Best Law Firms for Class Actions

Not every firm is created equal. Find out how top firms stack up when it comes to class actions.

2013 Rank	2012 Rank	Change	Company	% of Votes	Location
1	1	—	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates	24.47	New York, NY
2	2	—	Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP	19.03	Los Angeles, CA
3	3	—	Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP	14.95	New York, NY
4	6	▲	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	14.65	Los Angeles, CA
5	7	▲	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP	13.44	New York, NY
6	11	▲	Sullivan & Cromwell LLP	10.88	New York, NY
7	5	▼	Kirkland & Ellis LLP	10.73	Chicago, IL
8	9	▲	Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP	10.27	New York, NY
9	4	▼	Jones Day	9.37	Washington, DC
10	13	▲	Latham & Watkins LLP	9.06	New York, NY
11	12	▲	Sidley Austin LLP	8.46	Chicago, IL
12	8	▼	Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz	6.95	New York, NY
13	15	▲	O'Melveny & Myers LLP	6.80	Los Angeles, CA
14	16	▲	DLA Piper	6.65	New York, NY
15	10	▼	Williams & Connolly LLP	6.04	Washington, DC
16	NR	—	Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP	5.89	New York, NY
16	19	▲	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP	5.89	New York, NY
17	NR	—	Milberg LLP	5.44	New York, NY
17	14	▼	Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	5.44	New York, NY
18	NR	—	WilmerHale	4.98	Washington, DC
19	17	▼	Arnold & Porter LLP	4.83	Washington, DC
20	19	▼	Covington & Burling LLP	4.68	Washington, DC
20	NR	—	Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP	4.68	Philadelphia, PA
21	NR	—	Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP	4.53	New York, NY
22	NR	—	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP	4.38	New York, NY
22	NR	—	Morrison & Foerster LLP	4.38	San Francisco, CA
23	17	▼	Dechert LLP	3.47	New York, NY
23	20	▼	Mayer Brown LLP	3.47	Chicago, IL
24	18	▼	Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.	3.17	Kansas City, MO
25	NR	—	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP	3.02	Washington, DC

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