Editing Linklaters (section)

{{Short description|London headquartered multinational law firm}}
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{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
{{Advert|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox Law Firm
| name = Linklaters LLP
| logo = [[File:Linklaters.svg|200px|Linklaters]]
| headquarters = [[London]], {{postcode|EC|2}} [[United Kingdom]]
| num_offices = 31 in 21 countries; 44 in 27 countries when including offices of allied/associated firms<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://www.linklaters.com/AboutUs/AboutUs/Pages/Aboutourbusiness.aspx|publisher=Linklaters LLP|title=Linklaters - About our business|access-date=15 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020041407/http://www.linklaters.com/AboutUs/AboutUs/Pages/Aboutourbusiness.aspx|archive-date=20 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| num_lawyers= approx. 3,100 (including 560 Partners) (as of June 2023)<ref name="about" />
| num_employees = 7,139<ref name="about" />
| key_people = {{plainlist|
* Paul Lewis (Firmwide Managing Partner)
* Aedamar Comiskey<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=Two top Hong Kong partners join new firms and make tracks for London|url=https://www.globallegalpost.com/big-stories/two-top-hong-kong-partners-join-new-firms-and-make-tracks-for-london-9407051/|access-date=2020-08-28|website=Globallegalpost.com}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|date=2019-11-06|title=Linklaters' top brass see earnings jump by 17% as profit pot hits £25 million|url=https://www.legalcheek.com/2019/11/linklaters-top-brass-see-earnings-jump-by-17-as-profit-pot-hits-25-million/|access-date=2020-08-28|website=Legalcheek.com}}</ref><br />(Senior Partner and Chair)}}
| revenue = £1.9 billion<ref name="results">{{Cite news |url= https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/07/linklaters-becomes-latest-magic-circle-firm-to-post-record-revenues/ |title=Linklaters becomes latest Magic Circle firm to post record revenues |website=legalcheek.com |date=2023-07-25 |access-date=2023-11-18}}</ref>
| profit_per_equity_partner = £1.8 million<ref name="results" />
| date_founded = 1838
| company_type = [[Limited liability partnership]]
| homepage = {{URL|linklaters.com}}
}}

'''Linklaters LLP''' is a British [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] [[law firm]], headquartered in [[London]]. Founded in 1838, it is one of the four '[[Magic Circle (law firms)|Magic Circle]]' law firms known for their corporate and financial expertise. It currently employs about 3,100 lawyers in 31 offices across 21 countries.

In financial year 2023-24, Linklaters reported revenues of £2.1 billion and average profits per equity partner of £1.9 million.<ref name=results/> In the UK, the firm has top-tier rankings across many practice areas, including corporate/M&A, capital markets, litigation, banking and finance, restructuring and insolvency, antitrust and tax.<ref name=Chambers>{{Cite web|url=https://chambers.com/law-firm/linklaters-uk-1:255|title=Linklaters, UK &#124; Chambers Rankings|website=Chambers.com|access-date=4 October 2020}}</ref><ref name=Legal500>{{cite web|url=http://www.legal500.com/firms/2086-linklaters-llp/329-london-ec2y|title=The Legal 500 > Linklaters LLP|access-date=14 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829153824/http://www.legal500.com/firms/2086-linklaters-llp/329-london-ec2y|archive-date=29 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2021, Linklaters was ranked second for the number of [[FTSE 100 Index|FTSE 100]] clients.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.law.com/international-edition/2021/03/01/slaughter-and-may-maintains-lead-in-large-listed-client-rankings/|title=Slaughter and May Maintains Lead in Large Listed Client Rankings|website=Law.com|access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref> For direct deals by institutional investors in the first half of 2016, Linklaters tied for first place.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.swfinstitute.org/swf-article/comeback-goldman-sachs-tops-swfi-financial-advisory-league-table-for-h1-2016-1048/|title = COMEBACK: Goldman Sachs Tops SWFI Financial Advisory League Table for H1 2016|publisher = Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute|date = 2016-07-06|access-date = 23 October 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161023201819/http://www.swfinstitute.org/swf-article/comeback-goldman-sachs-tops-swfi-financial-advisory-league-table-for-h1-2016-1048/|archive-date = 23 October 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref> In the 2021 Global Law Firm Brand Index, Linklaters was named as having the world's fourth strongest brand.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Baker McKenzie, DLA Piper, and Dentons top the 2021 Acritas Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index|url=https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/press-releases/2021/january/baker-mckenzie-dla-piper-and-dentons-top-the-2021-acritas-global-elite-law-firm-brand-index.html|access-date=2021-08-12|website=Thomsonreuters.com|language=en}}</ref>