| Three Texas firms were among the newcomers to the Am Law 100, while a high-profile Minnesota firm dropped off. |
| ARRIVALS |
HOW THEY GOT THERE |
| Andrews & Kurth |
A merger increased head count. |
| Cozen O'Connor |
A strong year for bankruptcy practice. |
| Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner |
Patent prosecution paid off. |
| Haynes and Boone |
Plenty of Texas energy and real estate work. |
| Quarles & Brady |
Expanding beyond its Milwaukee base. |
| Steptoe & Johnson |
Litigation and bankruptcy work saved the day. |
| Troutman Sanders |
Another example of growth through merger. |
| Venable |
An investment in IP litigation paid dividends. |
| DEPARTURES |
WHY THEY WENT |
| Arter & Hadden |
Cleveland didn't rock last year. |
| Fenwick & West |
The latest victim of the tech crash. |
| Kelley Drye & Warren |
Virtually flat growth, thanks to the capital markets slowdown. |
| Pepper Hamilton |
Dropped to the Second Hundred, despite a 10 percent revenue increase. |
| Preston Gates & Ellis |
The nationwide drop in corporate work didn't spare Seattle. |
| Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi |
Nicotine withdrawal-a big tobacco payout ended. |
| Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker |
Dropped to the Second Hundred on weak revenue growth. |
| Source: The Am Law 100 |
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