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America's Highest-Grossing Law Firms in 2000




Rank Firm City Revenue Profits     Compensation Pro Bono # Lawyers # Equity partners
2000 1999 Gross Per lawyer 2000 Rank Net operating income Per equity partner Rank 2000 Rank 1999 Index Average, all partners Rank Rank
1 1 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom New York $1,154,000,000 $800,000 8 $483,000,000 $1,600,000 8 8 2.00 $1,600,000 7 24 1,441 302
2 2 Baker & McKenzie International $940,000,000 $345,000 97 $334,000,000 $590,000 65 72 1.71 $590,000 50 92 2,721 566
3 3 Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue* National $675,000,000 $520,000 58 $225,000,000 $775,000 38 36 1.49 $595,000 49 93 1,298 291
4 4 Latham & Watkins* Los Angeles $642,500,000 $675,000 18 $285,000,000 $990,000 21 17 1.47 $915,000 22 10 951 288
5 5 Shearman & Sterling* New York $590,000,000 $735,000 12 $220,000,000 $1,350,000 11 13 1.84 $1,220,000 12 29 805 163
6 7 Mayer, Brown & Platt Chicago $533,500,000 $625,000 28 $235,000,000 $725,000 45 42 1.16 $725,000 34 47 853 324
7 8 Davis Polk & Wardwell New York $525,000,000 $980,000 5 $240,000,000 $1,740,000 4 7 1.77 $1,740,000 4 8 535 138
8 6 Sullivan & Cromwell New York $516,500,000 $1,045,000 4 $218,000,000 $1,715,000 6 4 1.64 $1,715,000 6 30 495 127
9 13 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius* National $515,500,000 $515,000 59 $162,500,000 $705,000 47 67 1.37 $635,000 45 59 999 230
10 11 Weil, Gotshal & Manges* New York $505,500,000 $675,000 18 $174,500,000 $1,025,000 19 18 1.52 $950,000 18 40 750 170
11 10 McDermott, Will & Emery* National $503,000,000 $600,000 31 $228,000,000 $850,000 29 31 1.42 $590,000 50 67 840 269
12 12 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett New York $500,000,000 $940,000 6 $220,500,000 $1,740,000 4 6 1.85 $1,740,000 4 14 533 127
13 17 White & Case* International $491,000,000 $485,000 66 $146,500,000 $775,000 38 40 1.59 $715,000 35 7 1,008 189
14 25 Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison* San Francisco $476,000,000 $660,000 22 $171,000,000 $1,170,000 15 22 1.78 $1,030,000 15 75 724 146
15 9 Sidley & Austin* 1 Chicago $473,000,000 $595,000 35 $131,500,000 $680,000 51 58 1.15 $515,000 62 16 797 193
16 16 Kirkland & Ellis* Chicago $470,000,000 $710,000 14 $179,000,000 $1,400,000 10 9 1.97 $890,000 24 70 662 128
17 14 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Los Angeles $469,000,000 $725,000 13 $210,000,000 $975,000 22 21 1.35 $975,000 17 38 647 215
18 15 Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton New York $460,000,000 $835,000 7 $181,500,000 $1,250,000 12 11 1.49 $1,250,000 10 19 550 145
19 29 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Palo Alto, Calif. $450,000,000 $555,000 48 $124,000,000 $930,000 24 24 1.68 $930,000 20 79 812 133
20 22 Morrison & Foerster* San Francisco $437,000,000 $540,000 51 $128,500,000 $665,000 54 52 1.23 $610,000 47 12 809 193
21 19 Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld* National $430,000,000 $485,000 66 $137,000,000 $605,000 63 54 1.25 $545,000 59 33 889 227
22 18 O'Melveny & Myers* Los Angeles $400,500,000 $565,000 46 $149,500,000 $705,000 47 36 1.25 $705,000 36 36 708 212
23 31 Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker* National $388,500,000 $595,000 35 $134,500,000 $775,000 38 44 1.30 $765,000 33 69 654 174
