The Am Law Second Hundred, firms 101-200 on our list of the nation’s highest-grossing firms, underperformed their larger counterparts in 2015. Gross revenue decreased by an average of 3.2 percent for Second Hundred firms, in contrast to an increase of 2.7 percent for The Am Law 100. Revenue per lawyer and profits per partner remained roughly flat, on average, for the Second Hundred in 2015. Plus, the stories behind seven firms’ successful (and not-so-successful) years, and our annual rundown of key financial performance metrics.

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FEATURES AND ANALYSIS

Overview: Taking a Dive
With a drop in revenue and flat results in other metrics, the gap widened between the Second Hundred and the Am Law 100.

Firms of Note