This Biglaw Firm’s Finances Suffered In 2022, But It’s ‘Nothing Fatal’

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It’s some body blows, but nothing fatal at this point. But every time there seems to be some momentum some extraneous event puts a damper on it. Hopefully, we can avoid a few of those for at least a couple of months and see what happens.

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— Bill Hartnett, co-chair of Cahill’s executive committee, in comments given to the American Lawyer on the firm’s double-digit revenue decline last year. Cahill saw a 19.5% drop in revenue, going from $515 million in 2021 down to $415 million in 2022. “[The firm’s financial] decline was attributed entirely to our corporate practice, which is highly dependent on the capital markets and M&A transactions,” he said, noting that the leveraged finance market was “down about 75%.” Harnett said the firm will continue its work in capital markets leveraged finance because its attorneys work in “the most resilient market there is in leveraged finance.”

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