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Vault law firm rankings are out!

Published: Aug 12, 2008

 Law       

Check them out here.  Wachtell is (yawn) No. 1,  Cleary is "Best to Work For," and Cadwalader drops significantly (and this doesn't even reflect the firm's latest purge).

Last week, we gave a preview of some of the rankings to an obscure industry blog.  Weirdly, I'm going to quote myself being quoted there:

"Vault’s Top 10 has been consistent in recent years—the only new firm this year is Kirkland & Ellis, which replaces Debevoise at #10.  Further down the list, however, some interesting trends emerge.  The ascension of U.K. firms in the prestige rankings is striking.  All of the highest-climbing firms are from the ‘Magic Circle’—most notably Linklaters and Allen & Overy, which have jumped a remarkable 21 and 22 spots respectively since 2006. 

"London’s arguable eclipse of New York for the title of ‘world’s financial capital,’ as well as recent, aggressive U.S. growth by the Magic Circle has resulted in a spike in prestige and name recognition for the U.K. firms."

 

                                                                       -posted by brian

 

"The British are coming! The British are coming!"

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