With 9% growth in demand, an emphasis on tech and finance, and a strategy incentivizing collaboration and plugging in clients across the platform, Mayer Brown saw revenue and profits grow by more than 20% last year.

The firm, which has 27 offices across the U.S., Europe, Asia and South America, grew gross revenue more than 21% to about $1.85 billion. Profits per equity partner were up nearly 23%, to about $2.47 million.