Bird & Bird

Bird & Bird

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Tagline:Boutique firm delivering high-impact legal solutions with partner-led service.

Revenue:Revenue of €672.6 million (approximately £580.5 million), up 6% on the prior year — the firm's 33rd consecutive year of revenue growth. Net profit edged up 3%, while PEP fell marginally by 0.7% to €831,000 from €837,000 the previous year. The slight PEP dip reflects investment in the expansion programme rather than any underlying weakness. The firm is targeting €1 billion in revenue by 2029 — a target that implies sustained double-digit annual growth.

Global Spread / Office Footprint:Over 1,600 lawyers across 33 offices in Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and North America. Office locations include Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Beijing, Bratislava, Brussels, Budapest, Casablanca, Copenhagen, Dubai, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Lisbon, London, Lyon, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris, Prague, Riyadh, Rome, San Francisco, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, The Hague, Tokyo and Warsaw. The Riyadh office opened in May 2025 and Lisbon in September 2025 — both part of the active five-year expansion plan. The San Francisco office, opened 2018, does not practise US law but serves as a gateway for US tech and IP clients with European and Asia-Pacific needs.

Prestige / Market Tier:BigLaw Elite

Tier 1 Strengths: International Specialist / Premium Mid-Market — ranked 91st in the Global 200. Not competing at Magic Circle or elite US firm level on transactional volume, but a dominant player in its chosen sectors — particularly TMT, IP and life sciences — where its sector depth and international network are genuinely unmatched by larger generalist firms.

Notable / Emerging Practices:Blockchain regulation, fintech startups, cross-border SME expansion

Culture / Work Environment Snapshot:Tech-forward, international in outlook, and relatively relaxed by City standards. The firm has built its identity around being the go-to adviser for organisations being changed by technology — and that mission has shaped a culture that attracts lawyers genuinely interested in emerging technology, IP and the intersection of regulation and innovation. The sector-first organisational model — now nearly three decades old — means teams think like industry specialists rather than legal generalists, which creates a distinctive working environment. In RollOnFriday's Best Law Firm to Work At 2025, Bird & Bird staff were "mostly satisfied" with salary in light of the work-life balance — one partner noting "sure I could get more going to a US firm, but then I'd also be divorced." An honest and telling summary of the firm's proposition.

Last Updated: March 31, 2026

The TMT Specialist

Bird & Bird has one of the most distinctive identities in the international legal market: it was the UK’s first TMT specialist, one of the first firms to organise itself around industry sectors rather than practice groups (in 1998), and one of the first law firms to have its own website — at the characteristically quirky domain twobirds.com, registered in 1995.

Founded formally in London in 1846, the firm has spent three decades building an international network that now spans 33 offices across four continents, consistently driven by the same thesis: that technology is transforming every industry, and that lawyers who understand that transformation at depth are more valuable than generalists.

The firm’s client list reflects this — working with over half of the first 100 Fortune 500 companies and nearly two-thirds of Forbes’ most innovative companies. Now executing a five-year strategy with a target of reaching €1 billion in revenue by 2029, Bird & Bird is a firm with momentum and a clear sense of where it is headed.

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