After
the
whirlwind
that
the
legal
profession
experienced
in
2025
—
a
year
where
large
law
firms
really
had
the urge
to
merge and nonequity
partnership
ranks continued
to
expand —
your
Biglaw
firm
may
be
doing
quite
well
financially…
but
is
it
among
the
Am
Law
100’s
Super
Rich?
What
qualifies
a
firm
to
be
designated
as
among
the
Super
Rich?
As
it
turns
out,
Biglaw
did
so
incredibly
well
in
2025
that
the
American
Lawyer
had
to
adjust
the
parameters
needed
to
be
included
on
this
exclusive
list.
These
are
the
Biglaw
firms
that
had
at
least
$1.45
million
in
revenue
per
lawyer
(RPL)
(up
from
$1.1
million
in
2024)
and
$625,000
in
profits
per
lawyer
(PPL)
(up
from
$550,000
in
2024).
The
Biglaw
firms
on
this
list
are
rolling
around
in
cash,
and
they’re
not
afraid
to
flaunt
it
after
coming
through
ahead
of
peer
firms
last
year.
Per
Am
Law,
the
Super
Rich
list
is
now
down
to
37
firms,
compared
to
41
last
year.
Before
we
get
to
the
members
of
the
2026
Super
Rich
list,
we’ll
let
you
know
the
four
firms
that
dropped
off,
and
only
one
was
due
to
a
merger.
Those
firms
are
Schulte
Roth
&
Zabel
(the
firm
merged
with
McDermott
Will
&
Emery,
and
the
combined
firm,
McDermott
Will
&
Schulte,
is
a
Super
Rich
firm);
Fish
&
Richardson
(didn’t
make
the
Am
Law
100);
Cadwalader,
Wickersham
&
Taft
(didn’t
make
the
new
financial
cut
for
the
Super
Rich);
and
Jones
Day
(didn’t
make
the
new
financial
cut
for
the
Super
Rich).
Now,
without
further
ado,
here
are
the
top
10
firms
on
the Super
Rich
list:
- Wachtell
-
Susman
Godfrey -
Davis
Polk -
Kirkland
&
Ellis -
Ropes
&
Gray -
Sullivan
&
Cromwell -
Quinn
Emanuel - Skadden
-
Paul,
Weiss - Cravath
Click here to
see
the
complete
list
of
37
firms.
Congratulations
to
all
of
the
Biglaw
firms
that
made
it
into
the
Super
Rich
club
in
2025!
If
your
firm
performs
well
enough,
2026
could
be
your
year
to
shine
—
after
all,
almost
half
of
the
Am
Law
100
is
already
here!
The
Super
Rich
Keep
Cranking
It
Up—So
We
Did,
Too
[American
Lawyer]
Staci
Zaretsky is
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