Biglaw Firm Doubles Down On Pro Bono, And Lets The Billable Chips Fall Where They May

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My overall view is, I’m incredibly proud of the firm and what we’ve accomplished in the last year. We had certainly, the year before, a historic year financially, [and] this year was also historic in being one of our best financial years in history. At the same time, we devoted so much in terms of firm resources, commitment, and frankly, courage, to upholding the rule of law and really standing up for our profession in a time when it was desperately needed.

— Munger, Tolles & Olson‘s co-managing partner Martin Estrada downplayed the firm’s small dip in revenue (1.8%) to Law.com while focusing on the firm’s commitment to pro bono and the rule of law in 2025. Pro bono hours were up at the firm ~50%, and according to the other co-managing partner, Daniel Levin, “it was a conscious choice to undertake that.”

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