Mayer Brown saw its revenues fall by almost 14% in 2009, as the firm’s top line slipped to $1.12bn (£723m) from $1.29bn (£833m) in 2008, reports The Am Law Daily.

Profits per equity partner fell by a relatively modest 4% from $1.11m (£717,000) to $1.06m (£684,000), as the firm reduced its equity partner head count by 50 to 274.