The 2006 AmLaw 100

by | April 28, 2006 | Articles, Finance, Globalization

The AmLaw 100 for 2005 is
out.

Here are two different
slices of the Top Quartile:

By percentage growth in  revenue 2005 vs. 2004 (I actually
give you the top 27 since the first two are not meaningful):

2005 Rank 2004 Rank Firm 2005 Gross Revenue Change From 2004
10 25 Piper Rudnick $890,500,000 –
74 117 Edwards Angell $278,500,000 –
34 49 Ropes & Gray $558,000,000 37.90%
53 67 Goodwin Procter $415,000,000 37.20%
30 42 Pillsbury Winthrop $574,000,000 32.70%
29 40 Dechert $577,000,000 30.70%
80 102 Dickstein Shapiro $257,500,000 30.70%
45 55 Kirkpatrick & Lockhart $469,000,000 25.90%
51 60 LeBoeuf, Lamb $440,000,000 23.40%
12 15 Greenberg Traurig $860,500,000 20.90%
83 97 Troutman Sanders $249,000,000 20.60%
89 103 Kramer Levin $232,000,000 18.40%
97 107 Sutherland Asbill $222,000,000 18.40%
2 3 Latham & Watkins $1,412,500,000 17.10%
9 9 Kirkland & Ellis $970,000,000 16.20%
42 46 Cadwalader $483,000,000 16.10%
15 16 O’Melveny & Myers $808,000,000 15.90%
22 24 Morrison & Foerster $687,000,000 15.90%
75 78 Thelen Reid $278,000,000 15.80%
41 43 Milbank, Tweed $496,000,000 14.90%
81 88 Wilson Elser $255,000,000 14.90%
47 51 Proskauer Rose $453,500,000 14.80%
77 83 Sheppard, Mullin $264,000,000 14.80%
35 33 Orrick $554,000,000 14.50%
72 74 Jenner & Block $287,500,000 13.40%
63 64 Covington & Burling $380,000,000 12.60%
25 28 Foley & Lardner $610,500,000 12.50%

And by number of lawyers:

2005 Rank 2004 Rank Firm 2005 Gross Revenue Change From 2004 Lawyers
3 2 Baker & McKenzie $1,352,000,000 10.10% 2,984
4 4 Jones Day $1,285,000,000 8.00% 2,136
6 6 White & Case $1,046,000,000 9.80% 1,744
1 1 Skadden $1,610,000,000 11.80% 1,616
2 3 Latham & Watkins $1,412,500,000 17.10% 1,615
5 5 Sidley Austin $1,124,000,000 9.20% 1,454
12 15 Greenberg Traurig $860,500,000 20.90% 1,334
8 7 Mayer, Brown $980,000,000 7.60% 1,307
10 25 Piper Rudnick $890,500,000 – 1,303
16 14 Morgan, Lewis $804,500,000 11.20% 1,176
28 27 Holland & Knight $581,500,000 5.50% 1,168
7 8 Weil, Gotshal $1,016,500,000 11.90% 1,066
17 13 McDermott Will $799,500,000 7.30% 1,034
9 9 Kirkland & Ellis $970,000,000 16.20% 983
15 16 O’Melveny & Myers $808,000,000 15.90% 977
14 12 Wilmer Cutler $815,000,000 8.60% 964
21 20 Hogan & Hartson $700,000,000 11.10% 953
22 24 Morrison & Foerster $687,000,000 15.90% 935
33 31 Reed Smith $562,500,000 11.70% 913
25 28 Foley & Lardner $610,500,000 12.50% 892
23 22 Paul, Hastings $667,000,000 9.50% 871
30 42 Pillsbury Winthrop $574,000,000 32.70% 862
36 32 Fulbright & Jaworski $539,000,000 9.70% 858
13 11 Shearman & Sterling $835,000,000 7.70% 842
45 55 Kirkpatrick & Lockhart $469,000,000 25.90% 837

Let the (analysis) games begin!

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