Covington & Burling grew its gross revenue by more than $100 million last year while opening new offices in United Arab Emirates and South Africa.

According to preliminary ALM data, gross revenue jumped nearly 13 percent in 2017, reaching $945.5 million. Profits per partner rose 4.5 percent to more than $1.5 million. Revenue per lawyer increased by less than 1 percent to $1,005,000 as Covington added more than 100 total lawyers, boosting its head count 12.3 percent over 2016.