1
% OF VOTES
27.66
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Giant among Mortals
Kind of like Oprah or Beyoncé, Skadden is a
giant among mortals. Known by its one name, it sits atop its world,
continuously...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
1
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2
% OF VOTES
24.56
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Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is one
of the nation's leading firms for corporate finance and
restructuring,project finance and litigation, and...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
2
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3
% OF VOTES
21.46
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Latham is one of the world's largest law
firms, a bona fide member of the clique that includes the Magic
Circle and the elite U.S. heritage firms. With...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
3
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4
% OF VOTES
15.90
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With offices around the globe, one cannot deny
Cleary Gottlieb's international scope. But don't call it a U.S.
firm with overseas offices-this is an...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
5
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5
% OF VOTES
14.99
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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, founded in New York City more
than 160 years ago, has finance in its DNA. The firm boasts one of
the nation's best and...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
8
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6
% OF VOTES
14.29
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A BigLaw powerhouse, Sullivan & Cromwell
has been ranked in the AmLaw 100 since the rankings began in the
1980s and is a regular player on The...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
6
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7
% OF VOTES
14.22
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is a Wall
Street institution, housing elite teams in M&A, banking,
capital markets and litigation. The firm is a bit...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
4
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8
% OF VOTES
12.53
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Founded 115 years ago, White & Case has
grown from its New York beginnings to become a truly global law
firm with a longstanding presence in the...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
7
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9
% OF VOTES
11.82
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With hundreds of attorneys working in dozens
of practice areas across the globe, Chadbourne has made significant
strides toward shedding its reputation...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
12
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10
% OF VOTES
10.34
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Shearman & Sterling is one of the world's
premier law firms, serving the domestic and cross-border needs of
an impressive roster of clients. With...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
9
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11
% OF VOTES
9.01
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Allen & Overy stands as not only one of
the U.K.'s most prestigious law firms-a pillar of the vaunted Magic
Circle-but one of the largest firms in...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
10
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12
% OF VOTES
8.73
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In many ways, the formation of Clifford Chance presaged the
future of modern law practice, especially as it is carried out in
its native city of London....
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
11
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13
% OF VOTES
6.97
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Orrick is focused on serving three sectors: tech, energy &
infrastructure, and finance. The firm's practices are evenly
split between...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
16
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14
% OF VOTES
6.90
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For over 250 years, Freshfields has remained a
constant at the top of the U.K. legal market. Known as one of the
Magic Circle firms, Freshfields has...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
15
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15
% OF VOTES
6.40
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Debevoise & Plimpton ranks as one of New
York's most powerful law firms, representing high-profile clients
in transactions and disputes in...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
14
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16
% OF VOTES
5.56
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Baker & McKenzie takes "global" to a whole
new level, with its plethora of global offices spanning every
continent. The firm's geographic and...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
17
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16
% OF VOTES
5.56
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Founded in Houston in 1917, this Lone Star
State institution rode the wildcatter era to build its name on
(what else?!) oil and gas matters. Vinson &...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
13
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18
% OF VOTES
5.07
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Morgan Lewis has branched out from its Philadelphia roots to
build an international network of lawyers reaching from Boston to
Beijing and San Francisco...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
21
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19
% OF VOTES
4.57
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In 1973 those cats in San Fran approved "MoFo"
as Morrison & Foerster's official nickname, accentuating the
firm's unconventional modus operandi....
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
18
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20
% OF VOTES
4.36
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Mayer Brown is a leading international law firm with offices in
key business centers across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, and
employs more than 1,500...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
19
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21
% OF VOTES
4.29
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One of Texas's elite firms, Bakers Botts has
deep roots in the Lone Star State-and a long history of counseling
the oil industry and Republican...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
20
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22
% OF VOTES
3.80
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Over its 130-year history, King & Spalding
has branched far from its Southern roots to open offices across the
United States, Europe, the Middle...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
24
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23
% OF VOTES
3.59
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
maintains Capitol Hill connections that pay dividends. Long a force
in national politics (and even longer a...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
22
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24
% OF VOTES
3.52
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Formed on May 1, 2010 by the merger of Hogan
& Hartson and Lovells, Hogan Lovells is a global megafirm with
more than 40 offices in the United...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
24
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25
% OF VOTES
3.45
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati built its
reputation advising some of the major tech and life sciences
industries as well as the banks and venture...
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TRENDING
2016 Rank
NR
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