A year after saying a dip in profits per partner in 2011 was the product of internal “investment,” White & Case reaped its return in 2012, as the firm’s PPP rose more than 15 percent to a record $1.7 million, according to The American Lawyer‘s reporting.

“Our 2012 financial performance is the result of the investments we’ve made in the firm,” says White & Case chairman Hugh Verrier. “The extraordinary thing is that we grew revenue while keeping head count steady.”