Sidley Austin posted healthy if not spectacular gains in 2016, with gross revenue climbing 3.4 percent to $1.928 billion. Profits per equity partner rose to $2.13 million, an increase of 3.1 percent, while revenue per lawyer held steady at $1.05 million.

The firm’s head count increased by 3.2 percent to 1,836 lawyers. Its equity partnership grew to 346, an increase of just 1.1 percent after 12 percent growth in 2015.