Following its record profits last year, Linklaters continues its run with an 11 percent increase over 2024’s results as the firm’s expansion into the US continues and partner profits increase to £2.1m, a 15 percent increase over 2024 adding to its big law pay success.

Linklaters media statement –

Linklaters reports record revenue and profit in FY25

Linklaters has released its financial results for the year ended 30 April 2025, reporting record revenue and profit, supported by a strong acceleration in growth in the U.S.

Highlights

• Revenue was £2.32bn, +11% vs FY24, with a strong performance across all core markets and strategic priority areas
• Pre-tax profit was £1.08bn, +14%, exceeding £1bn for the first time
• Profit growth in all core markets: Asia +13%, Europe +3%, UK +8%, and US +57%
• Profit per all partners was £2.1m, +15%
• Profit per equity partner was £2.2m, +15%
• 27 lateral partner hires and 34 new partner elections globally

“We have a clear vision and strategy to put us in the strongest position to win the most complex, cross-border mandates for the world’s leading corporates, banks, funds and financial sponsors.

Our FY25 results and our performance in industry league tables, rankings and awards reflect the progress we have made and the strength of our global platform. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank our teams across our global network for their hard work and for always delivering exceptional results for our clients.”

Paul Lewis, Firmwide Managing Partner

Linklaters made 27 lateral partner hires across its global platform since 1 May 2024 and elected 34 new partners. This includes 13 lateral partner hires in the U.S., including adding a market leading litigation team of Adeel Mangi, Muhammad Faridi, Diana Conner and George LoBiondo and strengthening its finance offering in New York with David Lucking, John Hwang, Derek Poon and Dan Guyder. The firm also appointed George Casey as Chairman of the Americas.

Linklaters made 14 lateral partner hires across the Netherlands, Germany, London, Hong Kong SAR, Sweden, and most recently in Paris, where it recruited market-leading restructuring and insolvency specialist, François Kopf, as its Global Chair of Restructuring and Insolvency, Mathieu Della Vittoria, as a partner, and a team of six, further strengthening its global Restructuring and Insolvency practice. This was alongside, the elections in Paris of Pierre-Arnoux Mayoly and Shirin Deyhim as partners in the firm’s Leveged Finance Practice.