Well, now we know which firms were swimming naked after all. In fiscal 2012, The Am Law 100which welcomes new members Bracewell & Guiliani; Faegre Baker Daniels; Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen and Loewy; McKenna Long & Aldridge; and Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewartposted modest gains on all our key metrics. For gross revenue, revenue per lawyer, and profits per partners, the top 100 firms notched low single-digit year-over-year increases. But those averages belied the recovery’s unevenness. Only 76 firms reported gross revenue increases last year. And only 66 had profit per partner increasesdown from 80 firms and 72 firms, respectively, on last year’s Am Law 100 list. The lucky ones tended to have an international footprint, a strong transactions group, and a diverse set of practice areas, though boutique labor and employment and immigration firms also fared well. For those fortunate firmsand for the rest of The Am Law 100the challenge will continue to be balancing growth against keeping expenses in check. After a lengthy recession and a fitful recovery, that’s a nice problem to have.
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THE CHARTS
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For the first time ever neither Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom nor Baker & McKenzie heads The Am Law 100s gross revenue rankings, as DLA Piperalready the worlds largest firm by head countclaims the top spot.
Gross Revenue By Location
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Revenue per lawyer notched up slightly in 2012, as Am Law 100 firms posted an average increase of 2.6 percent.
Revenue Per Lawyer By Location
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Average profits per partner for The Am Law 100 went up 4.2 percent in 2012, but the growth was uneven.
Profits Per Partner By Location
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Average compensationall partners rose 3 percent in 2012, compared to 1.9 percent in 2011.
Compensation – All Partners By Location
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Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz continues to lead our value per lawyer rankings, as it has since the metrics inception nine years ago.
Value Per Lawyer By Location
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