper, and Dentons top the 2021 Acritas Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index". Thomsonreuters.com. Retrieved 12 August 2021.