Dallas
Firmwide Lawyer Count: 791
2011 Stats
Gross Revenue: $770.0 million Up 4.5%
Net Income: $278.0 million Up 1.8%
Revenue Per Lawyer: $973,000 Up 3.6%
Profits Per Partner: $1,685,000 Up 4.9%
Notable in 2011
According to chairman R. Bruce McLean:
Strong Practice Areas: energy, international trade, policy and regulatory, bankruptcy; corporate activity in Texas doubled last year compared to 2010
New Hires Firm added lateral partner in Dallas to launch outsourcing practice; added 20 lawyers in Los Angeles for renewable energy practice.
Headcount Effect Increased lawyer count plus increased revenue per lawyer led to overall strong financial performance in 2011.
Andrews Kurth
Houston
Firmwide Lawyer Count: 349
2011 Stats
Gross Revenue: $270.0 million Up 0.7%
Net Income: $102.0 million Down 1.0%
Revenue Per Lawyer: $774,000 Up 2.5%
Profits Per Partner: $1,041,000 Down 8.0%
Notable in 2011
According to managing partner Bob Jewell:
Strong Practice Areas: capital markets, real estate, banking and finance
2011 Trend Firm got busier as year progressed and it posted busiest December ever.
Taking Care of Business Firm used $12 million of 2011 income to prepay 2012 expenses.