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The Am Law 100: firm-by-firm results
2011
rank
2010
rank
Firm
2011 gross
revenue
Change
from 2010
PEP
2011
Change in PEP
from 2010
1 1 Baker & McKenzie* 3,805 lawyers, 714 equity partners $2,265,000,000 7.7% $1,200,000 6.7% $595,000
2 3 DLA Piper* 3,746 lawyers, 459 equity partners $2,247,000,000 14.6% $1,225,000 7.9% $600,000
3 2 Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom 1,832 lawyers, 414 equity partners $2,165,000,000 3.1% $2,480,000 6.9% $1,180,000
4 4 Latham & Watkins 2,014 lawyers, 446 equity partners $2,152,000,000 11.6% $2,270,000 13.8% $1,070,000
5 6 Kirkland & Ellis 1,442 lawyers, 305 equity partners $1,750,000,000 7.7% $3,050,000 -0.8% $1,215,000
6 5 Hogan Lovells* 2,253 lawyers, 520 equity partners $1,665,000,000 0.0% $1,165,000 4.0% $740,000
7 7 Jones Day 2,407 lawyers, 839 equity partners $1,651,000,000 2.2% $870,000 6.1% $685,000
8 8 Sidley Austin 1,592 lawyers, 296 equity partners $1,415,500,000 5.6% $1,605,000 9.6% $890,000
9 9 White & Case 1,906 lawyers, 278 equity partners $1,331,000,000 4.1% $1,475,000 -5.1% $700,000
10 10 Greenberg Traurig 1,699 lawyers, 312 equity partners $1,243,500,000 0.6% $1,415,000 7.2% $730,000
11 11 Weil Gotshal & Manges 1,153 lawyers, 186 equity partners $1,229,500,000 3.8% $2,440,000 8.0% $1,065,000
12 15 Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 1,039 lawyers, 274 equity partners $1,166,000,000 9.7% $2,470,000 7.2% $1,120,000
13 13 Morgan Lewis & Bockius 1,300 lawyers, 247 equity partners $1,160,500,000 7.0% $1,500,000 7.1% $895,000
14 12 Mayer Brown 1,523 lawyers, 274 equity partners $1,134,000,000 2.4% $1,180,000 10.3% $745,000
15 17 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 1,183 lawyers, 191 equity partners $1,125,000,000 7.1% $2,695,000 3.5% $950,000
16 14 Sullivan & Cromwell 764 lawyers, 171 equity partners $1,113,000,000 3.2% $3,220,000 -0.9% $1,455,000
17 16 K&L Gates 1,762 lawyers, 264 equity partners $1,061,500,000 0.6% $890,000 -4.3% $605,000
18 18 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr 884 lawyers, 297 equity partners $994,000,000 3.3% $1,375,000 3.4% $1,125,000
19 19 Reed Smith 1,486 lawyers, 313 equity partners $993,000,000 3.7% $1,020,000 -2.9% $670,000
20 20 Morrison & Foerster 1,025 lawyers, 260 equity partners $963,500,000 3.5% $1,400,000 8.5% $940,000
20 21 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 820 lawyers, 182 equity partners $963,500,000 4.3% $2,660,000 0.8% $1,175,000
22 25 Davis Polk & Wardwell 769 lawyers, 161 equity partners $910,000,000 4.6% $2,300,000 4.1% $1,185,000
23 27 Ropes & Gray 977 lawyers, 271 equity partners $903,000,000 9.8% $1,535,000 4.1% $925,000
24 23 Paul Hastings 881 lawyers, 189 equity partners $884,000,000 -2.0% $1,965,000 -1.3% $1,005,000
25 24 Bingham McCutchen 855 lawyers, 162 equity partners $868,500,000 -0.5% $1,715,000 5.5% $1,015,000
26 26 Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe 1,049 lawyers, 183 equity partners $846,000,000 -0.3% $1,480,000 1.4% $805,000
27 28 McDermott Will & Emery 984 lawyers, 187 equity partners $825,500,000 4.7% $1,500,000 2.7% $840,000
28 22 Dewey & LeBoeuf 1,040 lawyers, 190 equity partners $782,000,000 3.0% $1,040,000 6.1% $750,000
29 33 King & Spalding 813 lawyers, 156 equity partners $781,500,000 8.8% $1,935,000 11.8% $960,000
30 30 Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison 737 lawyers, 126 equity partners $780,000,000 3.9% $3,095,000 1.5% $1,060,000
31 29 O’Melveny & Myers 766 lawyers, 184 equity partners $779,000,000 -0.4% $1,725,000 13.1% $1,015,000
32 32 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld 791 lawyers, 165 equity partners $770,000,000 4.5% $1,685,000 5.0% $975,000
33 34 Winston & Strawn 928 lawyers, 178 equity partners $754,000,000 5.2% $1,440,000 4.0% $815,000
34 31 Shearman & Sterling 834 lawyers, 176 equity partners $750,000,000 1.8% $1,560,000 -0.3% $900,000
35 N/A Squire Sanders* 5 1,231 lawyers, 165 equity partners $741,500,000 N/A $800,000 N/A $600,000
