Some eye watering growth statistics later and its goodbye from Latham’s Bob Dell

Some eye watering growth statistics later and its goodbye from Latham’s Bob Dell

When the ordinarily press-shy chair and managing partner of Latham & Watkins, Robert Dell, gave Legal Business his first-ever in depth interview in 2005, the interview began by reminding the reader that ‘Latham & Watkins used to be little more than a Los Angeles-based tax firm with ideas above its station.’

At the time of that interview Dell, who is widely recognised as one of the greatest law firm leaders of his time, had already been at the helm for ten years, since when revenues had grown an eye watering billion dollars, from $260m to $1.2bn in 2004, with profits per equity partner (PEP) having doubled from $550,000 to $1.4m.

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