2015 Attorney Hourly Rate Report - Mergers & Acquisitions
DUBLIN, Dec. 03, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2015 Attorney Hourly Rate Report - Mergers & Acquisitions" report to their offering.
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The 2015 Attorney Hourly Rate Report - Mergers & Acquisitions details how the M&A market for Law Firms has come roaring back since the downturn in 2008-2009 mainly due to the improved global economy, increased corporate liquidity and, in some cases, corporate tax policies of certain countries.
Deals, as measured by mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, stock and debt offerings were up 29% in Q1 2014 v. Q1 2013. Additionally, Attorney hourly rates were also up over 6% on average (all Positions) for the largest firms. So, we have a rising opportunity pipeline coupled with higher hourly rates - the perfect storm for Law Firms. For Corporate Counsel, deal-value from the overall business perspective easily offsets higher legal costs and the expertise associated with the elite firms that dominate the M&A market.
Executive Summary:
The M&A market for Law Firms has come roaring back since the downturn in 2008-2009 mainly due to the improved global economy, increased corporate liquidity and in some cases corporate tax policies of certain countries. Deals, as measured by mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, stock and debt offerings were up 29% in Q1 2014 v. Q1 2013. Additionally, Attorney hourly rates were also up over 6% on average (all Positions) for the largest firms. So, we have a rising opportunity pipeline coupled with higher hourly rates - the perfect storm for Law Firms. For Corporate Counsel, deal-value from the overall business perspective easily offsets higher legal costs and the expertise associated with the elite firms that dominate the M&A market.
This Report examines the hourly rates of Attorneys (Partners, Counsel, Senior Associates and Associates) at the Law Firms most active in the M&A market that includes business combinations, IPOs, debt and stock offerings. Rates are analyzed by Individual Firm, Firm Revenue Size Group (Top 10, 50, 100, 101-200) and Firms outside of those traditional rankings - Non-US Firms such as Magic Circle Firms, large Regionals, small and middle-market firms and boutiques. Additionally, the Report slices the data by City and Industry (all major ones) to highlight geographical and industry-specific pricing differences. As you will see, hourly rates by Firm and Position will vary. The largest firms (by annual revenue size) do not always have the highest hourly rates.
Key Topics Covered:
Executive Summary
Section 1: Hourly Rates by Position by Firm Revenue Size (AMLAW 10, 50, 100, 101-200, 200 and Unranked - NonUS Firms, Large Regionals, Small and Middle-Market Firms and Boutiques)
Section 2: Hourly Rates by individual Law Firm.
Section 3: Hourly Rates by Position by City. Section 4: Hourly Rates by Industry
Companies Mentioned:
- Adams and Reese
- Akerman Senterfitt
- Akin Gump
- AllBright
- Allen & Overy
- Allen Matkins
- Alston Bird
- Andrews Kurth
- Archer & Greiner
- Arent Fox
- Armstrong Teasdale
- Arnold & Porter
- Baker Botts
- Baker Donelson
- Baker Hostetler
- Baker McKenzie
- Ballard Spahr
- Barnes & Thornburg
- Bingham McCutchen
- Blank Rome
- Boies Schiller
- Bracewell Giuliani
- Bradley Arant
- Brown Rudnick
- Brownstein Hyatt
- Bryan Cave
- Buchanan Ingersoll
- BuckleySandler
- Burr & Forman
- Cadwalader
- Cahill Gordon
- Carlton Fields
- Chadbourne Parke
- Chapman and Cutler
- Choate Hall
- Cleary
- Clifford Chance
- Cooley
- Covington
- Cozen O'Connor
- Cravath
- Crowell Moring
- Curtis Mallet
- DLA Piper
- Dacheng
- Davis Polk
- Davis Wright
- Day Pitney
- DeHeng
- Debevoise
- Dechert
- Dentons
- Dickinson Wright
- Dickstein Shapiro
- Dinsmore Shohl
- Dorsey Whitney
- Drinker Biddle
- Duane Morris
- Dykema
- Edwards Wildman
- Epstein Becker
- Faegre Benson
- Fangda
- Fenwick & West
- Finnegan Henderson
- Fish & Richardson
- Fisher & Phillips
- Fitzpatrick Cella
- Foley & Lardner
- Foley Hoag
- Fox Rothschild
- Fragomen
- Freshfields
- Fried Frank
- Frost Brown Todd
- Gardere Wynne
- Gibbons
- Gibson Dunn
- Goodwin Procter
- Gordon & Rees
- Goulston & Storrs
- Grandall
- GrayRobinson
- Greenberg Traurig
- Haynes and Boone
- Herrick Feinstein
- Hinshaw Culbertson
- Hogan Lovells
- Holland & Hart
- Holland & Knight
- Honigman
- Hughes Hubbard
- Hunton Williams
- Husch Blackwell
- Hylands
- Ice Miller
- Irell Manella
- Jackson Lewis
- Jackson Walker
- Jeffer Mangels
- Jenner & Block
- Jones Day
- K&L Gates
- Kasowitz Benson
- Katten Muchin
- Kaye Scholer
- Kelley Drye
- Kenyon & Kenyon
- Kilpatrick Townsend
- King & Spalding
- King Wood Mallesons
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Knobbe Martens
- Kramer Levin
- Kutak Rock
- Lane Powell
- Latham Watkins
- Lathrop & Gage
- LeClairRyan
- Lewis Brisbois
- Linklaters
- Littler Mendelson
- Locke Lord
- Loeb & Loeb
- Longan
- Lowenstein Sandler
- Manatt Phelps
- Mayer Brown
- McCarter English
- McDermott Will
- McElroy Deutsch
- McGuire Woods
- McKenna Long
- Michael Best
- Milbank
- Miller Canfield
- Mintz Levin
- Moore & Van Allen
- Morgan Lewis
- Morris Manning
- Morrison & Foerster
- Munger Tolles
- Nelson Mullins
- Nixon Peabody
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- O'Melveny Myers
- Ogletree Deakins
- Orrick
- Patterson Belknap
- Patton Boggs
- Paul Hastings
- Paul Weiss
- Pepper Hamilton
- Perkins Coie
- Phelps Dunbar
- Pillsbury Winthrop
- Polsinelli
- Porter Wright
- Proskauer
- Quarles & Brady
- Quinn Emanuel
- Reed Smith
- Robins Kaplan
- Robinson Cole
- Roetzel & Andress
- Ropes & Gray
- Saul Ewing
- Schiff Hardin
- Schulte Roth
- Sedgwick Detert
- Seyfarth Shaw
- Shearman Sterling
- Sheppard Mullin
- Shook Hardy
- Shumaker Loop
- Shutts & Bowen
- Sidley
- Sills Cummis
- Simpson Thacher
- Skadden
- Slaughter & May
- Snell Wilmer
- Squire Sanders
- Steptoe Johnson
- Stevens & Lee
- Stinson Morrison
- Stoel Rives
- Strasburger & Price
- Stroock
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- Sullivan & Worcester
- Sutherland Asbill
- Thompson & Knight
- Thompson Coburn
- Thompson HIne
- Troutman Sanders
- Vedder Price
- Venable
- Vinson & Elkins
- Vorys
- Wachtell
- Weil Gotshal
- White & Case
- Wiley Rein
- Williams & Connolly
- Williams Mullen
- Willkie Farr
- WilmerHale
- Wilson Elser
- Winstead
- Winston Strawn
- Womble Carlyle
- Yingke
- Zhong Lun
- Zhongyi
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