When R. Bruce McLean became chairman of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in 1993, the firm had six offices — four of them in Texas — and 350 lawyers.

In the intervening 19 years, Akin Gump under McLean’s stewardship has grown to about 900 lawyers in 17 offices worldwide, with revenue of $770 million and profits per partner of almost $1.7 million.