The 2018 Global 100: the world's top law firms ranked by PEP
The top nine firms in PEP are based in the US
September 24, 2018 at 12:01 AM
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The original version of this story was published on The American Lawyer
Profits per equity partner (PEP) among Global 100 firms averaged $1,641,497 in 2017, an increase of 3.4% when compared with 2016's average of $1,586,858, and greater than last year's 0.4% decline.
Seventy-three firms equalled or topped $1m in PEP, compared with 75 firms the previous year. US firms are the top nine, with Slaughter and May the highest-ranking non-US firm, ranking 10th.
This chart ranks the most profitable firms on our Most Revenue chart. Figures for US firms were obtained from The Am Law 100. All other firms were surveyed directly. Profits per partner and gross revenue are rounded to the nearest $1,000.
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