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April 30, 2021 at 3:01 PM Shares0 “Lawyers are terrible businesspeople.” You’ve surely heard this before. But is it true? If lawyers are so bad at business, then why did the Am Law 100, the nation’s 100 largest law firms ranked by revenue, have such a banner year in 2020? In the midst of a global pandemic and economic downturn one that hammered so many industries, from airlines to hospitality to commercial real estate Biglaw firms flourished. Last week, the American Lawyer issued its eagerly anticipated Am Law 100 rankings for 2021. As a group, here’s how the Am Law 100 fared in 2020 (as noted by Dan Packel in his excellent analysis of the data): ....