The American Lawyer May 2012

A Tale of Two Partners

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By Michael D. Goldhaber

Their career paths parted, but the man who may be The Am Law 100's luckiest lateral sounds a lot like a colleague he left behind.

A Guide to Our Methodology

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The Long Run

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By Michael D. Goldhaber

After a quarter-century, 69 of 1987's Am Law 100 firms are still on the list. But that's not to say that nothing's changed.

Myth Busters

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By Amy Kolz

What 25 years of Am Law 100 revenue data reveals about the value of countercyclical practices, the need to be in New York, and more.

Combo Craze

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By Drew Combs

For some law firms, becoming bigger, with its promise of added practice offerings, more locales, and a higher Am Law 100 ranking, remains a goal.

Features

The Am Law 100 2012

The Am Law 100 improved its financial position in 2011, and the big winners were the firms at the top of the list. Read the complete package.

A Tale of Two Partners

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By Michael D. Goldhaber

Their career paths parted, but the man who may be The Am Law 100's luckiest lateral sounds a lot like a colleague he left behind.

A Guide to Our Methodology

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Nuclear Reaction

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By Chris Johnson

The Fukushima meltdown sparked turmoil in Germany's energy sector­--and turned a formerly tepid practice area red-hot.

Dialing for Dollars

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By Irene Plagianos

Steve Brill had an idea. It wasn't as crazy as it first sounded. An oral history of the origins of The Am Law 100.

Ralph...Has Left the Building

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By Drew Combs

Orrick's iconoclastic leader—who is known as much for his failed merger attempts as for his vision—prepares to step down.

Bar Talk

Mind the Gap

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By Irene Plagianos, with Julie Triedman

The spread in partner pay has widened 13 percent in five years.

Canada's Tobacco War

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By Julie Triedman

As the action has finally moved north, U.S. legal advisers have followed.

Shifting Sands

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By Drew Combs

For some attorneys, political unrest is a boon to their practices.

Big Suits

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By Tania Karas, Victor Li, and Nate Raymond

GE v.Mitsubishi; U.S. v. AU Optronics Corporation et al.; In Re Propoxyphene Products Liability Litigation; In Re Johns-Manville Corporation et al.

Deals in Brief/Real Estate

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By David Marcus

After being almost dormant since last spring, the real estate market started to show signs of life in the first quarter.

Big Deals

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By David Marcus

Cisco/NDS; Pentali/Tyco Flow Control; Zayo/AboveNet

In-House

A Special Occasion

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By Robin Sparkman

This is a big month for The American Lawyer: We publish our annual Am Law 100 ranking, we celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of that list, and by the time you read this, our revamped Web site will be live at americanlawyer.com.

Dicta

Erase The Am Law 100?

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By Aric Press

Twenty-five years into the publication of The Am Law 100, what have we to show for the effort?