36 51 Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan 647 lawyers, 111 equity partners $723,500,000 31.4% $4,160,000 14.9% $1,120,000
37 N/A SNR Denton* 4 1,138 lawyers, 224 equity partners $719,500,000 N/A $700,000 N/A $630,000
38 35 Goodwin Procter 754 lawyers, 199 equity partners $695,500,000 2.5% $1,500,000 3.4% $925,000
39 38 Proskauer Rose 703 lawyers, 162 equity partners $686,000,000 6.4% $1,700,000 9.0% $975,000
40 36 Debevoise & Plimpton 648 lawyers, 143 equity partners $675,500,000 2.8% $2,075,000 0.7% $1,045,000
41 37 Dechert 747 lawyers, 141 equity partners $671,000,000 3.5% $2,110,000 5.0% $900,000
42 41 Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy 585 lawyers, 127 equity partners $652,000,000 4.8% $2,570,000 3.2% $1,115,000
43 47 Alston & Bird 806 lawyers, 153 equity partners $644,500,000 12.9% $1,500,000 24.0% $800,000
44 48 Arnold & Porter 676 lawyers, 217 equity partners $639,500,000 15.2% $1,405,000 25.4% $945,000
45 39 Foley & Lardner 874 lawyers, 155 equity partners $630,000,000 -0.5% $895,000 -0.6% $720,000
46 45 Covington & Burling 707 lawyers, 230 equity partners $611,000,000 5.1% $1,200,000 3.9% $865,000
47 42 Vinson & Elkins 722 lawyers, 195 equity partners $607,500,000 0.8% $1,355,000 0.7% $840,000
48 40 Fulbright & Jaworski 810 lawyers, 313 equity partners $597,500,000 -4.5% $800,000 -8.6% $740,000
49 43 Hunton & Williams 2 752 lawyers, 243 equity partners $590,000,000 -1.7% $865,000 6.1% $785,000
50 48 Baker Botts 703 lawyers, 185 equity partners $581,500,000 4.8% $1,390,000 1.5% $825,000
51= 44 Cravath Swaine & Moore 476 lawyers, 80 equity partners $568,000,000 -3.9% $3,100,000 -2.2% $1,195,000
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51= 50 Holland & Knight 908 lawyers, 179 equity partners $568,000,000 3.0% $890,000 11.3% $625,000
53 54 McGuireWoods 918 lawyers, 181 equity partners $567,500,000 7.0% $900,000 1.1% $620,000
54 57 Cooley 613 lawyers, 166 equity partners $564,500,000 9.2% $1,365,000 5.4% $920,000
55 52 Bryan Cave 884 lawyers, 205 equity partners $557,500,000 3.3% $770,000 9.2% $630,000
56 46 Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz 245 lawyers, 78 equity partners $552,000,000 -4.8% $4,460,000 2.6% $2,255,000
57 58 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 589 lawyers, 103 equity partners $549,000,000 11.4% $1,765,000 17.7% $930,000
58 53 Willkie Farr & Gallagher 585 lawyers, 131 equity partners $548,000,000 2.7% $2,145,000 2.6% $935,000
59 59 Perkins Coie 747 lawyers, 157 equity partners $547,500,000 14.8% $1,025,000 13.9% $735,000
60 54 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman 615 lawyers, 168 equity partners $526,500,000 -1.0% $1,000,000 -4.3% $855,000
61 62 Seyfarth Shaw 733 lawyers, 203 equity partners $484,000,000 7.0% $815,000 10.9% $660,000
62 60 Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson 495 lawyers, 134 equity partners $474,000,000 0.5% $1,580,000 -0.6% $960,000
63 63 Katten Muchin Rosenman 584 lawyers, 142 equity partners $462,500,000 4.4% $1,215,000 2.5% $790,000
64 66 Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft 464 lawyers, 55 equity partners $448,500,000 4.4% $2,375,000 -0.6% $965,000
65 69 Baker & Hostetler 733 lawyers, 143 equity partners $440,000,000 14.0% $845,000 10.5% $600,000
66 71 Littler Mendelson 851 lawyers, 324 equity partners $427,000,000 11.9% $490,000 1.0% $500,000
67 64 Nixon Peabody 626 lawyers, 175 equity partners $422,500,000 -3.5% $705,000 5.2% $675,000
68 65 Kaye Scholer 427 lawyers, 126 equity partners $420,000,000 -3.4% $1,395,000 -6.4% $985,000
69 68 Locke Lord 540 lawyers, 145 equity partners $416,000,000 4.9% $1,035,000 5.6% $770,000
70 67 Duane Morris 619 lawyers, 137 equity partners $415,500,000 1.1% $860,000 3.6% $670,000
71 75 Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton 496 lawyers, 86 equity partners $400,000,000 8.7% $1,265,000 3.7% $805,000
72 72 Jenner & Block 433 lawyers, 109 equity partners $389,000,000 2.6% $1,545,000 11.2% $900,000
