Biglaw
firms
are
continuing
to
make
money
hand
over
fist,
and
that’s
largely
made
possible
by
their
annual
rate
increases.
But
which
firms
have
the
highest
rates
of
all?
We’re
about
to
find
out.
As
detailed
on
BTI
Consulting
Group’s
Mad
Clientist
blog,
a
little
over
half
of
corporate
clients
say
the
high
rates
are
worth
it
for
the
work
they’re
receiving
in
return.
But
just
how
high
are
we
talking?
The
high
rates
paid
to
outside
counsel
are
in
the
following
ranges:
- The
highest
of
the
high
flyers
at
$2,100
to
$2,620
per
hour- Higher
flyers
ranging
from
$1,465
to
$1,860- High
flyers
ranging
from
$1,170
to
$1,285We
found
plenty
of
rates
in
the
$800–$900
plus
range
—
but
the
rates
above
serve
as
the
big
demarcation
points.
There
may
be
a
superstition
around
the
$1,000
mark
as
we
found
almost
no
rates
at
this
mark
—
it
always
jumped
to
$1100.
Without
further
ado,
these
are
the
32
firms
(in
alphabetical
order)
that
took
in
the
highest
rates
in
2024:
-
Baker
Botts -
Baker
McKenzie -
Bryan
Cave
Leighton
Paisner - Cooley
- Cravath
-
DLA
Piper - Dentons
-
Greenberg
Traurig -
Hogan
Lovells -
Holland
&
Knight -
Jones
Day -
Kasowitz
Benson
&
Torres -
Kilpatrick
Townsend -
Kirkland
&
Ellis -
Latham
&
Watkins - Littler
-
Mayer
Brown -
Morrison
Foerster -
McDermott
Will
&
Emery -
O’Melveny
&
Myers -
Paul
Hastings -
Paul,
Weiss -
Perkins
Coie - Pillsbury
-
Quinn
Emanuel -
Sidley
Austin - Skadden
-
Williams
&
Connelly - Winston
-
Sullivan
&
Cromwell - Weil
-
White
&
Case
Will
Biglaw
firms
increase
rates
again
in
2025?
Almost
assuredly!
Just
keep
in
mind
that
clients’
expectations
are
going
to
climb
almost
as
high
as
those
hourly
rates
have.
The
32
Firms
with
the
Highest
Rates
[Mad
Clientist
/
BTI
Consulting
Group]
Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
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