2018 LARGEST LAW FIRMS SURVEY
Lawyers in Illinois Breakdown of Illinois Lawyers in 2018 Equity Non-Equity Firm and Ranking 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 Pa r t n e r s Pa r t n e r s Assoc. Counsel Other Managing partner, primary Illinois office
1. Kirkland & Ellis 668 627 590 589 607 N/A 349 * 319 0 0 Jeffrey C. Hammes
2. Sidley Austin 491 496 501 506 521 172 N/A 257 42 20 Anne E. Rea
3. Mayer Brown 362 367 371 365 375 162 N/A 155 39 6 Rebecca S. Eisner
4. Jenner & Block 313 321 299 256 279 64 79 95 10 65 Terrence J. Truax
5. Winston & Strawn 307 287 317 307 332 137 N/A 148 10 12 Linda Coberly
6. McDermott Will & Emery 271 304 307 284 335 84 67 72 28 20 John Callahan
7. Katten Muchin Rosenman 237 244 243 263 269 63 58 91 23 2 Gil Soffer
8. Baker McKenzie 231 226 241 213 229 56 56 119 0 0 Regine Corrado
9. Seyfarth Shaw 222 224 245 226 236 49 61 64 33 15 Amanda Sonneborn and Cory Hirsch
10. Hinshaw & Culbertson 205 219 234 227 225 54 91 50 10 0 Diane E. Webster
11. Vedder Price 190 189 195 208 201 110 N/A 75 5 0 Michael A. Nemeroff
11. Latham & Watkins 190 182 171 161 152 N/A 56 * 118 13 3 Cathy Birkeland
13. Schiff Hardin 183 184 205 234 45 50 52 34 2 Marci Eisenstein
14. DLA Piper 181 185 180 186 211 74 N/A 74 31 2 Richard Chesley and Brendan Head
15. Chapman and Cutler 176 174 180 189 178 72 32 51 17 4 Timothy P. Mohan
16. Jones Day 171 162 167 151 171 76 N/A 84 10 1 Tina M. Tabacchi
17. Greenberg Traurig 158 167 153 146 146 87 N/A 51 13 7 John F. Gibbons and Rita M. Powers
18. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom 147 153 149 140 151 28 N/A 100 19 0 Brian Duwe
19. Reed Smith 139 141 144 145 136 25 44 55 14 1 Michael A. LoVallo
20. Neal Gerber & Eisenberg 137 138 138 138 153 55 27 18 36 1 Scott J. Fisher
21. Dentons US 124 114 119 122 128 60 N/A 31 28 5 Leah Bruno
21. Swanson Martin & Bell 124 121 118 119 121 29 43 49 3 0 Timothy G. Nickels
23. Locke Lord 120 118 137 161 114 39 22 33 25 1 Michael Renetzky
23. Heyl Royster Voelker & Allen 120 126 120
25. SmithAmundsen 119 122 118 116 113 19 47 43 10 0 Larry Schechtman
25. Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & 119 111 106 104 49 36 31 3 0 Howard J. Kirschbaum Nagelberg
27. Freeborn & Peters 116 116 117 124 116 27 47 21 21 0 Michael Kelly and William Russell
28. Perkins Coie 109 109 105 104 36 20 38 6 9 Christopher Wilson
29. Foley & Lardner 106 117 114 121 118 57 N/A 32 11 6 Frank Pasquesi
30. M c G u i r e Wo o d s 105 106 108 117 24 28 42 11 0 Christina M. Egan
31. Quarles & Brady 102 107 102 107 93 24 33 35 7 3 Paul Langer
32. Po l s i n e l l i 99 96 92 94 93 29 35 26 6 3 Mary Clare Bonaccorsi
33. Barnes & Thornburg 98 96 94 97 96 45 28 15 7 3 Mark Rust
34. Drinker Biddle & Reath 97 107 103 114 113 38 11 36 11 1 James L. Sawyer
35. HeplerBroom 93 103 75 69
36. Taft Stettinius & Hollister 89 81 78 77 77 52 N/A 20 15 2 Paul Jenson
37. Johnson & Bell 87 83 103 105 34 21 30 2 0 William Johnson
38. Nixon Peabody 86 95 102 123 16 34 25 10 1 David R. Brown
38. Much Shelist 86 86 70 88 79 18 40 12 6 10 Mitchell S. Roth
40. McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & 85 83 83 81 81 38 28 16 3 0 Grantland G. Drutchas Berghoff
41. Marshall Gerstein & Borun 83 77 81 83 37 6 32 8 0 Jeffrey Sharp
42. Cassiday Schade 81 93 101 105
Surveys were sent to Illinois’200 largest firms according to Sullivan’s Law Directory, a sister product of Chicago Lawyer. Past years’numbers come from past Chicago Lawyer surveys. Since 2017, total lawyer counts for firms that did not provide that information have been provided by Sullivan’s. Asterisks indicate the firm has both equity and non-equity partners, but combined the numbers in their reporting. Blank spaces indicate information was not available. © 2018 Law Bulletin MediaTM. CHICAGO LAWYER MARCH 2018 •21 2018 LARGEST LAW FIRMS SURVEY
Lawyers in Illinois Breakdown of Illinois Lawyers in 2018 Equity Non-Equity Firm and Ranking 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 Pa r t n e r s Pa r t n e r s Assoc. Counsel Other Managing partner, primary Illinois office
43. Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr 80 80 87 91 29 19 15 17 0 Michael Gesas
43. Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith 80 97 50 62 6 43 31 0 0 Danny Worker
45. Burke Warren MacKay & Serritella 79 75 72 70
46. Holland & Knight 78 89 95 100 105 21 18 19 7 13 Steven Elrod
46. Goldberg Kohn 78 80 80 83 76 45 N/A 30 3 0 Management Committee
48. Brinks Gilson & Lione 77 82 86 99 107 48 N/A 24 5 0 Gustavo Siller
48. Thompson Coburn 77 75 73 73 75 34 14 20 6 3 Todd Rowden
48. K&L Gates 77 77 103 110 21 15 39 2 0 Michael Martinez
51. Chuhak & Tecson 69 66 67 67 15 28 18 8 0 Andrew P. Tecson
52. Morgan Lewis & Bockius 67 59 47 50 62 29 1 36 1 0 Scott T. Schutte
52. Ropes & Gray 67 71 65 58 51 11 N/A 49 7 0 Neill Jakobe
54. Dykema Gossett 66 68 80 19 19 19 5 4 Michael Borders
55. Segal McCambridge Singer & 64 84 90 103 85 8 10 43 3 0 P. Mark Crane Mahoney
56. McAndrews Held & Malloy 63 72 69 76 45 1 15 1 1 Robert Surrette
57. Levenfeld Pearlstein 62 62 58 54 55
58. Faegre Baker Daniels 60 55 53 41 36 32 N/A 20 8 0
59. Clark Hill 58 64 59 7 19 14 18 0 Ray Koenig III
59. Clausen Miller 58 58 63 81 85 20 24 14 0 0 Dennis D. Fitzpatrick
59. Pretzel & Stouffer Chartered 58 68
59. Tr e s s l e r 58 54 65 74 94 9 19 15 15 0 Mark Banovetz, Jim Pinderski and Todd Schenk
59. Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & 58 57 44 50 14 7 21 16 0 David Holmes Dicker
59. Simmons Hanly Conroy 58 55 53 57 62 44 N/A 11 3 0 Mike Angelides and Perry Browder
65. Banner & Witcoff 56 60 51 51 46 33 6 15 2 0 Charles L. Miller
65. Litchfield Cavo 56 55
67. Akerman 55 46 41 27 23 18 13 1 0 Scott Meyers
67. Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott 55 55
67. Leydig Voit & Mayer 55 55
70. Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer PA 53 46
71. Horwood Marcus & Berk Chtd 52 51
71. Duane Morris 52 49 52 48 37 15 14 20 3 0 David B. Yelin
73. Cozen O’Connor 51 51 54 60 53 18 10 13 6 4 Anne L. Blume
73. Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila 51 17 9 21 4 0 Ronald S. Safer and Patricia Brown Holmes
