Baker & Hostetler chairman Paul Schmidt credits the firm's decision to stick with the five-year plan it initiated at the start of 2020 as a key reason the Am Law 100 firm finished the year with healthy growth, boosting revenues by 7.8% to hit $789.4 million.

Baker & Hostetler financials"We were glad we had it," said Schmidt, the Washington, D.C.-based leader of the firm for the past two years. "We actually relied very heavily on it to provide a road map to make progress in the midst of uncertainty. It allowed us to stay focused on priorities and make better advancement and cost-containment decisions."