Fieldfisher

Fieldfisher LLP is a multinational law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It has over 1,500 employees across offices in Amsterdam, Beijing, Belfast, Birmingham, Bologna, Brussels, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Manchester, Milan, Munich, Palo Alto, Paris, Rome, Shanghai, Turin and Venice.[1] The firm's origins can be traced back to the founding of the law firm Field Roscoe & Co. by Edwin Wilkins Field in 1835. In 2019/20, Fieldfisher had total revenues of £258 million, the 25th largest of any UK-based law firm, and profits per equity partner of £833,000.[4]

Fieldfisher LLP
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
No. of offices25[1]
No. of lawyersApprox. 1,000[2]
No. of employeesApprox. 1,500[3]
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Key peopleMichael Chissick (Managing Partner)
David Wilkinson
(Senior Partner)
Revenue£258 million (2019/20)[4]
Profit per equity partner£833,000 (2019/20)[4]
Date founded1835 (Field Roscoe & Co.)
1865 (Waterhouse & Co.)
1969 (merger of Field Roscoe and TF Peacock Fisher)
1989 (merger of Field Fisher Martineau and Waterhouse & Co.)
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitewww.fieldfisher.com

History

Origins to 2000

The origins of Fieldfisher can be traced back to the founding of the law firm Field Roscoe & Co. by Edwin Wilkins Field in 1835. In 1865 Theodore Waterhouse founded Waterhouse & Co. In 1897, Charles Fisher started his articles with Thomas Peacock, which later became TF Peacock Fisher. In 1930, Field Roscoe merged with Treherne Higgins. In 1969, Field Roscoe and TF Peacock Fisher merged to form Field Fisher & Co.

In 1972, Field Fisher & Co. merged with Martineau and Reid to become Field Fisher Martineau. Field Fisher Waterhouse was created in 1989 by the merger of Field Fisher Martineau and Waterhouse & Co.[5]

In 1998 Field Fisher Waterhouse merged with Allison & Humphreys (A&H).[6] A&H was a media and communications specialist and complemented Field Fisher Waterhouse’s IT and internet expertise.[6] The BBC was one of the key clients that A&H lawyers brought to the firm.[6]

2000 to present
Fieldfisher's head office at Swan Lane in London (building in the background)

In June, 2006 Field Fisher Waterhouse converted to LLP status.

In 2007, the firm took its first steps into Europe; in April offices were established in Brussels and Hamburg,[7][8] and in November an office in Paris was opened.[9] The firm subsequently opened additional German offices in Munich and Düsseldorf.[10]

In September 2012, the firm opened an office in Palo Alto, California.[11]

On 1 April 2014, Field Fisher Waterhouse merged with the Manchester-based law firm Heatons.[12][13]

In May 2014 the firm was renamed Fieldfisher.[14]

In July 2016 Fieldfisher merged with the Italian law firm Studio Associato Servizi Professionali Integrati (SASPI), which had offices in Milan, Rome, Venice and Turin.[15] SASPI changed its name to Fieldfisher upon completion of the merger.[15][3]

In November 2016 Fieldfisher merged with the Birmingham-based commercial law firm Hill Hofstetter.[16][17] In the same month Fieldfisher merged with the Beijing-based law firm JS Partners.[18][19]

In May 2017, Fieldfisher launched an Amsterdam office[20] and in 2018 it opened in Frankfurt, Luxembourg and Belfast.

Fieldfisher merged with Spanish firm JAUSAS in September 2018, to add Madrid and Barcelona to its network of offices.[21]

In May 2019 it was announced the firm had merged with Irish law firm McDowell Purcell, effective 1 May 2019.[22]

References
  1. "Locations". Fieldfisher. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. "About us". Fieldfisher. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. "Fieldfisher merges with Italian firm". Legal Week. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. "UK Top 50 Full Results: PEP Hits a Wall As Uncertainty Lingers". Legal Week. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. "Field Fisher Waterhouse". Legal Week. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  6. "Field Fisher takes over Allison Humphreys". Legal Week. 18 November 1997. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  7. "Field Fisher continues Euro push with Brussels corporate recruit". Legal Week. 11 July 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  8. "Field Fisher Hamburg partner duo quit to launch new business". Legal Week. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  9. "FFW splits ally Dubarry to open in Paris". The Lawyer. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  10. "FFW snares Howrey team for launches in Munich and Dusseldorf". Legal Week. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  11. "Field Fisher opens US base in Palo Alto in Stateside client push". Legal Week. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  12. "Field Fisher Waterhouse to merge with Heatons". Law Gazette. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  13. "Cost cutting and near-shoring - Field Fisher Waterhouse ties up with Manchester's Heatons". Legal Business. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  14. "Field Fisher to drop Waterhouse name in rebrand". Legal Week. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  15. "Italian Job: Fieldfisher merges with Milan headquartered firm SASPI". Legal Business. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  16. "Fieldfisher to absorb commercial law firm". Law Gazette. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  17. "Fieldfisher merges with Reed Smith spin-off for Birmingham launch". Legal Week. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  18. "Fieldfisher seals merger with Beijing law firm". Legal Week. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  19. "Fieldfisher latest to boost Chinese presence with JS Partners tie–up". Legal Week. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  20. Moloney, Rachel (2017-02-21). "Fieldfisher expands in Europe with Amsterdam launch". The Lawyer | Legal insight, benchmarking data and jobs. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  21. Cook, Ben. "Jausas merges with UK firm Fieldfisher - Iberian Lawyer". www.iberianlawyer.com. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  22. "Fieldfisher now advising clients in Dublin". Fieldfisher. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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