75. Bruce Farrel Dorn & Associates 50 90
75. Lowis & Gellen 50 67 62
75. Nyhan Bambrick Kinzie & Lowry 50 50 47 38 48 11 30 9 0 0 William Lowry
78. BatesCarey 49 44 44 22 N/A 15 12 0 Robert J. Bates, Jr.
78. Codilis & Associates 49 55
78. Geraci Law 49 51
78. Harrison & Held 49 49
78. Laner Muchin 49 48 46 17 10 8 13 1 James J. Convery
83. Howard & Howard 48 48 63 50 45 34 N/A 8 5 1 Mark A. Davis
Surveys were sent to Illinois’200 largest firms according to Sullivan’s Law Directory, a sister product of Chicago Lawyer. Past years’numbers come from past Chicago Lawyer surveys. Since 2017, total lawyer counts for firms that did not provide that information have been provided by Sullivan’s. Asterisks indicate the firm has both equity and non-equity partners, but combined the numbers in their reporting. Blank spaces indicate information was not available. © 2018 Law Bulletin MediaTM. 22 •CHICAGO LAWYER MARCH 2018 2018 LARGEST LAW FIRMS SURVEY
JOB CATEGORIES Partners 52% Of Counsel 9% Associates 36% Other 3%
EQUITY VS NON-EQUITY PARTNERS* Partners 66% Non-Equity 34%
* Firms that combined equity and non-equity partners in their reporting are not included.
THE Percent of Firms BREAKDOWN 90% Employing Of Counsel
NEW PARTNERS Laterals 44% Promoted 56%
NEW ASSOCIATES Laterals 52% Promoted 48%
Graphics summarize responses submitted to the Chicago Lawyer 2018 Largest Law Firms Survey by the 100 largest rms in Illinois. Firms that did not provide this information are not included in these representations.
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Lawyers in Illinois Breakdown of Illinois Lawyers in 2018 Equity Non-Equity Firm and Ranking 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 Pa r t n e r s Pa r t n e r s Assoc. Counsel Other Managing partner, primary Illinois office
83. Gould & Ratner 48 45 46 44 44 20 7 14 7 0 Amy Blumenthal, Joe Laub, Steve Gustafson and John Mays
85. Bryan Cave 47 56 59 65 64 N/A 24 * 14 6 3 Brian A. Sher
85. Wiedner & McAuliffe 47 53 49 51
85. Franczek Radelet 47 50 52 53 51 28 7 12 0 0 Ronald J. Hein, Jr.
88. Hall Prangle & Schoonveld 46 44 44 31 32 11 15 18 2 0 Jennifer Ries-Buntain
89. Hennessy & Roach 45 45
90. Huck Bouma 44
90. Schiller DuCanto & Fleck 44 43 43 46 45 12 21 11 0 0 Arnold B. Stein
92. Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani 42 43 37 32
92. Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik 42
94. Beermann Pritikin Mirabelli Swerdlove 41 42 42 40
94. Berger Schatz 41
94. Greensfelder Hemker & Gale 41
94. Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym 41
98. Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa 40 42 36 42
98. Brady Connolly & Masuda 40
98. Ice Miller 40 45 14 3 13 10 0 John D. Burke
98. Robbins Salomon & Patt 40 43
98. Robbins Schwartz 40
Surveys were sent to Illinois’200 largest firms according to Sullivan’s Law Directory, a sister product of Chicago Lawyer. Past years’numbers come from past Chicago Lawyer surveys. Since 2017, total lawyer counts for firms that did not provide that information have been provided by Sullivan’s. Asterisks indicate the firm has both equity and non-equity partners, but combined the numbers in their reporting. Blank spaces indicate information was not available. © 2018 Law Bulletin MediaTM.
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