24 21 Vinson & Elkins Houston $386,500,000 $560,000 47 $184,000,000 $655,000 55 54 1.17 $655,000 41 21 690 281
25 20 Cravath, Swaine & Moore New York $380,000,000 $1,105,000 3 $179,500,000 $2,245,000 3 3 2.03 $2,245,000 2 20 344 80
26 30 Winston & Strawn* Chicago $370,500,000 $515,000 59 $112,500,000 $730,000 44 41 1.42 $475,000 66 44 721 154
27 28 Holland & Knight* Tampa, Fla. $363,500,000 $390,000 93 $144,500,000 $395,000 89 81 1.01 $290,000 98 34 928 366
28 26 Foley & Lardner* Milwaukee $363,000,000 $515,000 59 $132,500,000 $470,000 76 84 0.91 $425,000 74 58 703 283
29 33 Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe* National $353,500,000 $475,000 71 $112,000,000 $560,000 67 70 1.18 $445,000 72 31 743 200
30 51 Cooley Godward* Palo Alto, Calif. $345,000,000 $590,000 40 $116,500,000 $905,000 26 45 1.53 $880,000 25 61 583 129
30 52 Greenberg Traurig* National $345,000,000 $545,000 50 $123,000,000 $635,000 61 52 1.16 $500,000 64 48 634 194
32 23 Fulbright & Jaworski Houston $343,000,000 $450,000 77 $142,000,000 $455,000 78 71 1.01 $455,000 69 71 760 312
33 24 LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae* National $340,000,000 $470,000 72 $116,500,000 $645,000 58 51 1.38 $585,000 53 46 726 180
34 34 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison New York $324,500,000 $790,000 9 $118,500,000 $1,210,000 14 15 1.52 $1,210,000 13 6 410 98
35 40 Hogan & Hartson* Washington, D.C. $320,000,000 $430,000 81 $105,000,000 $555,000 69 61 1.29 $460,000 68 28 744 189
35 39 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe* San Francisco $320,000,000 $600,000 31 $93,000,000 $750,000 43 46 1.25 $590,000 50 77 532 124
37 34 Hunton & Williams* Richmond, Va. $318,000,000 $455,000 75 $109,000,000 $475,000 75 77 1.05 $450,000 71 9 702 230
38 27 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz New York $317,000,000 $2,170,000 1 $230,000,000 $3,285,000 1 1 1.47 $3,195,000 1 100 146 72
39 43 Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson New York $315,000,000 $680,000 17 $133,000,000 $1,045,000 16 22 1.54 $1,045,000 14 13 463 127
40 38 Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy* New York $312,500,000 $745,000 11 $132,000,000 $1,450,000 9 10 1.94 $1,365,000 9 60 419 91
41 41 Baker Botts* Houston $311,500,000 $570,000 43 $130,500,000 $650,000 57 67 1.14 $650,000 43 82 547 201
42 41 Arnold & Porter Washington, D.C. $310,000,000 $640,000 27 $127,000,000 $670,000 53 48 1.05 $670,000 40 3 484 190
43 36 Dewey Ballantine* New York $306,500,000 $645,000 26 $117,000,000 $1,035,000 18 19 1.60 $930,000 20 63 474 113
44 44 King & Spalding* Atlanta $299,000,000 $525,000 53 $120,000,000 $820,000 34 33 1.56 $675,000 39 100 568 146
45 46 Pillsbury Madison & Sutro* 2 San Francisco $295,000,000 $570,000 43 $63,000,000 $615,000 62 67 1.08 $510,000 63 72 517 102
45 48 Proskauer Rose New York $295,000,000 $600,000 31 $120,000,000 $915,000 25 36 1.52 $915,000 22 45 491 131
47 37 Debevoise & Plimpton New York $291,000,000 $705,000 15 $112,500,000 $1,225,000 13 11 1.74 $1,225,000 11 5 413 92
48 60 Dechert* National $285,500,000 $490,000 63 $117,500,000 $645,000 58 56 1.31 $600,000 48 56 582 183
49 47 Willkie Farr & Gallagher New York $262,000,000 $670,000 20 $112,500,000 $1,015,000 20 14 1.52 $1,015,000 16 25 392 111
