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May 22, 2018 |
The Second Hundred Are Being Lapped by the Top Tier
By Miriam Rozen
The group as a whole declined in all major metrics, but eight Second Hundred firms had double-digit revenue growth and 22 hit at least 5 percent.
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May 22, 2018 |
Will Law Firms Be Ready When the Next Recession Hits?
By Dan Packel
The bottom is eventually going to drop on the U.S. economy, and many law firms won't be positioned to handle the fallout.
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May 22, 2018 |
Debunking the Consolidation Myth
By Hugh A. Simons and Nicholas Bruch
If you thought law firms have been consolidating through merger, think again.
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May 22, 2018 |
The Second Hundred Are Stuck in the Middle
By Marcie Borgal Shunk
The Second Hundred serve the same demanding clients as the Am Law 100 and are asked to deliver the same sophisticated legal advice, but with limited resources it's harder to get ahead.
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May 22, 2018 |
From the Editor-in-Chief: The Ties That Bind
Law firm leaders are struggling to balance the demands of a partnership with the more businesslike demands of the current legal model.
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May 22, 2018 |
The New York Elite Keep Raking in the Big Bucks
More than half of the 17 New York-based firms in the Am Law 200 saw revenue growth of 5 percent or more.
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May 22, 2018 |
D.C.-Based Firms Find Fertile Ground in the Swamp
No Second Hundred firm in Washington saw its partner profits dip last year.
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May 22, 2018 |
California Was No Bear Market in 2017
By Xiumei Dong
From San Francisco to Silicon Beach, the Golden State was golden for Second Hundred firms.
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May 22, 2018 |
Pennsylvania Firms Turn Efficiency Into Profits
All but two of the 13 Am Law 200 firms founded in the Keystone State saw gains in profits per partner last year.
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May 22, 2018 |
Atlanta Firms Trade Elbow Room for Rising Revenues
In the last five years, seven Am Law 200 firms have ventured into Atlanta, but the crowding isn't slowing growth.
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May 22, 2018 |
The 2018 Am Law Second Hundred: A to Z
By Ben Seal
There was an unusual amount of movement in the Second Hundred this year, brought on, in part, by a series of mergers that took Chadbourne & Parke, Kaye Scholer, Strasburger & Price and Sutherland Asbill & Brennan out of the picture, as well as the closing of Sedgwick.
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May 22, 2018 |
The 2018 Am Law Second Hundred Ranked by Gross Revenue
By Ben Seal
While 15 Am Law 100 firms posted double-digit increases in gross revenue, just eight Second Hundred firms did.
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May 22, 2018 |
The 2018 Am Law 200: Top 20s
By Ben Seal
Irell & Manella is the only Second Hundred firm to make all three top-20 lists.
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May 22, 2018 |
The 2018 Am Law 200 By the Numbers
By Ben Seal
The Second Hundred saw revenues dip as a group, while the Am Law 100 had one of its best years in a long time.
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May 22, 2018 |
How We Put Together the Am Law 200
By Jeanne Graham
A closer look at how we report law firm financials.
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May 22, 2018 | news
The 2018 Am Law 200
By Ben Seal
The 2018 edition of the Am Law 200 is, in many ways, a study in contrasts. There is a clear and growing gap between the overwhelming success of the Am Law 100 and the disappointing collective returns of the Second Hundred.
