Goodwin Procter

Goodwin Procter LLP
HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
No. of offices16
No. of attorneysapproximately 1800
No. of employeesapproximately 2800
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Key peopleRegina Pisa
(Chairman emeritus)[1]
Anthony J. McCusker
(Chairman)
Mark Bettencourt
(Managing partner)
RevenueIncrease $1.97 billion USD (2021)[2]
Profit per equity partnerIncrease $3.69 million USD (2021)[3]
Date founded1912
FoundersRobert Goodwin and Joseph Procter
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitegoodwinlaw.com

Goodwin Procter LLP is an American multinational law firm. It is one of the largest law firms in the world as measured by revenue and consists of more than 1,800 lawyers across offices in Boston, Cambridge, Frankfurt, Munich, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, New York City, Paris, Philadelphia, Santa Monica, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Singapore, and Washington, D.C.[4] Goodwin focuses on complex transactional work, high-stakes litigation and advisory services in matters involving financial institutions, intellectual property, private equity, real estate capital markets, securities litigation, white collar defense, technology and life sciences.

Goodwin currently has over 2,800 employees worldwide, representing a nearly 30% increase in lawyers and staff since January 2021, and more than a 60% increase overall since 2017.[5] This growth has been mirrored by the firm's rising revenues, which increased from $1.33 billion in 2019 to $1.49 billion in 2020, and reaching $1.97 billion in 2021.[6] Between 2010 and 2021, Goodwin's annual revenue nearly tripled.[7]

  1. ^ Amon, Elizabethn"Goodwin Chairwoman Pisa to Step Down: Business of Law" Bloomberg, July 10, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  2. ^ March 04, Patrick Smith |; PM, 2022 at 04:13. "Sky-High Demand Pushes Goodwin to More Than 30% Growth in Revenue, Profit Pool". Law.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15. The firm saw its revenue jump from $1.49 billion in 2020 to $1.97 billion in 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ March 04, Patrick Smith |; PM, 2022 at 04:13. "Sky-High Demand Pushes Goodwin to More Than 30% Growth in Revenue, Profit Pool". Law.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15. The firm crossed the $3 million mark for PEP for the first time.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "The 2021 Global 200: Ranked by Gross Revenue". Law.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  5. ^ "Goodwin Procter Company Profile". Firsthand. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  6. ^ March 04, Patrick Smith |; PM, 2022 at 04:13. "Sky-High Demand Pushes Goodwin to More Than 30% Growth in Revenue, Profit Pool". Law.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15. The firm saw its revenue jump from $1.49 billion in 2020 to $1.97 billion in 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "How Goodwin's Big Bet on Tech 'Convergence' Pushed Up Revenue". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved 2022-09-15.