Bloomberg Law
April 24, 2018, 7:17 PM UTC

Big Law Reports Revenue Growth in 2017

Stephanie Russell-Kraft

The American Lawyer released its annual report on the top 100 US law firms April 23, and it’s full of good news for Big Law.

Revenue at the country’s biggest law firms grew at the fastest rate since the great recession, up 5.5 percent to a record $91.4 billion, according to the American Lawyer.

The top law firms ranked by gross revenue are Kirkland & Ellis; Latham & Watkins; Baker McKenzie; DLA Piper; and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

Of those, Kirkland far outperformed the rest, with a 19.4 percent growth in revenue, up to $3.165 billion. Put in ...

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