Even with cost-conscious clients keeping industrywide demand in check, Duane Morris edged forward in 2016, hitting new highs for revenue and profits per equity partner (PPP).

The firm boosted revenue 4.6 percent, from $434.5 million in 2015 to $454.5 million in 2016. Revenue per lawyer (RPL) was basically flat, going from $695,000 in 2015 to $700,000 in 2016, an increase of 0.7 percent.