| Turnover: | £205.2m |
| Profit per equity partner: | £313,000 |
| Revenue per lawyer: | £330,000 |
| Total number of lawyers: | 634 |
Nixon Peabody fell two places down The Lawyer Global 100 to 76th, posting gross revenue of £205.2m ($373.5m), although its turnover rose by 7 per cent from last year's gross revenue of £191.2m ($348m).
Meanwhile its average profit per equity partner crept up by 3.6 per cent, from £302,000 ($550,000) to £313,000 ($570,000).
The New York-headquartered firm has 16 offices throughout the US, with 600 attorneys. Locations include New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington DC. Nixon Peabody's growth has come through a succession of mergers, including most recently its tie-up with Boston firm Hutchins Wheeler & Dittmar in 2005 - deepening its East Coast presence.
The next chapter in the firm's strategy may be to venture into Europe. At the end of 2005 the US firm's international strategy came under the spotlight when it was rumoured to be discussing a transatlantic merger with SJ Berwin, with which it had previously shared an informal referral relationship.
During the year Nixon Peabody scooped some impressive lateral hires including Dominick DeChiara from King & Spalding, who became head of the firm's leveraged buyout practice.
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