Revenue and profits decreased at Dechert in the 2009 fiscal year. Gross revenue decreased 12.6% from $816 million in 2008 to $713 million in 2009. Profits per equity partner decreased 8.6% to $1.96 million. Total head count at the firm dropped from 891 to 786. Notably last year Dechert was co-counsel to the Haas family trusts and antitrust co-counsel to Rohm and Haas on its $15 billion merger with Dow Chemical.
Dechert is an international law firm with practices in corporate and securities, complex litigation, finance and real estate, and financial services and asset management. The firm was founded in 1875 and its headquarters are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm has 19 additional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia.