Partners at New York's elite firms included in the 2024 edition of the NYLJ 100 grew their respective profit margins, though leaders from 2023 maintained their dominance on the top spots in the category. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz jumped into the top spot, increasing its PPE by more than $1.2 million over its number in the last NYLJ 100.


NYLJ 100: Profit per Partner
RankFirm NameProfit per Partner
1Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$8,507,000
2Kirkland & Ellis$7,955,000
3Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan$7,270,000
4Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison$6,574,000
5Simpson Thacher & Bartlett$6,433,000
6Sullivan & Cromwell$6,250,000
7Davis Polk & Wardwell$6,200,000
8Cravath, Swaine & Moore$6,050,000
9Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher$5,587,000
10Latham & Watkins$5,516,000
11Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom$5,403,000
12Paul Hastings$5,395,000
13Milbank$5,114,000
14Weil, Gotshal & Manges$4,645,000
15Sidley Austin$4,592,000
16Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton$4,509,000
17Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson$4,355,000
18Cahill Gordon & Reindel$4,351,000
19Debevoise & Plimpton$4,043,000
20Willkie Farr & Gallagher$3,863,000
21Proskauer Rose$3,605,000
22Dechert$3,588,000
23Cooley$3,535,000
24Schulte Roth & Zabel$3,340,000
25White & Case$3,154,000