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April 24, 2018 |
The 2018 Am Law 100
The country's largest law firms thumbed their proverbial noses at tough market conditions, posting some of the most significant gains since the Great Recession.
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April 24, 2018 |
The Super Rich Are Getting Richer
The richest of the rich continue to prosper and raise profits, a trend that appears to be accelerating as they pull away from the rest of the Am Law 100.
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April 24, 2018 |
Volatility Is Now a Fact of Life for America's Biggest Firms
Rollercoaster performances from year to year are becoming the norm, especially at the top of the Am Law 100.
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April 24, 2018 |
Success in the Am Law 100 Is Being Driven by Management
By Hugh A. Simons and Nicholas Bruch
Law firms, long thought to be bifurcating by size and profitability, have actually been separating based on something more simple over the past decade.
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April 24, 2018 |
How Morgan Lewis Grew Into a Powerhouse on Its Own Terms
The eighth-largest firm in the Am Law 100 charted its own course on the way to becoming a global force.
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April 24, 2018 |
From the Editor-in-Chief: Touche Law Firms, Touche
Firms turned up their noses at market pressures in 2017, turning in a banner year with promises for a strong 2018 to follow.
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April 24, 2018 |
The 2018 Am Law 100 Ranked by: Gross Revenue
Thirty-one firms posted gross revenue over $1 billion in 2017, four more than in 2016. Eighty-five reported gains, up from 82 last year. Kirkland reported the biggest gain, 19.4 percent. K&L Gates had the steepest decline, 16.1 percent.
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April 24, 2018 |
The 2018 Am Law 100 Ranked by: Revenue Per Lawyer
For the Am Law 100 as a whole, average revenue per lawyer, the metric that we’ve long regarded as the most reliable measure of a firm’s financial health, increased by 3.2 percent, higher than the 1.5 percent increase at Am Law 100 firms in 2016.
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April 24, 2018 |
The 2018 Am Law 100 Ranked by: Profits Per Equity Partner
Twenty-five firms had growth rates of at least 10 percent, up from 20 in 2016. Norton Rose led the way with a 32.3 percent leap in PPP. Two firms (Crowell & Moring and Jenner & Block) had double-digit declines, fewer than the five firms that saw double-digit declines in 2016.
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April 24, 2018 |
The 2018 Am Law 100 Ranked by: Compensation--All Partners
Average Compensation–All Partners rose by 5.3 percent in 2017, compared with an increase of 1.6 percent in 2016. Seventy-nine firms posted increases, compared with 71 the previous year. Nineteen firms posted double-digit gains, while three posted double-digit losses.
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April 24, 2018 |
The 2018 Am Law 100 Ranked by: Profits Per Lawyer
Profits per lawyer is an alternate way of looking at firm profitability, and is intended to reduce the influence of factors such as leverage. A firm’s PPL is its net income divided by its lawyer count. Wachtell topped the list with a PPL of $1,897,000.
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April 24, 2018 |
The 2018 Am Law 100: Profitability Index
Our Profitability Index metric looks at a firm’s ability to convert revenue into profits. This metric, introduced in 1985, seeks to demonstrate which firms best balance leverage and profit margin for the highest possible profits per partner.
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April 24, 2018 |
The 2018 Am Law 100 Ranked by: Value Per Lawyer
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz has led this ranking since the metric’s inception in 2005. At that firm, each lawyer contributed an average of $1.9 million in 2017, and it took an average of 5.3 lawyers to generate $10 million.
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April 24, 2018 |
How We Put Together the Am Law 100
By Jeanne Graham
A closer look at how The American Lawyer reports the Am Law 100 issue.
