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The American Lawyer

The 2018 Am Law 100 Ranked by: Profits Per Equity Partner

Twenty-five firms had growth rates of at least 10 percent, up from 20 in 2016. Norton Rose led the way with a 32.3 percent leap in PPP. Two firms (Crowell & Moring and Jenner & Block) had double-digit declines, fewer than the five firms that saw double-digit declines in 2016.
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The American Lawyer

The 2018 Am Law 100

The country's largest law firms thumbed their proverbial noses at tough market conditions, posting some of the most significant gains since the Great Recession.
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The American Lawyer

How Morgan Lewis Grew Into a Powerhouse on Its Own Terms

The eighth-largest firm in the Am Law 100 charted its own course on the way to becoming a global force.
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The American Lawyer

Volatility Is Now a Fact of Life for America's Biggest Firms

Rollercoaster performances from year to year are becoming the norm, especially at the top of the Am Law 100.
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The American Lawyer

The 2018 Am Law 100 Ranked by: Compensation--All Partners

Average Compensation–All Partners rose by 5.3 percent in 2017, compared with an increase of 1.6 percent in 2016. Seventy-nine firms posted increases, compared with 71 the previous year. Nineteen firms posted double-digit gains, while three posted double-digit losses.
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The American Lawyer

The 2018 Am Law 100 Ranked by: Value Per Lawyer

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz has led this ranking since the metric's inception in 2005. At that firm, each lawyer contributed an average of $1.9 million in 2017, and it took an average of 5.3 lawyers to generate $10 million.
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The American Lawyer

The Super Rich Are Getting Richer

The richest of the rich continue to prosper and raise profits, a trend that appears to be accelerating as they pull away from the rest of the Am Law 100.
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The American Lawyer

The 2018 Am Law 100: Profitability Index

Our Profitability Index metric looks at a firm's ability to convert revenue into profits. This metric, introduced in 1985, seeks to demonstrate which firms best balance leverage and profit margin for the highest possible profits per partner.
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The American Lawyer

The 2018 Am Law 100 Ranked by: Profits Per Lawyer

Profits per lawyer is an alternate way of looking at firm profitability, and is intended to reduce the influence of factors such as leverage. A firm's PPL is its net income divided by its lawyer count. Wachtell topped the list with a PPL of $1,897,000.
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The American Lawyer

Success in the Am Law 100 Is Being Driven by Management

Law firms, long thought to be bifurcating by size and profitability, have actually been separating based on something more simple over the past decade.
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