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Lathrop & Gage
- Designation: Kansas City
- Head Count: 290
- Gross Revenues: $138,000,000
- Revenue Per Lawyer: $475,000
- Profits Per Partner: $465,000
- Year Over Year Change: 8
Lathrop & Gage is a Kansas City, Missouri-based law firm. It acquired Spillane Shaeffer Aronoff Bandlow LLP on January 1, 2009. According to the National Law Journal's 2011 NLJ 250 rankings of firms based on size, Lathrop & Gage has 281 attorneys and is the 150th largest firm in the United States. According to The American Lawyer's 2011 Am Law 200 rankings of firms based on revenue, Lathrop & Gage, with a 2010 gross revenue of $122,500,000, ranked 177th on the list. 2005 is the first year that Lathrop & Gage appeared on the Am Law 200 list. The firm has multiple offices in Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New York, and Washington, D.C. A litigation and business law firm, Lathrop and Gage's primary areas of practice include business litigation and dispute resolution, corporate finance and securities, financial institutions, government contracts, intellectual property, medical malpractice, real estate, and tax.
Firm Rankings
| Survey | Rank | Year Over Year Change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Am Law 100 | NR | N/A | Gross revenue |
| Am Law 200 | 169 | 8 | Gross revenue |
| NLJ 250 | 147 | 3 | Lawyer head count |
| The A-List | NR | N/A | Overall excellence |
| Pro Bono Scorecard | 173 | 14 | Pro-bono commitment |
| Diversity Scorecard | 218 | N/A | Minority head count |
| Midlevel Associates Survey | NR | N/A | Job satisfaction |
| Summer Associates Survey | NR | N/A | Summer programs |
In the News
The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200
Diane Jeantet : The Am Law Daily : May 17, 2013
Andrews Kurth heads to London; Bingham McCutchen grabs seven lawyers in Tokyo; and a Munger, Tolles & Olson partner plans a move to the Southern Poverty Law Center. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.
MOVERS
: The National Law Journal : May 13, 2013
Adrienne Pitts joins Baker & McKenzie as partner in the Chicago 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 : May 10, 2013
Alston & Bird adds four partners to its capital markets department on the East Coast; the vice-chair of Greenberg Traurig's pharmaceutical, medical device, and health care litigation practice has left for Jones Day; and Locke Lord expands its Hong Kong office with five new attorneys. 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 : April 26, 2013
Ropes & Gray hires five new partners in Hong Kong, London, and New York; a hedge fund general counsel joins Sidley Austin in London; and Cozen O'Connor takes one from Blank Rome in New York. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.
Separation Anxiety
Sara Randazzo : The American Lawyer : April 25, 2013
In the wake of its breakup with Lorillard, Shook's profits dive.
Pardon the Intrusion
Alan Cohen : The American Lawyer : March 28, 2013
Although controversial, Microsoft's Windows 8 operation system may be impossible to avoid.
The Am Law 100, the Early Numbers: For Shook Hardy, Loss of Tobacco Client Hits Bottom Line
Sara Randazzo : The Am Law Daily : February 12, 2013
A year after dropping Lorillard as a client in order to continue representing tobacco industry rival Philip Morris, Kansas City–based Shook, Hardy & Bacon saw its gross revenues slide 7.2 percent, to $317 million, and its profits per equity partner plunge nearly 16 percent, to $900,000, in 2012, according to The American Lawyer's reporting.
Tech Circuit: LegalTech New York — See's Candies Edition (Part 1)
Monica Bay : Law Technology News : February 4, 2013
The problem with LegalTech New York is that you can't be five places at once. Or six. Or 20. It's just so hard to choose among so many compelling choices — keynotes, seminars, plenary sessions, exhibits, briefings, breakfasts, lunches, dinners, receptions, awards. To use my favorite California exemplar, it's like being told you can only eat one piece of See's Candies out of the two-pound box. [MORE]
Reverse Commute
Elliott Hurwitt : Corporate Counsel : February 1, 2013
Choosing Can be a Challenge
Evan Koblentz : Law Technology News : February 1, 2013
With keynotes, plenary sessions, seminars – and the lure of the exhibit hall – there's learning galore!
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