Profile: Herbert Smith is an international law firm with its headquarters in London. With $823,500,000 in gross revenue for fiscal year 2008, the firm ranked 34th on the 2009 Global 100 rankings of the top law firms in the world. The firm has 979 lawyers. The firm has more than ten offices worldwide. Over forty percent of Herbert Smith's lawyers practice outside the United Kingdom in twelve countries, including Thailand, China, Belgium, Russia, and France. The firm's practice is divided into three primary departments: corporate, finance and banking, and dispute resolution. Related practice areas include entertainment and media, mergers and acquisitions, debt capital markets, project finance, arbitration, intellectual property, and international law. The January 2004 issue of The American Lawyer named Herbert Smith as the U.K.'s outstanding litigation firm.