73 76 Troutman Sanders 597 lawyers, 188 equity partners $386,000,000 6.2% $735,000 4.3% $645,000
74 73 Drinker Biddle & Reath 579 lawyers, 186 equity partners $385,500,000 2.4% $710,000 7.6% $665,000
75 70 Fish & Richardson 353 lawyers, 101 equity partners $377,500,000 -1.6% $1,440,000 -10.0% $1,070,000
75 74 Schulte Roth & Zabel 371 lawyers, 84 equity partners $377,500,000 1.2% $2,160,000 5.1% $1,015,000
77 77 Steptoe & Johnson 422 lawyers, 148 equity partners $376,500,000 9.1% $970,000 6.6% $890,000
78 N/A Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton 3 576 lawyers, 166 equity partners $362,000,000 N/A $630,000 N/A $630,000
79 78 Venable 488 lawyers, 159 equity partners $355,500,000 5.3% $815,000 3.8% $730,000
80 N/A Edwards Wildman Palmer 1 585 lawyers, 50 equity partners $352,500,000 N/A $730,000 N/A $605,000
81 84 Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner 371 lawyers, 102 equity partners $342,000,000 7.4% $1,130,000 9.2% $920,000
82 80 Shook Hardy & Bacon 472 lawyers, 116 equity partners $341,500,000 1.3% $1,070,000 3.4% $725,000
83 78 Patton Boggs 491 lawyers, 104 equity partners $339,500,000 0.6% $865,000 -2.3% $690,000
84 81 Crowell & Moring 445 lawyers, 95 equity partners $329,500,000 0.6% $845,000 -6.1% $740,000
85 94 Jackson Lewis 644 lawyers, 197 equity partners $326,500,000 10.5% $595,000 10.2% $505,000
86 82 Cahill Gordon & Reindel 280 lawyers, 58 equity partners $326,000,000 0.8% $3,210,000 -0.6% $1,165,000
87 85 Pepper Hamilton 469 lawyers, 158 equity partners $324,500,000 3.5% $765,000 4.8% $690,000
88 83 Dorsey & Whitney 531 lawyers, 222 equity partners $323,500,000 0.3% $560,000 -0.9% $610,000
89 91 Hughes Hubbard & Reed 305 lawyers, 57 equity partners $321,000,000 7.5% $1,720,000 8.5% $1,055,000
90 90 Williams & Connolly 264 lawyers, 112 equity partners $317,500,000 5.0% $1,220,000 0.4% $1,205,000
91 89 Boies Schiller & Flexner 255 lawyers, 43 equity partners $317,000,000 3.9% $2,535,000 -1.0% $1,245,000
92 103 Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith 804 lawyers, 96 equity partners $316,500,000 4.1% $620,000 2.5% $395,000
93 87 Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel 325 lawyers, 69 equity partners $312,000,000 0.8% $1,635,000 -3.5% $960,000
94 101 Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker 785 lawyers, 152 equity partners $310,000,000 4.7% $620,000 0.0% $395,000
95 86 Blank Rome 472 lawyers, 139 equity partners $309,500,000 -0.5% $650,000 -5.8% $655,000
96 88 Chadbourne & Parke 405 lawyers, 79 equity partners $306,000,000 -0.2% $1,315,000 -0.8% $755,000
97 96 Sutherland Asbill & Brennan 375 lawyers, 102 equity partners $305,500,000 5.0% $1,030,000 2.0% $815,000
98 93 Haynes and Boone 493 lawyers, 138 equity partners $305,000,000 3.0% $760,000 2.7% $620,000
99 109 Barnes & Thornburg 469 lawyers, 198 equity partners $297,500,000 14.4% $790,000 15.3% $635,000
100 99 Cozen O’Connor 503 lawyers, 146 equity partners $294,000,000 5.9% $655,000 8.3% $585,000
*Vereins differ structurally from other Am Law 100 firms, especially in regard to profit sharing. 1 Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge merged with Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon to form Edwards Wildman Palmer in October 2011, so there is no year-over-year comparison. 2 Fiscal year ends
on March 31. Results are projected in order to meet The Am Law 100’s publication deadline. 3 Kilpatrick Stockton joined with Townsend and Townsend and Crew to form Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton in January 2011, so there is no year-over-year comparison. 4 Sonnenschein Nath &
Rosenthal joined with Denton Wilde Sapte in September 2010 to form the SNR Denton verein, so there is no year-over-year comparison. 5 Squire Sanders & Dempsey joined with Hammonds to form the Squire Sanders verein in January 2011, so there is no year-over-year comparison.
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