50 61 Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe* San Francisco $261,500,000 $595,000 35 $77,500,000 $560,000 67 73 0.94 $500,000 64 11 440 138
51 32 Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi* Minneapolis $261,000,000 $1,185,000 2 $176,000,000 $2,790,000 2 2 2.35 $1,765,000 3 39 220 63
52 54 Hale and Dorr* Boston $259,000,000 $665,000 21 $110,500,000 $835,000 32 36 1.26 $805,000 29 22 390 132
53 56 Dorsey & Whitney* Minneapolis $254,000,000 $425,000 83 $94,500,000 $370,000 94 96 0.88 $360,000 86 17 601 256
54 57 Jenkens & Gilchrist* Dallas $249,000,000 $525,000 53 $66,500,000 $535,000 71 62 1.02 $425,000 74 89 474 124
55 74 Howrey Simon Arnold & White* Washington, D.C. $241,000,000 $555,000 48 $72,500,000 $770,000 41 58 1.39 $570,000 56 26 435 94
56 53 Ropes & Gray Boston $240,000,000 $650,000 25 $119,500,000 $800,000 35 35 1.23 $800,000 30 68 368 149
57 79 Covington & Burling Washington, D.C. $237,000,000 $595,000 35 $91,000,000 $655,000 55 62 1.10 $655,000 41 4 399 139
58 55 Kaye Scholer* New York $236,000,000 $655,000 24 $85,500,000 $795,000 37 43 1.21 $770,000 32 50 361 108
59 49 Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft* New York $231,000,000 $660,000 22 $79,000,000 $1,040,000 17 20 1.58 $945,000 19 100 351 76
60 66 Squire, Sanders & Dempsey* Cleveland $230,000,000 $335,000 98 $77,000,000 $460,000 77 78 1.36 $350,000 89 35 682 167
61 64 Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault Boston $225,000,000 $620,000 29 $64,500,000 $825,000 33 34 1.33 $825,000 28 91 364 78
62 57 Bryan Cave* St. Louis $223,500,000 $395,000 91 $60,500,000 $400,000 88 82 1.01 $340,000 91 32 565 152
63 64 Alston & Bird* Atlanta $223,000,000 $480,000 69 $86,500,000 $685,000 49 56 1.43 $540,000 61 18 463 126
64 70 Kirkpatrick & Lockhart* Pittsburgh $216,500,000 $415,000 84 $68,500,000 $405,000 86 82 0.97 $370,000 85 88 521 169
65 77 Perkins Coie* Seattle $216,000,000 $455,000 75 $57,000,000 $405,000 86 91 0.89 $380,000 81 55 475 141
66 75 Shook, Hardy & Bacon* Kansas City, Mo. $214,500,000 $415,000 84 $52,500,000 $600,000 64 74 1.45 $455,000 69 80 518 88
67 59 Katten Muchin Zavis* Chicago $212,500,000 $525,000 53 $62,000,000 $645,000 58 47 1.23 $465,000 67 64 405 96
68 90 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo* Boston $210,500,000 $600,000 31 $43,500,000 $710,000 46 50 1.18 $560,000 57 53 351 62
69 67 McGuireWoods* Richmond, Va. $210,000,000 $410,000 88 $52,500,000 $380,000 93 98 0.94 $345,000 90 27 515 138
70 81 Bingham Dana* Boston $208,500,000 $570,000 43 $55,000,000 $855,000 28 28 1.50 $545,000 59 41 366 64
71 50 Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal* Chicago $205,500,000 $450,000 77 $44,500,000 $370,000 94 88 0.82 $325,000 94 49 458 121
72 62 Goodwin Procter* Boston $200,000,000 $490,000 63 $70,000,000 $755,000 42 24 1.54 $640,000 44 42 408 93
73 76 Seyfarth Shaw National $197,000,000 $415,000 84 $79,000,000 $420,000 82 84 1.01 $420,000 76 87 474 187
74 73 Nixon Peabody* Rochester, N.Y. $196,000,000 $400,000 89 $80,500,000 $410,000 84 84 1.02 $360,000 86 100 488 197
75 69 Coudert Brothers* International $193,500,000 $400,000 89 $53,500,000 $390,000 91 80 0.97 $355,000 88 15 484 137
76 72 Brown & Wood * 3 New York $193,000,000 $525,000 53 $56,500,000 $675,000 52 28 1.29 $575,000 54 90 368 84
