1. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Profits per partner: $6,600,000
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz began in 1965, making it quite a recent firm compared to the rest. However, its age certainly hasn’t restricted its success. The firm has made a massive name for itself, as is apparent from the huge difference between the profits earned by this firm’s partners and profits earned by others on our list of 10 most successful law firms in America. Specializing in mergers, acquisitions, takeover defense and other corporate matters, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is a focus oriented firm, meaning that it limits the fields that it delves into in order to retain focus on the fields it specializes in. The firm also mentors and develops its lawyers by maintaining a low associates to partners ratio, keeping its level of excellence at an absolute high.
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