CMS posts €2.17B revenue amid global growth
CMS closed the 2025 financial year with global revenue of €2.173 billion, up 4.8% on the previous year, the firm announced on 22 July 2026. The result confirms the network’s continued expansion and reflects growth across several practice areas and sectors, according to the firm.
The Corporate/M&A practice was the main driver of growth during 2025, alongside solid performances in litigation and arbitration, tax, employment and banking and finance. Pierre-Sébastien Thill, chairman of CMS, said the growth reflects client confidence and the work of the firm’s professionals, adding that the increase in revenue shows the network continues to respond to the changing needs of the legal market.
International expansion
During 2025 CMS revised its global strategy to define priorities for the coming years and strengthen long-term client relationships amid ongoing changes in the international legal market. The organisation also expanded its global footprint by adding Induslaw, a law firm in India, as a new member firm, reinforcing its presence in one of the markets with strong growth prospects.
Innovation and AI
CMS continued to roll out Harvey, a generative artificial intelligence platform designed for the legal sector, which is now available to more than 7,000 lawyers and support staff across more than 50 countries. Isabel Scholes, executive director of CMS, said generative AI offers an opportunity to strengthen the knowledge and capabilities of the firm’s professionals, allowing it to provide added value to clients and contribute to the transformation of legal services.
Iberia strengthens its international role
In Spain, CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo increased its involvement within the international organisation over the past year, aligning its growth with CMS’s global strategic priorities. Javier Colino, partner in the Real Estate practice at CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo, was named global head of the CMS Hospitality, Travel & Leisure Group, which brings together specialists from the network’s member firms, reinforcing the Spanish office’s role in one of the firm’s strategic sectors internationally.
The firm also launched its Iberoamerican Arbitration Group, a cross-practice initiative bringing together professionals from different areas to offer an integrated approach to complex dispute resolution for companies and investors operating in an increasingly international environment. In recent months, CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo also added Álvaro Seijo Bar as partner to lead its Intellectual Property, Industrial Property and Intangibles practice, and Joaquín Fernández Moya as partner in the Insurance practice.
CMS Portugal also grew locally, by 5% in the same financial year. In Portugal, during the same period, António Magalhães e Menezes, Henrique Peyssonneau Nunes and José Manuel Silva Nunes joined CMS Portugal’s partnership team.
CMS Portugal has also created a multidisciplinary team, working closely with CMS Induslaw, in India, with the aim of capitalising on opportunities arising from the EU-India Free Trade Agreement. In 2025, Induslaw, a full-service law firm, became a member firm of CMS. It has a presence in India’s main commercial hubs, including Bengaluru, Delhi and NCR, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Chennai.
