Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Feb 19, 2018)

Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.

• "ABA Offers Employee Buyouts Ahead of Reorganization," Law.com

• "Why Are Law Firms Growing So Slowly? The Answer May Be Fairly Straightforward," The American Lawyer

• "New Surveys Send Mixed Signals on Law Firms' Health," The American Lawyer

• "Ending the Gender Pay Gap," Law Practice Today

• "California Firms Lead in Revenue Demand Growth in 2017, Citi Says," The Recorder

• "Survey Says Jones Day, Skadden, Latham Have Other Brands Beat," The American Lawyer

• "Brand Rankings Show Law Firm Alternatives Growing Clout," The American Lawyer

• "BLP and Bryan Cave to Decide on Merger by End of February as Voting Process Gets Underway," Law.com
  

• Law Firm Year-End Financial Reporting:
  • "Wilson Sonsini's Financial Growth Picked Up In 2017," The Recorder
  • "MoFo Delivers Record Year for Revenue, Partner Profits," The Recorder
  • "Gibson Dunn Posts Record Revenue and Income, Slight Drop in Partner Profits," The American Lawyer
  • "A Good Year at Goodwin Procter as Firm Passes $1B Revenue Mark," The American Lawyer
  • "Profits Soar at Cadwalader as Revenue and Head Count Decline," The American Lawyer
  • "White & Case Reaps Benefits From Record High Revenue," The American Lawyer
  • "Sidley Tops $2 Billion as Profits, Revenue Rise Again," The American Lawyer
  • "Crowell & Moring Profits Fall Sharply After Rapid Rise," The National Law Journal
  • "Revenue Rockets Up 49 Percent at Kobre & Kim," The American Lawyer