The firm resuscitated its financials in 2010, recovering from two years of decline with revenue that rose 8 percent and average profit per equity partner that cracked the million-dollar mark for the first time. Propelling those numbers, according to managing partner Mark D. Wasserman, were big cases and deals such as a pending suit seeking a $434 million tax refund for The Procter & Gamble Co. and handling the tax work for Kraft Foods Inc.’s $19.6 billion purchase of chocolate-maker Cadbury Plc. Wasserman said the firm added about 50 new clients and talked to its existing roster with some success about rate increases for the future.

Janet L. Conley

*Variances shown are in comparison to 2009.

MONEY
Revenue $290,979,749 8.06%
Revenue per lawyer $762,785 7.09%
Profit per partner $1,012,465 13.57%
LAWYERS
Total lawyers 381.47 3.42
Atlanta lawyers 179.06/47% 19.94
Partners 170.01 1.74
Equity partners 102.65 2.34
Atlanta size rank among firm’s offices No. 1

Clients

Allied Capital Corp., Ameristock Corp., Cinnabar Ventures Inc., The Coca-Cola Co., Kraft Foods, McKesson Corp., Morgan Keegan & Co., Oglethorpe Power Corp., Patillo Companies, Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Veolia Energy North America, Vitol Inc., Wilton Re U.S. Holdings Inc.

Offices