The Second Hundred Are Being Lapped by the Top Tier

Miriam Rozen | May 22, 2018

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.

Will Law Firms Be Ready When the Next Recession Hits?

Dan Packel | May 22, 2018

The bottom is eventually going to drop on the U.S. economy, and many law firms won't be positioned to handle the fallout.

Debunking the Consolidation Myth

Hugh A. Simons and Nicholas Bruch | May 22, 2018

If you thought law firms have been consolidating through merger, think again.

The Second Hundred Are Stuck in the Middle

Marcie Borgal Shunk | May 22, 2018

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.

From the Editor-in-Chief: The Ties That Bind

Gina Passarella Cipriani | May 22, 2018

Law firm leaders are struggling to balance the demands of a partnership with the more businesslike demands of the current legal model.

The New York Elite Keep Raking in the Big Bucks

Christine Simmons | May 22, 2018

More than half of the 17 New York-based firms in the Am Law 200 saw revenue growth of 5 percent or more.

D.C.-Based Firms Find Fertile Ground in the Swamp

Ryan Lovelace | May 22, 2018

No Second Hundred firm in Washington saw its partner profits dip last year.

California Was No Bear Market in 2017

Xiumei Dong | May 22, 2018

From San Francisco to Silicon Beach, the Golden State was golden for Second Hundred firms.

Pennsylvania Firms Turn Efficiency Into Profits

Lizzy McLellan | May 22, 2018

All but two of the 13 Am Law 200 firms founded in the Keystone State saw gains in profits per partner last year.

Atlanta Firms Trade Elbow Room for Rising Revenues

Meredith Hobbs | May 22, 2018

In the last five years, seven Am Law 200 firms have ventured into Atlanta, but the crowding isn't slowing growth.

The 2018 Am Law Second Hundred: A to Z

Ben Seal | May 22, 2018

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.

The 2018 Am Law Second Hundred Ranked by Gross Revenue

Ben Seal | May 22, 2018

While 15 Am Law 100 firms posted double-digit increases in gross revenue, just eight Second Hundred firms did.

The 2018 Am Law 200: Top 20s

Ben Seal | May 22, 2018

Irell & Manella is the only Second Hundred firm to make all three top-20 lists.

The 2018 Am Law 200 By the Numbers

Ben Seal | May 22, 2018

The Second Hundred saw revenues dip as a group, while the Am Law 100 had one of its best years in a long time.

How We Put Together the Am Law 200

Jeanne Graham | May 22, 2018

A closer look at how we report law firm financials.

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The 2018 Am Law 200

Ben Seal | May 22, 2018

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.