Liverpool’s largest global law firm has developed strong footholds in areas including healthcare, real estate and banking, as well as continuing to grow its highly rated shipping practice.
First established as a maritime law specialist in 1810, Hill Dickinson now boasts an expansive offering of over 1000 lawyers and business staff across London, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle and, its most recent addition, Birmingham. Overseas, the firm has bases in Monaco, Piraeus and Singapore and has also launched a hub in Limassol to add its growing international presence. Back in Blighty, the firm has been on a poaching spree, expanding its Newcastle office with a seven-strong marine team from Clyde & Co, bolstering its new Birmingham shop with corporate and real estate lawyers from Irwin Mitchell, and snapping up partners from the likes of Davis Polk and Winckworth Sherwood to bulk out its London offering. The firm has also upsized to a brand new office in Leeds after outgrowing its digs there only seven years after moving in.
As you already might’ve guessed, the firm has put up some good numbers this year financially. A 9% rise in revenues has seen the firm’s topline grow to £141 million in its sixth year of consecutive growth. Net profit meanwhile has exceeded £50 million and, whilst the firm doesn’t disclose its profit per equity partner (PEP) the latest available results show its highest earning partner draws over £1 million each year. All three of the firm’s divisions — business services, healthcare and marine — hit their targets with business services having a particularly standout year, generating close to £70 million.