Exclusive Report: The 2017 Am Law 200
The Am Law 200 reversed course in 2016, posting gains in gross revenue after experiencing a decline in 2015. But that average gain of 1.2 percent, coupled with similar increases in revenue per lawyer and profits per equity partner, masked some weakness in many firms' results. As our overview story shows, a “hollow middle” is emerging.
May 24, 2017 at 10:07 AM
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The original version of this story was published on The American Lawyer
The Am Law 200 reversed course in 2016, posting gains in gross revenue after experiencing a decline in 2015. But that average gain of 1.2 percent, coupled with similar increases in revenue per lawyer and profits per equity partner, masked some weakness in many firms' results. As our overview story shows, a “hollow middle” is emerging.
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Overview: The 'Hollow Middle'
Clients are willing to pay high rates for high-end work and seek bargain-basement prices for commodity work, but there is less of an appetite for anything in between, our Am Law 200 results show. 
From Start-Up to Am Law 200 How Kobre & Kim turned a unique business model into a high-grossing firm. Behind the Numbers: A Podcast on What the Am Law 200 Results Really Mean
ALM Intelligence senior analyst Nicholas Bruch breaks down the Am Law 200 results. A Note From the Editor
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THE CHARTS
The Am Law Second Hundred: Firms Ranked by Gross RevenueThe Second Hundred rebounded from 2015, growing revenue 1.2 percent in 2016. Seven firms saw double-digit increases in gross revenue, while another seven saw double-digit declines. Revenue Per Lawyer The all-important RPL metric grew 1.5 percent in 2016 for the Second Hundred firms, which equaled the Am Law 100's performance. This chart ranks all 200 firms by RPL.
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