Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld saw a bonanza in profits last year, according to our reporting. Profits per partner increased almost 20 percent, by about $300,000 per partner, to $1.835 million in 2013 compared with 2012.

Net income was up by about 18 percent, to $315.5 million. Gross revenue grew by 7 percent, to $828.5 million.