Bracewell improved its financials across the board in 2017, with gross revenue, net income, revenue per lawyer and profits per partner all higher than in 2016.

Strong demand in many practice areas led to gross revenue of $278.7 million for the Houston-based firm in 2017, up 0.7 percent when compared with $276.8 million in 2016. Net income came in at $90.05 million, up 2.7 percent when compared with $87.6 million the prior year.