The 2019 Am Law 100: Profits Per Equity Partner
Wachtell leads the list again, but it's no longer the only firm north of $5 million.
April 23, 2019 at 09:38 AM
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Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz remains at the top of the list with $6.5 million in profits per equity partner. For the Am Law 100 as a whole, average PEP was up by 6.5 percent in 2018, coming in slightly higher than the 6.3 percent increase last year.
Twenty-nine firms had growth rates of at least 10 percent, up from 25 last year. Only 11 firms saw declines in PEP, and none had a double-digit decline. Three firms had double-digit declines last year.
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Sixteen firms had a profit margin of at least 50 percent this year.
Figures on this chart are rounded to the nearest $1,000. Profit margin is the ratio of net income to gross revenue, multiplied by 100. Firms that are tied are listed alphabetically.
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