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Fisher & Phillips
- Designation: Atlanta
- Head Count: 237
- Gross Revenues: $121,500,000
- Revenue Per Lawyer: $515,000
- Profits Per Partner: $480,000
- Year Over Year Change: 7
Fisher & Phillips is an Atlanta, Georgia-based law firm. In January 2009, it acquired the Portland Maine law firm Moss Shapiro. In terms of revenue, the firm ranked 186th on The American Lawyer's 2011 Am Law 200 with gross revenue of $107,500,000 in 2010. According to the National Law Journal's 2011 NLJ 250 rankings of firms based on size and prior to the acquisition,Fisher & Phillips has 217 attorneys and is the 186th largest firm in the United States. 2002 was the first year that the firm ranked on the NLJ 250 and reappears on the 2006 ranking after falling off in 2005. The firm has over twenty offices in the United States, including Chicago, Las Vegas, New Orleans, and San Diego. An employment and labor firm, Fisher & Phillips' attorneys practice in the areas of employee discrimination and harassment, labor relations, wage and hour law, global immigration, mergers and acquisitions, and downsizing.
Firm Rankings
| Survey | Rank | Year Over Year Change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Am Law 100 | NR | N/A | Gross revenue |
| Am Law 200 | 179 | 7 | Gross revenue |
| NLJ 250 | 174 | 12 | Lawyer head count |
| The A-List | NR | N/A | Overall excellence |
| Pro Bono Scorecard | 200 | 17 | Pro-bono commitment |
| Diversity Scorecard | 132 | 9 | Minority head count |
| Midlevel Associates Survey | NR | N/A | Job satisfaction |
| Summer Associates Survey | NR | N/A | Summer programs |
In the News
Hiring Summer Interns? Make Sure You Do it Right
Shannon Green : Corporate Counsel : May 24, 2013
School's out for summer, and there's a rush of young students and recent graduates looking for internships. But businesses that don't compensate interns for the work they perform can end up paying a big price down the road.
Hiring Summer Interns? Make Sure You Do it Right
Shannon Green : Corporate Counsel : May 24, 2013
School's out for summer, and there's a rush of young students and recent graduates looking for internships. But businesses that don't compensate interns for the work they perform can end up paying a big price down the road.
Labor Disputes Drive Business in Florida's Middle District
: The National Law Journal : April 29, 2013
Introducing 50 California Lawyers on the Fast Track
: The Recorder : April 19, 2013
The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200
Diane Jeantet : The Am Law Daily : April 19, 2013
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart opens a Richmond office, the firm's 44th location; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher takes a practice group leader from Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton; and Hunton & Williams welcomes back a partner in Charlotte. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.
To Be Actionable, Credit Reports Must Be Flawed
Andria Lure Ryan : The National Law Journal : April 15, 2013
To be actionable, credit reports must be inaccurate, a federal judge has ruled.
Same thing, different year: Slow growth becomes routine
Meredith Hobbs : Daily Report : April 8, 2013
How to prosper in a zero-growth economy, with sluggish demand and price-sensitive clients, was the question that Atlanta's largest firms grappled with as 2012 wore on.
Fisher & Phillips
: Daily Report : April 5, 2013
Five-Justice Majority Deals Another Blow to Large Class Actions
Mike Scarcella : The National Law Journal : April 4, 2013
A divided U.S. Supreme Court on March 28 ruled for Comcast Corp. in a dispute over the alleged monopolization of the Philadelphia cable TV market, overturning an appellate ruling that certified a class of about 2 million existing and former subscribers.
People in the News
: The Legal Intelligencer : April 3, 2013
John C. Bobber Jr. and Yulia Foster joined Rawle & Henderson's Philadelphia office as associates.
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