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September 25, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Profits per equity Partner among Global 100 firms averaged $1.6 million in 2016, an increase of less than one percent, and less than 2015's nearly five percent gain. Seventy-five firms topped $1 million in PPP, compared with 76 firms the previous year. U.S. firms make up the top 10, with Slaughter and May the highest-ranking non-U.S. firm, ranking twelfth. This chart ranks the most profitable firms on our Most Revenue and Most Lawyers charts, which, combined, include 157 firms. To be eligible for this list, a firm had to appear on one of those two charts. Figures for U.S. firms came from The Am Law 100. All other firms were surveyed directly. PPP is rounded to the nearest $5,000, and gross revenue is rounded to the nearest $500,000.

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September 22, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Jeffrey Kessler, a veteran antitrust litigator in the sports arena, is taking aim at the governing body for soccer in the U.S. The 71-page complaint recently filed by a team of Winston & Strawn litigators led by Kessler against the U.S. Soccer Federation—advised by Latham & Watkins—had been at least two years in the making.

By Brian Baxter and Roy Strom

8 minute read

September 22, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Will a former Charlotte Law professor's claims finally bring change to the legal education industry?

By Steven J. Harper

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September 21, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Below is a ranking of law firms based on the overall satisfaction score given by their 2017 summer associates.

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September 21, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Firm-wide metrics make great headlines. Latham & Watkins is number one by gross revenue, Fragomen tops the rankings for diversity, and so on. When considering the career satisfaction of individual attorneys, however, it matters less what firm you are at, and more at what practice area within the firm you reside.

By DANIELLA ISAACSON, ESQ., SENIOR ANALYST, ALM INTELLIGENCE

5 minute read

September 20, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Of all the things for a firm to worry about, the financial and tax structure should not top the list, consultant Brad Hildebrandt argues in support of the verein model.

By Brad Hildebrandt

8 minute read

September 18, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Women now represent 19 percent of equity partners—a record high, though still a sad showing. For those of us who've been covering women in the legal profession for over a decade, "depressing" is the usual standard. And while 19 percent remains woefully low, women seem to be on a forward march.

By Vivia Chen, The Careerist

7 minute read

September 18, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Wall Street and Fortune 500 clients drive corporate business for most New York law firms, a completely understandable position given the city's status as the world's leading financial center.

By Ross Weil and Taylor Miller

37 minute read

September 18, 2017 | The American Lawyer

The Am Law 100 firm is poised to shed or move up to 90 jobs in London to its back office operations centers in Birmingham, England, or Johannesburg, South Africa, as part of U.K. a restructuring plan.

By Rose Walker

4 minute read

September 15, 2017 | The American Lawyer

The Washington, D.C.-based Am Law 100 firm has become the second major law firm from the U.S. to open an office in Ireland after last year's so-called Brexit vote in the U.K.

By James Booth

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