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Large Firms

Aug. 27, 2011

Accuracy of law firm profits questioned

Does it matter if law firms are misrepresenting their financial performance? By Edwin B. Reeser


By Edwin B. Reeser


Dear reader: An incomplete version of this column appeared in yesterday's print editions. The Daily Journal regrets the error.


The law industry is a huge one, with an estimated $100 billion in annual gross revenue. Firms like Baker & Mackenzie, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, and DLA Piper each hover around $2 billion in annual revenue, and the top 57 firms all have revenues exceeding $500 million annually. ...

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