Ropes & Gray's strategic dominance in the Intellectual Property litigation world is world-class according to numerous sources. According to an American Bar Association report, in 2005, there were 47,562 law firms with more than 2 lawyers in the US .
The following is a list of the world's 100 largest law firms by revenue as of February 2018 (I only noted the top 25 below). You can look it up yourself with the below link. Ropes & Gray is number 18 overall for ALL litigation. This was not sectioned off by IP litigation. We're watching an IP litigation All-Star game with most of the players from one team! According to my research, the home run derby began on Monday.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest...by_revenue
Rank Name Revenue Headquarters Number of offices Year established Profit margin Profit per lawyer PEP
1 Increase Kirkland & Ellis $3.165b[3] United States United States (Chicago, IL) (300 North LaSalle) 12 1909 55% $1,585,000 $4,701,000
2 Decrease Latham & Watkins $3.064b[4] United States (Los Angeles) 32 1934 50% $1,258,000 $3,246,000
3 Decrease Baker McKenzie $2.62b[5] United States United States (Chicago, IL) 77 1949 35% $183,000 $1,300,000
4 Decrease DLA Piper $2.54b[6] United Kingdom UK (London) / United States United States (Chicago, IL) 80 2005 (by merger between San Diego-based Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP, Chicago-based Piper Rudnick LLP and United Kingdom-based DLA LLP) 70% £548,000 £2,568,000
5 Decrease Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom $2.41b United States United States (New York, NY) (4 Times Square) 23 1948 51% $727,000 $3,125,000
6 Decrease Clifford Chance $2.11b[7] United Kingdom UK (London) (10 Upper Bank Street) 36 1987 (by merger of two London-based law firms, Clifford Turner and Coward Chance) 36% $251,000 $1,515,000
7 Decrease Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer $2.03b[7] United Kingdom UK (London) 27 1743 46% $415,000 $1,810,000
8 Steady Dentons $2.03b United States United States / China PRC - Decentralised management 137 2013 (by merger of SNR Denton, Fraser Milner Casgrain and Salans. The combination between Dentons and Chinese law firm Dacheng announced in January 2015 created the world’s largest law firm by headcount.) N/A $169,000 $1,070,000
9 Decrease Allen & Overy $2.02b[7] United Kingdom UK (London) 46 1930 40% $301,000 $1,478,000
10 Decrease Linklaters $2.01b[7] United Kingdom UK (London) 29 1838 47% $357,000 $1,750,000
11 Increase Jones Day $1.94b United States United States (Cleveland, OH) 44 1893 48% $368,000 $1,010,000
12 Increase Sidley Austin $1.86b United States United States (Chicago, IL) (One South Dearborn) 20 1866 38% $397,000 $2,063,000
13 Steady Morgan Lewis & Bockius $1.84b United States United States (Philadelphia, PA) 28 1873 43% $451,000 $1,530,000
14 Increase Hogan Lovells $1.82b United Kingdom UK (London) / United States United States (Washington, DC) 46 2010 (by merger of Washington-based Hogan & Hartson and London-based Lovells) 37% $265,000 $1,250,000
15 Decrease Norton Rose Fulbright $1.73b United Kingdom UK (London) 50 1794 32% $158,000 $485,000
16 Increase Gibson Dunn $1.53b United States United States (Los Angeles) (Wells Fargo Center) 18 1890 62% $780,000 $3,185,000
17 Increase White & Case $1.52b United States United States (New York, NY) 41 1901 38% $292,000 $2,017,000
18 Increase Ropes & Gray $1.39b United States United States (Boston, MA) (Prudential Tower) 11 1865 41% $514,000 $2,018,000
19 Decrease Herbert Smith Freehills $1.329b United Kingdom UK (London) 24 2012 (by merger between the United Kingdom-based Herbert Smith, a member of the "Silver Circle" of leading UK law firms, and Freehills, one of the "Big Six" law firms in Australia) 31% $175,000 $1,284,000
20 Increase Greenberg Traurig $1.321b United States United States - Decentralised 37 1967 34% $248,000 $1,474,000
21 Increase Sullivan & Cromwell $1.31b United States United States (New York, NY) 12 1879 49% $805,000 $3,870,000
22 Increase Simpson Thacher & Bartlett $1.27b United States United States (New York, NY) 11 1884 51% $675,000 $3,470,000
23 Increase Mayer Brown $1.25b United States United States (Chicago, IL) 25 1881 35% $296,000 $1,558,000
24 Decrease Cleary Gottlieb $1.21b United States United States (New York, NY) (One Liberty Plaza) 16 1946 48% $446,000 $3,080,000
