- SRA number
- 484861
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Authorised since
- 1 November 2011
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Limited liability partnership
- Practising offices
- 13 (12 branches)
- Head office
- London EC2P 2SR
- Branch towns
- Shanghai, Milan, Rome, Dubai, Paris, Brussels, Hanoi, Amsterdam and 4 more
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 5: Human rights, Wills and trusts, Corporate (non-listed), Litigation, Corporate (listed)
- Website (SRA record)
- freshfields.com
- Head office phone
- 020 7936 4000
- Companies House status
- Active (OC334789, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 13 February 2008
- Company type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- SRA firms in Islington
- 149 (41 residential property)
Freshfields LLP is a recognised body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since November 2011 and recorded under SRA number 484861. The SRA record lists 13 practising offices: the head office at 100 Bishopsgate, London, EC2P 2SR, plus 12 further offices in Shanghai, Milan, Rome, Dubai, Paris and Brussels and 6 other towns. Its constitution is recorded as limited liability partnership.
In its most recent annual return the firm told the SRA it delivered work in 5 areas of law: Human rights, Wills and trusts, Corporate (non-listed), Litigation and Corporate (listed). Residential property is not among the reported areas, so the firm does not appear in the conveyancing lists on this site's town and city pages.
The head office postcode EC2P 2SR falls within Islington (London), where the SRA register lists 149 authorised firms with a practising office, 41 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are Dentons & Co. (same postcode, London), Dentons Middle East Partners LLP (same postcode, London), Dentons Middle East Limited (same postcode, London), Dentons UK and Middle East LLP (same postcode, London) and Dentons UK and Middle East Overseas Services Limited (same postcode, London). 1 of those 5 reports residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as FRESHFIELDS LLP (company number OC334789), a limited liability partnership incorporated on 13 February 2008, 18 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". Companies House also lists 1 earlier registered name, most recently FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER LLP. The registered office town is LONDON, the same as the head office.
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 100 Bishopsgate, London, EC2P 2SR | Islington | 020 7936 4000 |
| Branch | 49th Floor, Jin Mao Tower, 88 Century Boulevard, Shanghai, 200121 (China) | outside England and Wales | |
| Branch | Via dei Giardini 7, 20121, Milan (Italy) | outside England and Wales | |
| Branch | Via Barberini n. 86, 000187, Rome (Italy) | outside England and Wales | |
| Branch | ICD Brookfield Place, Level 13, DIFC, PO Box 506569, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | outside England and Wales | |
| Branch | 9 avenue de Messine, 75008, Paris (France) | outside England and Wales | |
| Branch | Bastion Tower, Place Du Champ De Mars, Marsveldplein 5, 1050, Brussels (Belgium) | outside England and Wales | 0322 504 7000 |
| Branch | Suite 1602, 16th Floor Hanoi Central Office Building, 44B Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi (Vietnam) | outside England and Wales | |
| Branch | Strawinskylaan 10, 1077 Xz, Amsterdam (Netherlands) | outside England and Wales | |
| Branch | 3705 China World Tower Two, 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue, 100004, Beijing (China) | outside England and Wales | |
| Branch | #1101-1103 Saigon Tower,, 29 Le Duan Boulevard,, District 1,, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) | outside England and Wales | |
| Branch | 6th Floor, Al Sila Tower, Abu Dhabi Global Market Square, Al Maryah Island, PO Box 129817, PO Box 129817, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | outside England and Wales | |
| Branch | One New Bailey, 4 Stanley Street, Salford, Greater Manchester, M3 5JL | Salford |
Areas of law reported to the SRA
Self-reported by the firm in its most recent annual return to the SRA ("the areas of law that the law firm has told us they delivered"). A lagging description of past work, not a live service list, a specialism claim or a quality mark; it may be up to a year old and is blank for newly authorised firms.
Companies House record
FRESHFIELDS LLP, company number OC334789, limited liability partnership, incorporated 13 February 2008. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 30 April 2025 (group). Registered office town: LONDON. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- Dentons & Co. · Londonsame postcode
- Dentons Middle East Partners LLP · Londonsame postcode
- Dentons Middle East Limited · Londonsame postcode
- Dentons UK and Middle East LLP · Londonsame postcode
- Dentons UK and Middle East Overseas Services Limited · London · residential propertysame postcode
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Source: SRA Firm data web service (terms 1 July 2020, attribution required); firm status, offices and areas of law as reported by the SRA on 28 August 2026. Areas of law are self-reported by each firm in its annual return and describe work it told the SRA it delivered, not a live service menu or a quality mark. Companies House fields from the Basic Company Data bulk file dated 1 May 2026. Geocoding by postcodes.io: contains OS data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026, Royal Mail data (c) Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026, National Statistics data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026. No firm on this site is sponsored, ranked or endorsed, and nothing here implies SRA endorsement of this site.