The 45 top-grossing firms in China had an average revenue per lawyer (RPL) of $183,622 in 2017, less than one-fifth of the Global 100’s average of $933,477. Twenty-eight of the 45 firms reported RPL between $50,000 and $200,000, as both global and domestic law firms still face strong fee pressures in China, where legal fees have long been lower than in markets such as the United States and the United Kingdom.

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