List of largest law firms by profits per partner
This is a list of global law firms by profits per equity partner (PPEP) in 2020.[1][2]
These are estimates and equity partners can make vastly different salaries inside the same firm.[3]
| Rank by PPEP | Firm | 2020/21 PPEP | Equity partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz | $7,500,000 | 85 |
| 2 | Davis Polk & Wardwell | $6,350,000 | 160 |
| 3 | Kirkland & Ellis | $6,200,000 | 450 |
| 4 | Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison | $5,369,000 | 153 |
| 5 | Sullivan & Cromwell | $5,185,000 | 164 |
| 6 | Cravath, Swaine & Moore | $4,576,000 | 85 |
| 7 | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan | $4,556,000 | 157 |
| 8 | Milbank | $4,492,000 | 158 |
| 9 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | $4,417,000 | 191 |
| 10 | Weil, Gotshal & Manges | $4,028,000 | 168 |
| 11 | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom | $3,919,000 | 334 |
| 12 | Latham & Watkins | $3,352,000 | 488 |
| 13 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | $3,345,000 | 323 |
| 14 | Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson | $3,268,000 | 104 |
| 15 | Debevoise & Plimpton | $3,265,000 | 136 |
| 16 | Paul Hastings | $3,254,000 | 187 |
| 17 | Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | $3,162,000 | 186 |
| 18 | Sidley Austin | $3,095,000 | 315 |
| 19 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher | $3,089,000 | 146 |
| 20 | Slaughter & May | $3,073,000 | 102 |
| 21 | King & Spalding | $2,847,000 | 194 |
| 22 | Dechert | $2,728,000 | 164 |
| 23 | Proskauer Rose | $2,660,000 | 173 |
| 24 | Ropes & Gray | $2,552,000 | 250 |
| 25 | Vinson & Elkins | $2,517,000 | 125 |
| 26 | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | $2,485,000 | 370 |
| 27 | Goodwin Procter | $2,463,000 | 220 |
| 28 | Shearman & Sterling | $2,431,000 | 138 |
| 29 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | $2,402,000 | 185 |
| 30 | White & Case | $2,400,000 | 342 |
| 31 | Cooley | $2,382,000 | 225 |
| 32 | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | $2,350,000 | 131 |
| 33 | Clifford Chance | $2,340,000 | 394 |
| 34 | O'Melveny & Myers | $2,262,000 | 167 |
| 35 | Allen & Overy | $2,215,000 | 388 |
| 36 | Winston & Strawn | $2,162,000 | 152 |
| 37 | Linklaters | $2,270,000 | 443 |
| 38 | WilmerHale | $2,151,000 | 252 |
| 39 | Alston & Bird | $2,087,000 | 151 |
| 40 | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe | $1,989,000 | 118 |
| 41 | Morrison & Foerster | $1,982,000 | 167 |
| 42 | $1,884,000 | 61 | |
| 42 | McDermott Will & Emery | $1,884,000 | 173 |
| 44 | DLA Piper (verein) | $1,874,000 | 401 |
| 45 | Greenberg Traurig | $1,750,000 | 308 |
| 46 | Covington & Burling | $1,734,000 | 286 |
| 47 | Mayer Brown | $1,702,000 | 274 |
| 48 | Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton | $1,689,000 | 140 |
| 49 | Katten Muchin Rosenman | $1,682,000 | 140 |
| 50 | Baker Botts | $1,662,000 | 190 |
| 51 | Nixon Peabody | $1,503,000 | 131 |
| 52 | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman | $1,500,000 | 134 |
| 53 | Baker McKenzie (verein) | $1,443,000 | 680 |
| 54 | Holland & Knight | $1,424,000 | 184 |
| 55 | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius | $1,391,000 | 717 |
| 56 | Hogan Lovells (verein) | $1,381,000 | 523 |
| 57 | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt | $1,372,000 | 210 |
| 58 | McGuireWoods | $1,360,000 | 198 |
| 59 | Kim & Chang | $1,302,000 | 180 |
| 60 | Ashurst | $1,299,000 | 241 |
| 61 | Perkins Coie | $1,287,000 | 185 |
| 62 | Herbert Smith Freehills | $1,269,000 | 323 |
| 63 | Reed Smith | $1,261,000 | 285 |
| 64 | Foley & Lardner | $1,251,000 | 156 |
| 65 | Arnold & Porter | $1,242,000 | 309 |
| 66 | Venable | $1,165,000 | 160 |
| 67 | Eversheds Sutherland | $1,161,000 | 199 |
| 68 | Seyfarth Shaw | $1,140,000 | 202 |
| 69 | Hunton Andrews Kurth | $1,097,000 | 180 |
| 70 | Jones Day | $1,093,000 | 919 |
| 71 | Troutman Sanders | $1,074,000 | 182 |
| 72 | BakerHostetler | $1,035,000 | 131 |
| 72 | Locke Lord | $1,035,000 | 170 |
| 74 | Squire Patton Boggs (verein) | $1,027,000 | 169 |
| 75 | Duane Morris | $1,010,000 | 126 |
| 76 | Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough | $996,000 | 181 |
| 77 | K&L Gates | $990,000 | 180 |
| 78 | Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith | $951,000 | 122 |
| 79 | Simmons & Simmons | $949,000 | 168 |
| 80 | Clyde & Co | $922,000 | 219 |
| 81 | King & Wood Mallesons | $921,000 | 471 |
| 82 | Norton Rose Fulbright | $907,000 | 681 |
| 83 | Faegre Baker Daniels | $896,000 | 226 |
| 84 | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner | $844,000 | 281 |
| 85 | Cozen O’Connor | $828,000 | 185 |
| 86 | Pinsent Masons | $817,000 | 183 |
| 87 | Zhong Lun Law Firm | $809,000 | 293 |
| 88 | $776,000 | 189 | |
| 89 | CMS (EEIG) | $766,000 | 602 |
| 90 | Bird & Bird | $757,000 | 119 |
| 91 | McCarthy Tetrault | $762,000 | 221 |
| 92 | Blake, Cassels & Graydon | $747,000 | 308 |
| 93 | Polsinelli | $739,000 | 122 |
| 94 | Fox Rothschild | $695,000 | 224 |
| 95 | Womble Bond Dickinson | $557,000 | 240 |
| 96 | Gowling WLG | $535,000 | 364 |
| 97 | Dentons (verein) | $533,000 | 1,497 |
| 98 | Littler Mendelson | $521,000 | 381 |
| 99 | AllBright | $403,000 | 600 |
| 100 | Yingke | $172,000 | 362 |
See also[]
- List of largest law firms by revenue
- List of largest United States-based law firms by profits per partner
- List of largest United Kingdom-based law firms by revenue
- List of largest Canada-based law firms by revenue
- List of largest Europe-based law firms by revenue
- List of largest Japan-based law firms by head count
- List of largest China-based law firms by revenue
References[]
- ^ American Lawyer Magazine, "The 2019 Global 100: Ranked by Profits Per Equity Partner", September 24, 2019.
- ^ American Lawyer Magazine, AmLaw 100 2020 https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2020/04/21/the-2020-am-law-100-report/
- ^ Stewart, James B. "$11 Million a Year for a Law Partner? Bidding War Grows at Top-Tier Firms". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
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