Fieldfisher posts £398M revenue in 2025/26
Fieldfisher has reported global revenue of £398 million for the 2025/26 financial year, up 4% on the previous period, alongside a series of office openings, an Irish integration and continued investment in technology across its European network. Profit per equity partner (PEP) stood at £975,000, down 3% year-on-year.
The firm’s international network expanded during the year, with notable growth recorded in Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom. Fieldfisher opened four new offices in Warsaw, Kraków, Lisbon and Porto, broadening its European footprint, while the integration with Regan Wall LLP strengthened the firm’s presence in Ireland, extending its reach to Cork and bringing the local team to 18 partners and 140 professionals.
Robert Shooter, managing partner of Fieldfisher, said: “This has been a year of significant investment in capabilities and infrastructure essential to our long-term strategy. At the same time, and despite a complex market environment, we have maintained positive performance across the business.”
Investment and transformation
The firm added 40 new partners across strategic business areas and key European markets during the year. Technology and innovation remained a priority, with Fieldfisher expanding Fieldfisher X, its innovation and artificial intelligence hub in Berlin, appointing a Head of Artificial Intelligence, and launching a firm-wide AI strategy aimed at strengthening internal capabilities, developing new products and services, and improving client service. The firm also invested in its workspaces across Europe, refurbishing its London office and relocating to new premises in Belfast, Berlin, Birmingham and Milan.
In Belfast, Fieldfisher consolidated its Corporate Services function into a hub serving the wider international network. Since opening in 2018 with five professionals, the office has grown to more than 300 people; the current programme includes a new director, up to 90 additional roles and a move to new city-centre premises. The firm now employs more than 2,200 professionals across 28 offices in 14 countries.
Practice area performance
Employment led growth with an 18% rise in revenue compared with the previous year, driven by demand for advice on workforce restructuring, internal investigations, employment litigation and corporate culture. Personal Injury and Medical Negligence revenue grew 17%, while Real Estate increased 15% on the back of activity in investment, development, planning and property litigation. Regulatory, the firm’s largest practice area, continued to grow and remained a significant contributor to overall performance, and Corporate also delivered a solid performance despite market uncertainty and a complex transactional environment. The firm’s four priority sectors — Financial Services, Technology, Life Sciences and Healthcare, and Energy and Natural Resources — generated more than £141 million during the year.
Among the international matters handled during the year were the representation of Mikhail Rabinovich and others before the Court of Appeal in a Russian commercial dispute worth $14 billion, the representation of Google before the Court of Appeal in a trademark dispute over the use of “YouTube Shorts”, and the representation of the Republic of South Sudan in an ICC arbitration worth more than $2.7 billion related to a telecommunications licence dispute. The firm also led the BlueSky cryptoasset recovery proceedings before the English courts, advised AIM-listed Cornish Metals plc on a $210 million Nordic bond issuance to support its South Crofty tin project, advised SatVu on its HotSat-2 satellite programme, joined Air China’s European legal panel, and advised Fagron on its acquisition of Pharmavit.
