Best Law Firms in Washington, D.C.

Location, location, location. These rankings reveal the best law firms by region across the U.S.

2015 Rank	2014 Rank	Change	Company	Score	Location
1	1	—	Williams & Connolly LLP	8.68	Washington, DC
2	2	—	Covington & Burling LLP	8.64	Washington, DC
3	4	▲	Arnold & Porter LLP	7.95	Washington, DC
3	3	—	WilmerHale	7.95	Washington, DC
4	6	▲	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	7.73	Los Angeles, CA
4	5	▲	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates	7.73	New York, NY
5	7	▲	Latham & Watkins LLP	7.49	New York, NY
6	8	▲	Kirkland & Ellis LLP	7.45	Chicago, IL
7	7	—	Hogan Lovells US LLP	7.44	Washington, DC
8	9	▲	Jones Day	7.40	Washington, DC
9	10	▲	Sidley Austin LLP	7.26	Chicago, IL
10	13	▲	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP	6.66	Washington, DC
11	12	▲	Mayer Brown LLP	6.62	Chicago, IL
12	11	▼	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP	6.61	New York, NY
13	19	▲	Steptoe & Johnson LLP	6.52	Washington, DC
14	15	▲	O'Melveny & Myers LLP	6.46	Los Angeles, CA
15	NR	—	White & Case LLP	6.39	New York, NY
16	16	—	Crowell & Moring LLP	6.28	Washington, DC
17	14	▼	Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	6.25	New York, NY
18	16	▼	Jenner & Block LLP	6.18	Chicago, IL
19	17	▼	Squire Patton Boggs LLP	6.01	Washington, DC
20	18	▼	Ropes & Gray LLP	5.97	Boston, MA
21	20	▼	Wiley Rein LLP	5.92	Washington, DC
22	21	▼	Paul Hastings LLP	5.88	New York, NY
23	23	—	McDermott Will & Emery LLP	5.85	Chicago, IL
24	22	▼	K&L Gates LLP	5.82	Pittsburgh, PA
24	24	—	King & Spalding	5.82	Atlanta, GA
25	NR	—	Arent Fox LLP	5.65	Washington, DC

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