Average
profits per partner increased 7.2 percent to a record $ 2.47 million.
According to the most recent Am Law 100 financial data, 570 - lawyer Dorsey saw gross revenue fall nearly 6 percent last year to $ 322.5 million, while
profits per partner increased 13 percent to $ 565,000.
Perhaps more significantly,
profits per partner increased 13.8 percent to essentially match 2007's $ 2.27 million figure (profits nose - dived 20.5 percent the following year amid the economic crisis).
Profits per partner increases ranged from less than 1 percent (Simpson Thacher) to 8 percent (Weil).
Willkie Farr & Gallagher saw its gross revenue rise 2.7 percent to $ 548 million and
its profits per partner increase 2.6 percent to $ 2.15 million last year, according to The American Lawyer's reporting.
Not exact matches
«We have seen the arrival of the world's first # 1bn law firm, Clifford Chance, and Pinsent Mason's astonishing 71
per cent
increase in
profits per equity
partner (the all important benchmark for law firm performance).»
Data from Legal Week «s UK Top 50 and The American Lawyer «s Global 100 rankings shows that the 10 largest UK firms by revenue have
increased profit per equity
partner (PEP) by an average of 15.7 % during the last five years, compared with 24.7 % across the 10 largest US firms.
Travers Smith has reported revenue growth of 13 % and an
increase in
profit per equity
partner (PEP) of 8 % for the year ended 30 June 2016.
As for «
profits per partner,» the metric that matters most to firms, nineteen firms had
profits per partner of $ 2 million or more, an
increase of four over last year.
Under the leadership of senior
partner Michael Ward
profit per equity
partner (PEP)
increased nearly 10 % to # 288,000 in 2013 - 14.
Amid mixed results from top 50 rivals, RPC was a standout performer, posting a 7.5 %
increase in
profits per equity
partner (PEP) and a 21.8 % hike in turnover, pushing it up seven places in the rankings to 42nd place.
Its gross revenue has grown 57 percent since fiscal 2013, while its head count
increased 28 percent and its
profits per partner rose 43 percent.
Macfarlanes defied the depressed UK and European markets this year to record its second set of strong financial results in a row, with revenue up by 11.6 % and
profits per equity
partner (PEP)
increasing by 9.5 % for 2012 - 13.
It also posted a healthy
increase in
profits per equity
partner (PEP) of 7.6 % to # 1.398 m, widening the gap between arch-rival Linklaters, which managed a 5.9 %
increase in PEP to # 1.313 m.
The 2018 Am Law 100, which looks at numbers from 2017, reports that gross revenue grew 5.5 percent on average, net income
increased by 6.1 percent,
profit per equity
partner grew by 6.3 percent, revenue
per lawyer moved up 3.2 percent, and headcount rose 2.2 percent.
Mishcons took in revenues of # 149.4 m during the year, an
increase of 17 % on 2015 - 16, while
profit per equity
partner (PEP) hit # 1.1 m, a 10 %
increase on last year's figure of of # 1m.
Withers saw double digit
increases in both turnover and
profits per equity
partner (PEP) over the 12 - month period ending 30 June.
DLA Piper has posted a double digit
increase in net
profit to a record high of $ 667m (# 404m), while average
profits per equity
partner rose 12.5 % to $ 1.49 m (# 903,000), also a record high.
But now,
increased pressure to pump
profits per partner has lead firms to de-equitize nonrevenue - producing
partners.
When The American Lawyer released its Am Law 100 report last week, many noticed a correlation between
increased PPP (
profits per partner) on the one hand and the decline in the number of equity
partners and growth in the category of non-equity
partners on the other.
And the trend has been to invite fewer attorneys into the equity ranks,
increasing the firm's «leverage» and its coveted «
profit per equity
partner» figure (a large law firm's «stock price»).
Two - thirds of firms participating in the survey report
increases in gross revenue, revenue
per lawyer and
profits per equity
partner in 2014.»
Greater efficiency leads to
increased revenues and
profits per partner, even using an hourly billing model.
Ever since large law firm salaries for new associates jumped to $ 160,000 back in January, we've heard commentary from a variety of constituencies, ranging from (see this post) law firm recruiters, warning that
increased billables will place more pressure on associates, to lawyers, arguing that
increased salaries demand concommitant salary raises for the judiciary, to (see this post) law firm economists, suggesting that associate salaries are proportionately lower than ever when viewed in the context of their relationship to
profits per partner, to law firm marketers who view
increased rates as opening opportunities for less expensive, midsized firms.
