The Transatlantic Elite 2009: The Top 50 RPL
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The Transatlantic Elite 2009: The Top 50 RPL
| RPL | Revenue | Firm | Global | Total | RPL |
| rank | rank | revenue | number of | 2008 | |
| 2008 | 2008 | 2008 ($m) | lawyers | ($K) | |
| 1 | 13 | Sullivan & Cromwell | 1,100.00 | 642 | 1,713 |
| 2 | 32 | Debevoise & Plimpton | 761 | 631 | 1,206 |
| 3 | 31 | Davis Polk | 767 | 715 | 1,073 |
| 4 | 36 | Paul Weiss | 692 | 647 | 1,070 |
| 5 | 1 | Skadden | 2,200.00 | 2,100 | 1,048 |
| 6 | 26 | Shearman & Sterling | 876 | 858 | 1,021 |
| 7 | 25 | Simpson Thacher | 904 | 903 | 1,001 |
| 7 | 20 | Gibson Dunn | 957 | 956 | 1,001 |
| 9 | 50 | Cravath | 532.5 | 537 | 992 |
| 10 | 46 | Willkie Farr | 583.5 | 593 | 984 |
| 11 | 24 | O’Melveny & Myers | 908 | 935 | 971 |
| 12 | 29 | Akin Gump | 780.5 | 807 | 967 |
| 13 | 42 | Milbank | 621.4 | 643 | 966 |
| 14 | 18 | Cleary Gottlieb | 965 | 1,011 | 955 |
| 15 | 6 | Kirkland & Ellis | 1,320.00 | 1,414 | 934 |
| 16 | 15 | Paul Hastings | 986 | 1,062 | 928 |
| 17 | 9 | Weil Gotshal | 1,230.00 | 1,356 | 907 |
| 18 | 41 | Proskauer Rose | 634 | 715 | 887 |
| 19 | 3 | Latham & Watkins | 1,900.00 | 2,150 | 884 |
| 20 | 48 | Howrey | 573.2 | 659 | 870 |
| 21 | 49 | Cooley Godward | 552 | 645 | 856 |
| 22 | 28 | Dechert | 816 | 959 | 851 |
| 23 | 11 | DLA Piper (US) | 1,170.00 | 1,386 | 844 |
| 23 | 17 | McDermott Will & Emery | 966 | 1,145 | 844 |
| 25 | 23 | Morrison & Foerster | 911 | 1,088 | 837 |
| 26 | 22 | Hogan & Hartson | 922.5 | 1,107 | 833 |
| 27 | 12 | Morgan Lewis | 1,120.00 | 1,363 | 822 |
| 28 | 21 | WilmerHale | 955 | 1,171 | 816 |
| 29 | 40 | King & Spalding | 652 | 805 | 810 |
| 30 | 45 | Vinson & Elkins | 590.5 | 734 | 804 |
| 31 | 37 | Goodwin Procter | 690 | 867 | 796 |
| 32 | 4 | Sidley Austin | 1,480.00 | 1,892 | 782 |
| 32 | 47 | Pillsbury | 576 | 737 | 782 |
| 34 | 33 | Winston & Strawn | 745 | 955 | 780 |
| 35 | 30 | Bingham McCutchen | 767 | 1,001 | 766 |
| 36 | 43 | Baker Botts | 613.3 | 827 | 742 |
| 37 | 14 | Dewey & LeBoeuf | 1,030.00 | 1,398 | 737 |
| 38 | 27 | Orrick | 835 | 1,146 | 729 |
| 39 | 34 | Foley & Lardner | 731 | 1,021 | 716 |
| 40 | 8 | Mayer Brown | 1,290.00 | 1,811 | 712 |
| 41 | 35 | Fulbright & Jaworski | 694.6 | 977 | 711 |
| 42 | 38 | Hunton & Williams | 668 | 960 | 696 |
| 43 | 10 | Greenberg Traurig | 1,203.00 | 1,734 | 694 |
| 44 | 16 | Reed Smith | 980 | 1,507 | 650 |
| 44 | 39 | Ropes & Gray | 674 | 1,037 | 650 |
| 46 | 5 | White & Case | 1,460.00 | 2,404 | 607 |
| 47 | 2 | Baker & McKenzie | 2,190.00 | 3,627 | 604 |
| 48 | 19 | K&L Gates | 959 | 1,600 | 599 |
| 49 | 44 | Holland & Knight | 606 | 1,143 | 530 |
| 50 | 7 | Jones Day | 1,310.00 | 2,516 | 521 |
