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IN-DEPTH RESEARCH REPORT
on Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- - Financial Information
- - Compensation
- - Billing Rates
- - Lateral Partner Moves
- - Pro bono
- - Key Contacts
Barnes & Thornburg
- Designation: Indianapolis
- Head Count:
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- Revenue Per Lawyer:
- Profits Per Partner:
- Year Over Year Change: N/A
Who would have guessed that one of the hot spots for law firm mergers was Indiana? But that’s where Indianapolis–based Barnes, Hickam, Pantzer & Boyd combined with South Bend’s Thornburg, McGill, Deahl, Harman, Carey & Murray in 1982—creating one of the largest firms in the Midwest—and found the results so satisfactory that they followed it with five more mergers (the last just in 2011). While integrating so many entities has stalled more than a few firms, Barnes & Thornburg has thrived, even during the recent economic crisis. Indeed, between 2006 and 2010 it saw its revenue per lawyer and profits per partner increase by about 40 percent—and its gross revenue and net operating income by some 50 percent.
Numbering more than 450 lawyers (and unlike many firms, having a roughly equal number of partners and associates), Barnes & Thornburg’s main areas of focus include litigation, intellectual property, labor and employment, corporate law, energy and environmental, health care, and creditors’ rights. It also has a “federal relations group,” which lobbies for clients before Congress and the executive branch.
While Barnes & Thornburg has been expanding its footprint in the United States—it now has 12 offices, in cities that include Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Washington, D.C.—it has yet to jump on the overseas bandwagon (nope, no newly opened Beijing office here). And even though its revenue per lawyer and profits per partner have seen dramatic growth in recent years, Barnes still ranks well into the Second Hundred firms on each of these measures. The same is true for its pro bono work: Barnes placed 161st of 200 firms on our 2011 tally, with lawyers averaging a paltry 14.6 hours a year of pro bono work. On diversity, Barnes & Thornburg fares even worse, ranking 173rd of 194 firms in 2011. Just 6 percent of the firm’s U.S. lawyers—and 4 percent of its partners—identify themselves as minorities. Barnes & Thornburg has grown a lot in recent years. Looks like there is room to grow still.
—Updated as of 1/1/12
Firm Rankings
| Survey | Rank | Year Over Year Change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Am Law 100 | NR | N/A | Gross revenue |
| Am Law 200 | N/A | Gross revenue | |
| NLJ 250 | 92 | no change | Lawyer head count |
| The A-List | NR | N/A | Overall excellence |
| Pro Bono Scorecard | 161 | 13 | Pro-bono commitment |
| Diversity Scorecard | 184 | 11 | Minority head count |
| Midlevel Associates Survey | NR | N/A | Job satisfaction |
| Summer Associates Survey | NR | N/A | Summer programs |
In the News
After Hip Trial, L.A. Litigator Jumps to Barnes & Thornburg
Julia Love : The Recorder : March 18, 2013
MOVERS
: The National Law Journal : March 18, 2013
Thomas Hanley III joins the Loeb & Loeb's real estate department as partner in the Los Angeles office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
When Should Employers Be Monitoring Employee Email?
Shannon Green : Corporate Counsel : March 14, 2013
Harvard faculty were up in arms this weekend over the news that administrators had secretly trawled 16 resident deans' email accounts, in a search for information about media leaks related to a cheating scandal. It's not at all uncommon for companies to monitor employee email — but under what circumstances does it make sense for an employer to do so?
When Should Employers Be Monitoring Employee Email?
Shannon Green : Corporate Counsel : March 13, 2013
It's not at all uncommon for companies to monitor employee email. But under what circumstances does it make sense for an employer to do so? And what can an employer do to manage their employees' privacy expectations?
The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200
Diane Jeantet : The Am Law Daily : March 8, 2013
Venable launches its eighth office, in Delaware; a former senior legal adviser at the Federal Communications Commission joins Mayer Brown's tax practice in Washington, D.C.; and four intellectual property attorneys prepare to move from Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman's Silicon Valley office to Latham Watkins. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.
The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200
Diane Jeantet : The Am Law Daily : March 5, 2013
Lawyers leave the government to join Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Jones Day; and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; McDermott Will & Emery expands in Paris with an Africa-focused mining trio; and a Latham & Watkins partner moves to Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo in San Francisco. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.
Departure of London Tax Group Doesn't Faze Dorsey's Leadership
Brian Baxter : The Am Law Daily : March 4, 2013
With new managing partner Ken Cutler preparing to jet to London as part of a firmwide confidence-building tour, Dorsey & Whitney—whose gross revenue dropped for the fifth straight year in 2012—lost its tax practice Monday in the U.K. capital to local commercial litigation boutique Hage Aaronson. Nonetheless, Cutler insists the Minneapolis-based Am Law 100 firm is poised for a comeback.
The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200
Diane Jeantet : The Am Law Daily : February 26, 2013
Barnes & Thornburg bolsters its government contracts practice in Washington, D.C., with three Greenberg Traurig attorneys; a Massachusetts state senator is now also counsel at Day Pitney; and Chadbourne & Parke welcomes back a former partner in Ukraine. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.
MOVERS
: The National Law Journal : February 25, 2013
David Kappos joins Cravath, Swaine & Moore as partner in the New York office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200
Diane Jeantet : The Am Law Daily : February 22, 2013
Pepper Hamilton hires five attorneys from Linklaters to bolster its white-collar practice in New York; Paul Hastings private client lawyers head to Bryan Cave; and Troutman Sanders snatches two Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton attorneys for its financial institution practice. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.
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