Herbert Smith

This article is about the international law firm. For individuals named Herbert Smith, see Herbert Smith (disambiguation).

Herbert Smith
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
No. of offices	13
No. of lawyers	1300
Major practice areas	General practice
Revenue	£450 million
Date founded	1882 (London)
Company type	Limited liability partnership
Website
herbertsmith.com

Herbert Smith LLP is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The firm has offices in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm was founded in the City of London in 1882 by Norman Herbert Smith and today has 240 partners and 1,300 fee-earners.

History

The firm was established by Norman Herbert Smith in 1882. Edward Walker-Arnott took over as senior partner in 1992.

Practice

After initial specialisation in the early part of the 20th century in company flotations and advising mining companies, the firm's more recent work focuses on a combination of litigation and corporate work (M&A and equity capital markets in particular). Other practices it has include finance, real estate, energy, and competition.

In 2009, revenues were £444 million and profits-per-equity partner (PEP) were £845,000. In 2010 revenues were £450 million and PEP were £862,000.

Between 2004 and 2009, Herbert Smith gained more new FTSE 100/250 clients than any other law firm in the UK, and as of 2010 Herbert Smith has the fifth most FTSE 100 clients and third most combined FTSE 100/FTSE 250 clients of all UK law firms.

The firm has recently ended its European partnership with the German firm Gleiss Lutz and the Benelux firm Stibbe, and is pursuing its own international expansion initiative.

External links

• Herbert Smith website
• Herbert Smith profile at TheLawyer.com
• Herbert Smith profile in the Chambers Student Guide
• Herbert Smith on Legalweek.com