Starting the year at an all-time high financially, Latham & Watkins made modest gains in all the key fiscal categories in 2013, growing gross revenue 2.7 percent, to $2.285 billion; profits per partner 2 percent, to $2.49 million; and revenue per lawyer 1.4 percent, to $1.1 million, according to The American Lawyer reporting.

“Performance was fairly consistent across the whole global platform,” says Robert Dell, who plans to step down as global chair at the end of 2014.