Gross revenue and profits both declined at Drinker Biddle & Reath in 2018, as the firm weathered the departures of two significant groups. But chairman Andrew Kassner still called it a “solid” year.

The firm saw gross revenue decline by 2.6 percent, to $449.7 million, while revenue per lawyer (RPL) still grew, as the firm saw head count decrease. RPL reached $848,000, marking an increase of 3.2 percent from 2017.