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The preliminary results for how law firms performed in 2021 are beginning to trickle out. Despite COVID lockdowns and on-again off-again return to the office efforts, American law firms are reporting record utilization and profits. At least six of the AmLaw 100 firms will report profits-per-equity-partner (PPEP) of $5mm or more, exceeding last year's record number of five firms, and not all firms have reported their final results.

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You might think that with everybody working so hard, law firm leadership had little time for anything else. Not true! They also had time to complete a record 45 mergers in calendar 2021 and the rapid pace of mergers continues, with 14 announced in Q1 of 2022.

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