Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (often simply Freshfields) is a "Magic Circle" law firm based in the Fleet Street area of the City of London, England. The firm has 515 partners and principal consultants, and 2,463 lawyers, in 28 offices throughout Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East. The Magic Circle is an informal term used (usually only by the constituent law firms) to describe collectively the five leading (in whose opinion?) London law firms. ... A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. ... Fleet Street road sign Fleet Street in 1890 Fleet Street in 2005 Fleet Street is a famous London street, named after the River Fleet. ... Coat of arms The City of London is a small area in Greater London. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area â Total Ranked...
The London branch was established as long ago as 1743, and today is easily the largest in the firm with 181 partners. Dubai is the newest location, having opened in 2005 with one partner and three other lawyers. Sizeable offices also exist in Frankfurt (59 partners), Paris (39), Düsseldorf (32), Cologne (22), and Hamburg (20).