25 Increase Weil Gotshal & Manges $1.16b United States United States (New York, NY) (General Motors Building) 21 1931 36% $356,000 $2,522,000
The following is a list of the world's 100 largest law firms by revenue as of February 2018 (I only noted the top 25 below). You can look it up yourself with the below link. Ropes & Gray is number 18 overall for ALL litigation. This was not sectioned off by IP litigation. We're watching an IP litigation All-Star game with most of the players from one team! According to my research, the home run derby began on Monday.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest...by_revenue
Rank Name Revenue Headquarters Number of offices Year established Profit margin Profit per lawyer PEP
1 Increase Kirkland & Ellis $3.165b[3] United States United States (Chicago, IL) (300 North LaSalle) 12 1909 55% $1,585,000 $4,701,000
2 Decrease Latham & Watkins $3.064b[4] United States (Los Angeles) 32 1934 50% $1,258,000 $3,246,000
3 Decrease Baker McKenzie $2.62b[5] United States United States (Chicago, IL) 77 1949 35% $183,000 $1,300,000
4 Decrease DLA Piper $2.54b[6] United Kingdom UK (London) / United States United States (Chicago, IL) 80 2005 (by merger between San Diego-based Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP, Chicago-based Piper Rudnick LLP and United Kingdom-based DLA LLP) 70% £548,000 £2,568,000
5 Decrease Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom $2.41b United States United States (New York, NY) (4 Times Square) 23 1948 51% $727,000 $3,125,000
6 Decrease Clifford Chance $2.11b[7] United Kingdom UK (London) (10 Upper Bank Street) 36 1987 (by merger of two London-based law firms, Clifford Turner and Coward Chance) 36% $251,000 $1,515,000
7 Decrease Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer $2.03b[7] United Kingdom UK (London) 27 1743 46% $415,000 $1,810,000
8 Steady Dentons $2.03b United States United States / China PRC - Decentralised management 137 2013 (by merger of SNR Denton, Fraser Milner Casgrain and Salans. The combination between Dentons and Chinese law firm Dacheng announced in January 2015 created the world’s largest law firm by headcount.) N/A $169,000 $1,070,000
9 Decrease Allen & Overy $2.02b[7] United Kingdom UK (London) 46 1930 40% $301,000 $1,478,000
10 Decrease Linklaters $2.01b[7] United Kingdom UK (London) 29 1838 47% $357,000 $1,750,000
11 Increase Jones Day $1.94b United States United States (Cleveland, OH) 44 1893 48% $368,000 $1,010,000
12 Increase Sidley Austin $1.86b United States United States (Chicago, IL) (One South Dearborn) 20 1866 38% $397,000 $2,063,000
13 Steady Morgan Lewis & Bockius $1.84b United States United States (Philadelphia, PA) 28 1873 43% $451,000 $1,530,000
14 Increase Hogan Lovells $1.82b United Kingdom UK (London) / United States United States (Washington, DC) 46 2010 (by merger of Washington-based Hogan & Hartson and London-based Lovells) 37% $265,000 $1,250,000
15 Decrease Norton Rose Fulbright $1.73b United Kingdom UK (London) 50 1794 32% $158,000 $485,000
16 Increase Gibson Dunn $1.53b United States United States (Los Angeles) (Wells Fargo Center) 18 1890 62% $780,000 $3,185,000
17 Increase White & Case $1.52b United States United States (New York, NY) 41 1901 38% $292,000 $2,017,000
18 Increase Ropes & Gray $1.39b United States United States (Boston, MA) (Prudential Tower) 11 1865 41% $514,000 $2,018,000
19 Decrease Herbert Smith Freehills $1.329b United Kingdom UK (London) 24 2012 (by merger between the United Kingdom-based Herbert Smith, a member of the "Silver Circle" of leading UK law firms, and Freehills, one of the "Big Six" law firms in Australia) 31% $175,000 $1,284,000
20 Increase Greenberg Traurig $1.321b United States United States - Decentralised 37 1967 34% $248,000 $1,474,000
21 Increase Sullivan & Cromwell $1.31b United States United States (New York, NY) 12 1879 49% $805,000 $3,870,000
22 Increase Simpson Thacher & Bartlett $1.27b United States United States (New York, NY) 11 1884 51% $675,000 $3,470,000
23 Increase Mayer Brown $1.25b United States United States (Chicago, IL) 25 1881 35% $296,000 $1,558,000
24 Decrease Cleary Gottlieb $1.21b United States United States (New York, NY) (One Liberty Plaza) 16 1946 48% $446,000 $3,080,000
25 Increase Weil Gotshal & Manges $1.16b United States United States (New York, NY) (General Motors Building) 21 1931 36% $356,000 $2,522,000
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