Fieldfisher

Fieldfisher LLP
Headquarters London, EC4
United Kingdom
No. of offices 16[1]
No. of lawyers Approx. 400[2]
No. of employees Approx. 970[3]
Major practice areas General practice
Revenue £165 million (2016/17)[4]
Profit per equity partner £640,000 (2016/17)[4]
Date founded 1835 (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 type Limited liability partnership
Website www.fieldfisher.com

Fieldfisher LLP is a multinational law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It has approximately 400 lawyers across offices in Beijing, Birmingham, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, London, Manchester, Milan, Munich, Palo Alto, Paris, Rome, Shanghai, Turin and Venice[1] and is the UK’s 37th-largest law firm measured by 2015/16 revenues. The firm has practices in sectors including Real Estate, Energy, Financial Services, Government & Public Services, Hotels & Leisure, Life Sciences, Media, Telecoms and Technology.

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] Field Fisher Martineau was located at Lincoln’s Inn House in Holborn, close to Red Lion Square, a very convenient location for the law courts. Waterhouse & Co was originally located near St Paul's Cathedral and in 1971 had just nine partners; at the time all British law firms were fairly small they were not permitted to have more than twenty partners until 1968. The combined firm moved to new premises in Vine Street in June 1990.

The oil company Shell was a key client of Waterhouse & Co. and the firm worked on all of Shell’s major real estate deals, in particular its move to the Shell Centre in the 1950s. The firm’s relationship with Shell led to the development of a Japanese desk following a recommendation to Mitsubishi Bank by Shell.

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

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]

In July 2013 Field Fisher Waterhouse merged with the Chinese law firm Ryser & Associates, with Ryser being renamed Field Fisher Ryser but continuing to operate as a financially separate partnership.[12][13]

On 1 April 2014 Field Fisher Waterhouse merged with the Manchester-based law firm Heatons.[14][15]

In May 2014 the firm was renamed Fieldfisher[16] and its London office moved to Riverbank House, a Thames-side premises adjacent to London Bridge.[17][18]

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.[19] SASPI changed its name to Fieldfisher upon completion of the merger.[19][3]

In November 2016 Fieldfisher merged with the Birmingham-based commercial law firm Hill Hofstetter.[20][21] In the same month Fieldfisher merged with the Beijing-based law firm JS Partners, and the firm's relationship with Shanghai-based Ryser & Associates was simultaneously dissolved.[22][23]

Practice areas

Fieldfisher has the following main practice areas:[24]

References

  1. 1 2 "Locations". Fieldfisher. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "About us". Fieldfisher. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Fieldfisher merges with Italian firm". Legal Week. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Financials 2016/17: Fieldfisher reveals 34% revenue hike to £165m". Legal Business. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Field Fisher Waterhouse". Legal Week. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "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 ties Chinese knot". The Global Legal Post. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "Field Fisher secures Asia presence with Shanghai tie-up". Legal Week. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "Field Fisher Waterhouse to merge with Heatons". Law Gazette. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  15. ↑ "Cost cutting and near-shoring - Field Fisher Waterhouse ties up with Manchester's Heatons". Legal Business. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "Field Fisher to drop Waterhouse name in rebrand". Legal Week. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "Field Fisher set for move into new Thames-side London base". Legal Week. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  18. ↑ "FFW lands on riverside site following search for new city base". The Lawyer. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  19. 1 2 "Italian Job: Fieldfisher merges with Milan headquartered firm SASPI". Legal Business. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  20. ↑ "Fieldfisher to absorb commercial law firm". Law Gazette. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  21. ↑ "Fieldfisher merges with Reed Smith spin-off for Birmingham launch". Legal Week. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  22. ↑ "Fieldfisher seals merger with Beijing law firm". Legal Week. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  23. ↑ "Fieldfisher latest to boost Chinese presence with JS Partners tie–up". Legal Week. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  24. ↑ "Expertise". Fieldfisher. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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