Reed Smith has become the latest US firm to unveil its financial results for 2007, with the Pittsburgh firm breaking the $1m (£510,000) barrier for profits per equity partner (PEP) for the first time.

PEP climbed from last year’s mark of $940,000 (£476,140) to reach a new high of $1m – an improvement of just over 6%. Revenue per lawyer also edged up by 6%, from $652,000 (£332,000) to $690,000 (£351, 000).