Law firms are establishments through which attorneys can assist clients with legal issues. From individuals to large corporations, all types of people seek legal help. These clients approach law firms for legal counsel regarding business transactions, criminal cases, or concerns about their rights and responsibilities.
Since law firms can take on massive corporations as clients, you can imagine that they deal with some pretty big numbers! Today we’ll be looking at the 10 largest law firms in the United States and ranking them according to their recent yearly revenue.
10. Jones Day
Revenue: $1,959,360,000
CEO: William Goodloe
Year Founded: 1893
Average Revenue Per Lawyer: : $780,000
9. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Revenue: $2,001,000,000
CEO: Jami Wintz McKeon
Year Founded: 1873
Average Revenue Per Lawyer: : $1,030,000
8. Hogan Lovells
Revenue: $2,036,000,000
CEO: Stephen J. Immelt
Year Founded: 2010
Average Revenue Per Lawyer: : $758,000
7. Sidley Austin
Revenue: $2,036,161,000
CEO: Michael J. Schmidtberger
Year Founded: 1866
Average Revenue Per Lawyer: : $1,087,000
6. Dentons
Revenue: $2,360,000,000
CEO: Elliott Portnoy
Year Founded: 2013
Average Revenue Per Lawyer: : $273,000
5. Skadden
Revenue: $2,582,325,000
CEO: Eric J. Friedman
Year Founded: 1948
Average Revenue Per Lawyer: : $1,447,000
4. DLA Piper
Revenue: $2,634,094,000
CEO: Roger Meltzer and Andrew Darwin
Year Founded: 2005
Average Revenue Per Lawyer: : $730,000
3. Baker McKenzie
Revenue: $2,900,000,000
CEO: Jaime Trujillo
Year Founded: 1949
Average Revenue Per Lawyer: : $614,000
2. Latham & Watkins
Revenue: $3,063,992,000
CEO: Richard Trobman
Year Founded: 1934
Average Revenue Per Lawyer: : $1,258,000
1. Kirkland & Ellis
Revenue: $3,165,110,000
CEO: Jeffrey C. Hammes
Year Founded: 1909
Average Revenue Per Lawyer: : $1,585,000
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