RPP | Revenue | Firm | Global | Total | Global |
rank | rank | revenue | number | RPP | |
2008 | 2008 | 2008 ($m) | of partners | 2008 ($m) | |
1 | 13 | Sullivan & Cromwell | 1,100.00 | 170 | 6.47 |
2 | 36 | Paul Weiss | 692 | 114 | 6.07 |
3 | 50 | Cravath | 532.5 | 92 | 5.79 |
4 | 32 | Debevoise & Plimpton | 761 | 143 | 5.32 |
5 | 25 | Simpson Thacher | 904 | 175 | 5.17 |
6 | 18 | Cleary Gottlieb | 965 | 191 | 5.05 |
7 | 15 | Paul Hastings | 986 | 203 | 4.86 |
8 | 1 | Skadden | 2,200 | 458 | 4.8 |
9 | 31 | Davis Polk | 767 | 165 | 4.65 |
10 | 46 | Willkie Farr | 583.5 | 133 | 4.39 |
11 | 26 | Shearman & Sterling | 876 | 202 | 4.34 |
12 | 42 | Milbank | 621.4 | 148 | 4.2 |
13 | 9 | Weil Gotshal | 1,230.00 | 312 | 3.94 |
14 | 24 | O’Melveny & Myers | 908 | 245 | 3.71 |
15 | 5 | White & Case | 1,460.00 | 401 | 3.64 |
16 | 3 | Latham & Watkins | 1,900.00 | 555 | 3.42 |
17 | 41 | Proskauer Rose | 634 | 190 | 3.34 |
18 | 20 | Gibson Dunn | 957 | 300 | 3.19 |
19 | 28 | Dechert | 816 | 262 | 3.11 |
20 | 2 | Baker & McKenzie | 2,190.00 | 711 | 3.08 |
21 | 21 | WilmerHale | 955 | 328 | 2.91 |
22 | 29 | Akin Gump | 780.5 | 277 | 2.82 |
23 | 14 | Dewey & LeBoeuf | 1,030.00 | 386 | 2.67 |
24 | 39 | Ropes & Gray | 674 | 271 | 2.49 |
25 | 23 | Morrison & Foerster | 911 | 367 | 2.48 |
26 | 49 | Cooley Godward | 552 | 225 | 2.45 |
27 | 12 | Morgan Lewis | 1,120.00 | 460 | 2.43 |
28 | 6 | Kirkland & Ellis | 1,320.00 | 572 | 2.31 |
29 | 40 | King & Spalding | 652 | 288 | 2.26 |
30 | 43 | Baker Botts | 613.3 | 272 | 2.25 |
31 | 4 | Sidley Austin | 1,480.00 | 672 | 2.2 |
32 | 37 | Goodwin Procter | 690 | 319 | 2.16 |
33 | 27 | Orrick | 835 | 390 | 2.14 |
34 | 45 | Vinson & Elkins | 590.5 | 281 | 2.1 |
35 | 30 | Bingham McCutchen | 767 | 377 | 2.03 |
36 | 48 | Howrey | 573.2 | 286 | 2 |
37 | 8 | Mayer Brown | 1,290.00 | 650 | 1.98 |
38 | 11 | DLA Piper US | 1,170.00 | 612 | 1.91 |
39 | 35 | Fulbright & Jaworski | 694.6 | 370 | 1.88 |
40 | 22 | Hogan & Hartson | 922.5 | 494 | 1.87 |
41 | 47 | Pillsbury | 576 | 325 | 1.77 |
41 | 33 | Winston & Strawn | 745 | 422 | 1.77 |
43 | 7 | Jones Day | 1,310.00 | 782 | 1.68 |
44 | 38 | Hunton & Williams | 668 | 400 | 1.67 |
45 | 17 | McDermott Will & Emery | 966 | 628 | 1.54 |
46 | 34 | Foley & Lardner | 731 | 497 | 1.47 |
47 | 10 | Greenberg Traurig | 1,203.00 | 824 | 1.46 |
48 | 16 | Reed Smith | 980 | 692 | 1.42 |
49 | 19 | K&L Gates | 959 | 779 | 1.23 |
50 | 44 | Holland & Knight | 606 | 652 | 0.93 |
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