76 79 Reed Smith* Pittsburgh $193,000,000 $325,000 99 $64,000,000 $335,000 98 94 1.04 $305,000 96 65 594 190
78 67 Chadbourne & Parke* New York $191,000,000 $690,000 16 $63,000,000 $940,000 23 27 1.36 $850,000 27 43 277 67
79 63 Baker & Hostetler* Cleveland $190,500,000 $395,000 91 $49,500,000 $340,000 97 93 0.86 $320,000 95 73 479 145
79 85 Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering Washington, D.C. $190,500,000 $575,000 42 $58,500,000 $575,000 66 62 1.00 $575,000 54 1 331 102
81 89 Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich* Palo Alto, Calif. $190,000,000 $500,000 62 $48,000,000 $525,000 72 76 1.05 $430,000 73 85 380 91
82 70 Jenner & Block* Chicago $182,500,000 $535,000 52 $69,000,000 $410,000 84 78 0.77 $405,000 77 2 342 168
83 83 Thelen Reid & Priest* San Francisco $180,000,000 $470,000 72 $49,000,000 $500,000 74 74 1.06 $380,000 81 84 383 98
84 93 Buchanan Ingersoll* Pittsburgh $179,500,000 $415,000 84 $44,500,000 $515,000 73 87 1.25 $395,000 79 66 434 86
85 78 Stroock & Stroock & Lavan New York $178,000,000 $615,000 30 $65,000,000 $685,000 49 48 1.11 $685,000 38 37 290 95
86 86 Kilpatrick Stockton* Atlanta $176,500,000 $380,000 95 $54,500,000 $395,000 89 88 1.03 $335,000 92 76 462 138
87 82 Locke Liddell & Sapp* Dallas $175,000,000 $485,000 66 $76,000,000 $435,000 80 90 0.89 $405,000 77 83 360 176
88 97 Shaw Pittman Washington, D.C. $165,500,000 $445,000 79 $60,500,000 $555,000 69 66 1.24 $555,000 58 52 371 109
89 121 Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley* Philadelphia $164,000,000 $445,000 79 $64,500,000 $420,000 82 163 0.94 $380,000 81 95 368 153
89 94 Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice* Winston-Salem, N.C. $164,000,000 $480,000 69 $58,500,000 $455,000 78 92 0.94 $380,000 81 81 341 129
91 96 Kelley Drye & Warren* New York $157,500,000 $525,000 53 $49,500,000 $840,000 31 58 1.60 $630,000 46 74 300 59
92 110 Duane, Morris & Heckscher* Philadelphia $156,500,000 $430,000 81 $57,000,000 $390,000 91 170 0.91 $335,000 92 94 364 146
93 87 Arter & Hadden* National $155,500,000 $375,000 96 $35,000,000 $285,000 99 100 0.75 $235,000 99 86 412 123
94 84 Cahill Gordon & Reindel* New York $153,500,000 $755,000 10 $85,500,000 $1,610,000 7 5 2.13 $1,485,000 8 54 203 53
95 92 Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman* Washington, D.C. $152,000,000 $490,000 63 $56,000,000 $850,000 29 28 1.74 $700,000 37 57 312 66
96 103 Preston Gates & Ellis* Seattle $149,000,000 $460,000 74 $58,000,000 $435,000 80 152 0.95 $395,000 79 62 323 133
97 129 Fenwick & West Palo Alto, Calif. $148,000,000 $595,000 35 $52,000,000 $800,000 35 45 1.34 $800,000 30 78 248 65
98 99 Pepper Hamilton* Philadelphia $145,000,000 $390,000 93 $36,500,000 $365,000 96 96 0.94 $295,000 97 51 373 99
98 98 Schulte Roth & Zabel* New York $145,000,000 $585,000 41 $49,000,000 $875,000 27 26 1.50 $855,000 26 23 248 56
100 88 Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker* New York $144,500,000 $300,000 100 $32,000,000 $270,000 100 99 0.91 $225,000 100 100 484 119
1. Merged in 2001 with Sidley & Austin
2. Merged in 2001 with Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts
3. Merged in 2001 with Brown & Wood

(The American Lawyer, July 2001)


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