Chicago giant McDermott Will & Emery has recorded a 7% increase in turnover for 2005, with gross revenue hitting $799.5m (£460m).

At the same time, the 1,000-lawyer firm’s profit per equity partner (PEP) was up 7.5% to $1.28m (£736,000) from $1.19m (£685,000) in 2004.