Clifford Chance has announced record financial performance for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2026, reporting revenue of $3.5 billion, up 9 percent, and partnership profit of $1.4 billion, up 11 percent. Profit per equity partner rose 9 percent to $3.1 million. The firm said the results reflect an integrated global platform and diverse client base, with revenue and profit growth reported in constant currency.
Since fiscal year 2023, the firm has added $638 million in revenue and $295 million in profit, including a 65 percent increase in US revenue. Growth was broad based across regions, with Europe and the United Kingdom up 7 percent and the Middle East up 12 percent. Asia Pacific grew 26 percent, driven by a resurgence in capital markets, while the Americas delivered 9 percent growth, extending regional revenue growth to more than 65 percent over the past three years.
The firm attributed momentum to strong activity across private equity and mergers and acquisitions, funds and investment management, restructuring, and private credit, alongside structural demand tied to technology and artificial intelligence, healthcare and life sciences, defense, renewable energy, and infrastructure including data centers. Year to date, the firm has advised on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions totaling $300 billion, including seven deals exceeding $10 billion each.
Clifford Chance continued to invest in talent, technology, and infrastructure, promoting 28 lawyers to the global partnership effective May 1, 2026, and adding 25 new lateral partners globally, 15 of them in the United States. The firm reported artificial intelligence adoption above 90 percent across its workforce and continued to expand its office portfolio, including new locations in Paris and Houston and an expanded New York footprint. Since moving into its New York space in May 2024, the firm’s New York attorney headcount has grown 22 percent, including 18 new partners.
KEY QUOTES:
“These record results reflect the trust that clients place in us for their most critical cross-border matters. In an increasingly complex and fragmented geopolitical environment our connected global expertise combined with sector insights, give our clients a distinct advantage.”
“As confidence returned to global dealmaking, we advised on some of the world’s largest and most complex M&A and private equity transactions. Our work across the most active global business and investment corridors demonstrate the value of our deep connectivity across our global platform, our sector expertise and the strength of our expanding US capabilities. Over the past three years, we have accelerated the scale, profitability and market recognition of our US platform. We have a strong pipeline of lateral talent and remain highly confident in our growth trajectory.”
Charles Adams, Global Managing Partner, Clifford Chance
