After
the
whirlwind
that
the
legal
profession
experienced
in
2024
—
a
year
where
large
law
firms
really
had
the
urge
to
merge
and
nonequity
partnership
ranks
continued
to
expand —
your
Biglaw
firm
may
be
doing
quite
well
financially…
but
is
it
among
the
Am
Law
100’s
Super
Rich?
What
qualifies
a
firm
to
be
designated
as
among
the
Super
Rich?
These
are
the
Biglaw
firms
that
have
at
least
$1.1
million
in
revenue
per
lawyer
(RPL)
and
$550,000
in
profits
per
lawyer
(PPL).
These
Biglaw
firms
are
rolling
around
in
cash,
and
they’re
not
afraid
to
flaunt
it
after
coming
through
ahead
of
peer
firms
last
year.
According
to
the American
Lawyer,
in
2024,
the
Super
Rich
list
is
now
the
largest
of
the
last
decade,
increasing
by
three
to
reach
41.
Here
are
some
additional
details
on
why
the
once-exclusive
Super
Rich
firms
club
keeps
growing
larger
and
larger:
Because
larger
law
firms
have
an
advantage
in
competing
for
talent,
and
given
that
recent
financial
performance
has
been
very
strong
for
many
firms,
it’s
not
surprising
that
the
Super
Rich
list
keeps
growing,
and
is
approaching,
at
41
firms,
close
to
half
of
the
entire
Am
Law
100,
[Kent]
Zimmermann[,
a
strategic
adviser
with
Zeughauser
Group,]
said.The
Super
Rich
firms,
he
added,
are
now
striving
to
strike
a
more
balanced
portfolio
when
it
comes
to
focus,
given
that
some
practice
areas
are
cyclical,
while
others
are
counter-cyclical.While
rate
increases
were
likely
a
factor
in
growing
the
Super
Rich
list,
demand
was
also
up
for
many
firms
across
many
practice
areas
in
2024,
so
it
was
a
“perfect
storm”
of
accelerating
performance
industry-wide,
Zimmermann
said.
Before
we
get
to
the
members
of
the
2025
Super
Rich
list,
we’ll
let
you
know
that
one
firm
is
making
a
return
this
year
—
Dechert
—
while
two
firms
—
Cadwalader
and
Jenner
&
Block
—
are
first
timers
on
this
year’s
list.
Not
one
single
firm
dropped
from
the
list
this
time
around,
but
one
very
high-profile
firm
—
Cravath
—
was
elbowed
out
of
the
Top
5.
Without
further
ado,
here
are
the
top
10
firms
on
the Super
Rich
list:
- Wachtell
-
Susman
Godfrey -
Sullivan
&
Cromwell -
Ropes
&
Gray -
Kirkland
&
Ellis - Cravath
-
Davis
Polk -
Paul
Weiss - Skadden
-
Quinn
Emanuel
Click here to
see
the
complete
list
of
41
firms.
Congratulations
to
all
of
the
Biglaw
firms
that
made
it
into
the
Super
Rich
club
in
2024!
If
your
firm
performs
well
enough,
2025
could
be
your
year
to
shine
—
after
all,
almost
half
of
the
Am
Law
100
is
already
here!
Rich?
These
Law
Firms
Are
Getting
‘Super
Rich’
[American
Lawyer]
Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
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