The 2016 Am Law 200: Revenue Swirling Down The Drain
While some firms came out on top, others were merely surviving. How did the Am Law 200 stack up?
We’ll provide a chart for the the top 10 firms in the Second Hundred gross revenue rankings, and the top five firms for the RPL and PPP rankings. Some things to note before you take a look: Dykema Gossett had the largest gain in gross revenue, with a healthy 26.1 percent increase thanks to a merger with Texas-based Cox Smith Matthews. On the opposite side of the coin, despite its stellar performance in terms of PPP and RPL, Irell & Manella had the largest drop in gross revenue, with a 19.2 percent decrease.
Gross Revenue
The top 10 firms by gross revenue appear below. You can see the full list here.
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Revenue Per Lawyer
As for RPL, which provides a relatively accurate picture of a firm’s overall financial well-being, we’ve got five big name players strutting their stuff. The integrated Am Law 200 revenue per lawyer chart can be found here.
- Irell & Manella
- Munger Tolles
- Choate Hall
- Patterson Belknap
- BuckleySander
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Profits Per Partner
This is where all of the magic happens. We can see that Irell continues to dominate, despite its overall rank of #145 on the Am Law 200. The integrated Am Law 200 profits per partner chart can be found here.
- Irell & Manella
- BuckleySander
- Choate Hall
- Munger Tolles
- Kasowitz
How did your firm fare in this year’s Am Law 200 rankings? Feel free to email us, text us at (646) 820-8477, or tweet us @atlblog. We hope 2017’s rankings are less depressing.
The 2016 Am Law 200: Our Exclusive Report [American Lawyer]
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Staci Zaretsky is an editor at Above the Law. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments. Follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.
