Firm Profiles
IN-DEPTH RESEARCH REPORT
on Thompson & Knight LLP
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- - Lateral Partner Moves
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Thompson & Knight
- Designation: Dallas
- Head Count: 291
- Gross Revenues: $200,000,000
- Revenue Per Lawyer: $685,000
- Profits Per Partner: $925,000
- Year Over Year Change: 4
Thompson & Knight is a Dallas-based law firm. With 319 attorneys, the firm placed 138th on the National Law Journal's 2011 NLJ 250 rankings of firms based on size. With respect to revenue, the firm ranked 134th on The American Lawyer's 2011 Am Law 200 rankings with $199,000,000 in gross revenue in 2010. Thompson & Knight is a business law firm that primarily represents corporations, businesses, and individual entrepreneurs. Among its practice areas are corporate and securities, energy, finance, government relations, intellectual property, real estate, and technology. In addition to its Dallas headquarters, Thompson & Knight has several other offices in Texas (Austin, Fort Worth, and Houston) and several worldwide office locations, including Monterrey, Mexico, Algiers and Paris.
Firm Rankings
| Survey | Rank | Year Over Year Change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Am Law 100 | NR | N/A | Gross revenue |
| Am Law 200 | 138 | 4 | Gross revenue |
| NLJ 250 | 146 | 8 | Lawyer head count |
| The A-List | NR | N/A | Overall excellence |
| Pro Bono Scorecard | 156 | 6 | Pro-bono commitment |
| Diversity Scorecard | 113 | 30 | Minority head count |
| Midlevel Associates Survey | 74 | 1 | Job satisfaction |
| Summer Associates Survey | 62 | 45 | Summer programs |
In the News
MOVERS
: The National Law Journal : April 15, 2013
Rebekah Plowman and Kristen McDonald join Jones Day's health care practice as partners in the Atlanta office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
Newsmakers
: Texas Lawyer : April 15, 2013
Meet the Lawyers Appointed to Texas Senators’ Screening Committee for Federal Judgeships, U.S. Attorney Positions in the Lone Star State
John Council : Texas Lawyer : April 15, 2013
U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, Republicans of Texas, today announced their bipartisan Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee, which will screen and recommend nominees for federal judicial and U.S. attorney vacancies in Texas.
Former Litigator Strikes it Big as Oil Company GC
Jeanne Graham : Texas Lawyer : April 8, 2013
One year ago Dena DeNooyer Stroh traded a partnership in a boutique law firm for a job as the top lawyer at an energy company. "I came to a crossroads of 'do I stay at the pinnacle of litigation, a woman partner at a trial boutique or do I try this, a female general counsel of an oil and gas company?'" she says.
Much Shelist
Todd Ruger : The National Law Journal : April 8, 2013
The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200
Diane Jeantet : The Am Law Daily : April 5, 2013
The president of the Hispanic National Bar Association joins Barnes & Thornburg; Fox Rothschild hires a former mayor to open an office in Coral Gables, Florida; and K&L Gates loses three intellectual property partners to Perkins Coie. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.
Texas Tea Time: Former Litigator Strikes it Big as GC
Jeanne Graham : Texas Lawyer : April 1, 2013
One year ago Dena DeNooyer Stroh traded a partnership in a boutique law firm for a job as the top lawyer at an energy company. "I came to a crossroads of 'do I stay at the pinnacle of litigation, a woman partner at a trial boutique or do I try this, a female general counsel of an oil and gas company?'" DeNooyer Stroh says.
White & Case's Madrid Launch Headlines Spate of New Office Openings
Brian Baxter : The Am Law Daily : March 20, 2013
Three years after Latham & Watkins poached more than a dozen White & Case partners in New York, the Middle East, and London, White & Case has launched a new outpost in Madrid by raiding Latham for its Spanish corporate head. Other firms opening new offices include Cozen O'Connor, GrayRobinson, Hogan Lovells, K&L Gates, Reed Smith, Venable, and Winston & Strawn.
The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200
Diane Jeantet : The Am Law Daily : March 19, 2013
The Silicon Valley office of Bingham McCutchen adds three new corporate attorneys; two former Husch Blackwell partners join a labor and employment boutique; and the former U.S. ambassador to Romania returns to Mayer Brown. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.
Newsmakers
: Texas Lawyer : March 18, 2013
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