Fieldfisher closed its last fiscal year with a global turnover of £398 million, a 4% increase over the previous year. Profit per equity partner (PEP) stood at £975,000, 3% lower than the previous year.
The firm added 40 new partners in strategic areas and markets and expanded its international network with the opening of four offices in Poland and Portugal (Warsaw, Krakow, Lisbon, and Porto). In Ireland, the integration with Regan Wall LLP strengthened the firm’s presence and extended it to Cork, increasing the local team to 18 partners and 140 professionals. With these additions, Fieldfisher now has over 2,200 professionals in 28 offices across 14 countries.
Robert Shooter, managing partner of Fieldfisher, noted that “this has been a year of significant investments in capabilities and infrastructure essential to our long-term strategy. At the same time, and despite a complex market environment, we have maintained positive growth across the business as a whole.”
The firm consolidated a corporate services center of excellence in Belfast, which now employs more than 300 professionals, up from five in 2018. The program includes a new director, up to 90 additional positions, and a move to new facilities in the city center. In parallel, Fieldfisher expanded Fieldfisher X, its innovation and artificial intelligence hub in Berlin, appointed a director of Artificial Intelligence, and launched an organization-wide AI strategy. The firm also invested in its workspaces, refurbishing its London office and moving to new locations in Belfast, Berlin, Birmingham, and Milan.
By practice area, Employment led growth with an 18% increase in revenue, driven by demand for workforce transformation, internal investigations, and employment litigation. This was followed by Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice (17%) and Real Estate (15%), the latter supported by investment, development, and urban planning activity. Regulatory remained the firm’s largest practice area, making a significant contribution to overall results, while Corporate performed solidly despite the uncertain transactional environment. Fieldfisher’s four priority sectors—Financial Services, Technology, Life Sciences and Healthcare, and Energy and Natural Resources—collectively generated over £141 million in revenue for the year.
Geographically, Ireland saw the strongest growth (25%), driven by the integration of Regan Wall LLP, followed by Birmingham (16%) and Manchester (10%) in the UK business, while London grew by 3%. Spain closed with 10% growth, with international client services exceeding 25% of local revenue, boosted by cross-selling between offices.
Héctor Jausas, president of Fieldfisher Spain, highlighted that “these results reflect the strength of our project in Spain and the value of an increasingly integrated European platform. The 10% growth, coupled with the increased work for international clients and cross-selling between offices, confirms that cross-border collaboration is a real driver of growth.”
