But Akin Gump came in first place, with $98 million in lobbying revenues in 2008, up 9% from 2007.
Covington saw a 36.6% increase in lobbying revenue, to $55.2 million in 2008.
The law firm with the biggest loss in lobbying revenues was Washington, DC’s Williams & Jensen, whose revenues fell 16.5% to $16.7 million.
In 2009, firms are scrambling to hire lobbyists to win federal stimulus package dollars for clients.