Reed Smith has posted a 7 % rise in global revenue for 2014, while average
profits per equity
partner (PEP) have
increased by 6 %.
Cooley sees revenue climb 19 % as Mayer Brown posts 7 % rise to $ 1.2 bn, with
profit per equity
partner increasing 13 % to $ 1.44 m
The UK's leading law firms have struggled to match significant hikes in revenue with similar profitability
increases during the past five years, with Legal Week research showing that 30 % of the UK top 50 have lower
profits per equity
partner (PEP) now than they did in 2011 - 12.
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has posted an 8 % rise in
profit per equity
partner (PEP) in 2014 - 15 as its revenue also
increased.
In the year to 30 April, Gowling WLG's UK arm saw revenues
increase by 2 % to # 184.7 m. Average
profit per equity
partner has also risen by 2 %, to # 379,000.
The firm posted a 2.2 %
increase fee income to reach # 94m for the 2010 - 11 financial year, while
profits per equity
partner (PEP) rose 7 % to # 510,000.
But that average gain of 1.2 %, coupled with similar
increases in revenue
per lawyer and
profits per equity
partner, masked some weakness in many firms» results.
The firm said that in the year to 30 June 2015
profit per equity
partner also
increased, to # 935,000, up 6 % from # 882,000 the previous year.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has posted a double - digit
increase in
profits per partner (PEP) for 2017, with the metric rising 13.5 % to $ 2.4 m after another strong year for lobbying and dealmaking.
Average
profits per equity
partner at Maclays now stands at # 315,000 - a 15 %
increase on the # 275,000 recorded last year, when the firm released its full annual results for the first time.
Coupling a small bump in gross revenue with diligent cost - cutting efforts, Holland & Knight enjoyed a double - digit
increase in
profits per partner for the second straight year in 2011, according to The American Lawyer's reporting.
(This may be contrasted in some of these firms with reported
increases in
profits per partner, which they achieve by reducing
partner rolls.
And 2/3 of the firms expect an
increase in
profits per partner in 2009.
While developing strategies to cope with the recession, managing
partners and executive committees must deal with is to understand their
partners» expectations so that the former may develop and begin to implement strategies to reduce costs and enhance the volume of profitable business which, in turn, leads to
increased revenue
per lawyer and
profits per partner.
Revenue has almost doubled to stand at # 1.28 bn in 2014 - 15, while
profit per equity
partner has
increased by some 80 % since 2002 - 03 to # 1.21 m.
A year after posting declines in both revenue and
profits, Baker & McKenzie more than regained lost ground this past financial year, reporting an 8 %
increase in firm revenues and a 13 % surge in
profits per equity
partner.
Profit per equity
partner (PEP) also
increased by 8.5 % to $ 2.36 m (# 1.53 m), while revenue
per lawyer (RPL) grew 8 % to $ 1.145 m (# 742,000).
Insurance and shipping firms have once again outpaced the UK top 50, with the firms seeing both revenues and
profits per equity
partner (PEP)
increase by an average of 10.3 %.
Berrymans Lace Mawer has posted a 4 %
increase in revenue for 2012 - 13 while seeing
profits per equity
partner (PEP) dip by 13 %.
Clyde & Co, Holman Fenwick Willan, Kennedys, Watson Farley & Williams, Ince & Co and Berrymans Lace Mawer all saw
profits per equity
partner (PEP) fall by between 2 % and 15 % during 2011 - 12, against an average
increase in turnover of 12.6 %.
Tarbert is leaving A&O after a strong 2016 - 17 for the magic circle firm, which this July posted a 26 %
increase in
profit per equity
partner to # 1.51 m, while revenue rose 16 % to # 1.52 bn.
As competition
increases, law firms are trying to maintain and grow
profits per partner with smaller partnerships.
Berrymans Lace Mawer has announced double - digit
increases in both revenues and
profits, with
profits per equity
partner (PEP) soaring upwards by 32 %.
Profits per equity
partner posted a 1 percent overall
increase.
Gibson Dunn, meanwhile, saw gross revenue
increase by 6.8 percent, to $ 1.06 billion;
profits per partner at the 1,030 - lawyer firm
increased by 20.7 percent, to $ 2.3 million.
Davis Polk's gross revenue
increased 2.8 percent in 2010 to $ 870 million, while
profits per partner at the 745 - lawyer firm rose 5 percent to $ 2.2 million.