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Defying the Odds
| Many D.C. 20 firms saw generous increases in revenue, despite the downturn |
Ranked by Gross Revenue
| Rank '01 |
Firm |
Gross Revenue 2001 |
Gross Revenue 2000 |
Revenue Per Lawyer |
Net Operating Income |
Profits Per Partner |
Total Lawyers/ Partners |
| 1 |
Arnold & Porter |
$247,700,000 |
$206,000,000 |
$632,000 |
$97,000,000 |
$706,000 |
392/138 |
| 2 |
Hogan & Hartson |
$241,000,000 |
$203,000,000 |
$506,000 |
$72,300,000 |
$575,000 |
477/139 |
| 3 |
Covington & Burling |
$192,400,000 |
$177,000,000 |
$605,000 |
$69,700,000 |
$690,000 |
317/106 |
| 4 |
Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering |
$186,200,000 |
$150,000,000 |
$595,000 |
$59,600,000 |
$619,000 |
313/94 |
| 5 |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom |
$180,500,000 |
$169,000,000 |
$765,000 |
$72,900,000 |
$1,570,000 |
236/46 |
| 6 |
Shaw Pittman |
$165,300,000 |
$153,000,000 |
$485,000 |
$56,500,000 |
$533,000 |
341/106 |
| 7 |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius |
$164,400,000 |
$147,000,000 |
$558,000 |
$51,400,000 |
$740,000 |
295/89 |
| 8 |
Howrey Simon Arnold & White |
$158,800,000 |
$151,000,000 |
$584,000 |
$51,000,000 |
$762,000 |
272/109 |
| 9 |
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld |
$154,000,000 |
$140,000,000 |
$636,000 |
$41,000,000 |
$603,000 |
248/68 |
| 10 |
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner |
$150,000,000 |
$122,000,000 |
$690,000 |
$45,000,000 |
$760,000 |
200/62 |
| 11 |
Crowell & Moring |
$149,300,000 |
$89,000,000 |
$707,000 |
$72,100,000 |
$1,005,000 |
211/72 |
| 12 |
McDermott, Will & Emery |
$137,100,000 |
$109,000,000 |
$675,000 |
$61,000,000 |
$940,000 |
203/65 |
| 13 |
Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky |
$137,000,000 |
$134,000,000 |
$559,000 |
$59,800,000 |
$665,000 |
245/90 |
| 14 |
Williams & Connolly |
$133,500,000 |
$126,000,000 |
$765,000 |
$60,000,000 |
$750,000 |
175/80 |
| 15 |
Steptoe & Johnson |
$122,700,000 |
$106,000,000 |
$555,000 |
$50,500,000 |
$555,000 |
221/91 |
| 16 |
Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman |
$122,500,000 |
$107,000,000 |
$571,000 |
$40,000,000 |
$831,000 |
219/41 |
| 17 |
Latham & Watkins |
$117,600,000 |
$97,000,000 |
$661,000 |
$50,000,000 |
$1,055,000 |
178/45 |
| 18 |
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue |
$117,300,000 |
$93,000,000 |
$533,000 |
$37,000,000 |
$815,000 |
220/68 |
| 19 |
Patton Boggs |
$117,200,000 |
$100,000,000 |
$463,000 |
$40,000,000 |
$471,000 |
253/85 |
| 20 |
Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn |
$115,200,000 |
$107,000,000 |
$480,000 |
$37,400,000 |
$420,000 |
240/89 |
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Notes: Total number of lawyers and partners are stated as of Aug. 31, 2001. The dollar figures represent the gross revenue, revenue per lawyer, and profits per equity partner generated by a firm within the D.C. metropolitan region, which includes the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia, and Prince George's and Montgomery counties in Maryland. Gross revenue figures are rounded to the nearest $1,000,000; revenue per lawyer and profits per partner are rounded to the nearest $1,000. |
| (Legal Times, June 2002) |
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