1
% OF VOTES
9.14
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Each year, a significant chunk of the world's dealmaking-major
mergers and acquisitions, antitrust and shareholder litigation,
big-name restructurings,...
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2011 Rank
1
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2
% OF VOTES
8.74
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Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP has been known as one of the
nation's pre-eminent law firms for nearly 200 years. With
industry-leading practices on both...
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2011 Rank
2
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3
% OF VOTES
8.44
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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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3
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4
% OF VOTES
8.43
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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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2011 Rank
4
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5
% OF VOTES
8.12
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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, founded in New York City more
than 165 years ago, has finance in its DNA. The firm boasts one of
the nation's best and...
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2011 Rank
5
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6
% OF VOTES
7.88
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is a Wall Street institution,
housing elite teams in M&A, banking, capital markets, private
funds and litigation and...
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2011 Rank
6
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7
% OF VOTES
7.86
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A powerhouse in restructuring, M&A, private equity, and
litigation, Weil, Gotshal & Manges has long been one of the
world's leading law firms....
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2011 Rank
7
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8
% OF VOTES
7.77
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Cleary Gottlieb is a preeminent global law firm, with offices on
four continents and an unparalleled reputation for groundbreaking
work. While long known...
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2011 Rank
9
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9
% OF VOTES
7.50
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Kirkland & Ellis, one the world's most elite law firms, is
recognized for its private equity, M&A and other complex
corporate transactions,...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
11
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10
% OF VOTES
7.38
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This "brain trust" law firm is known for quietly (and smartly)
going about its business-that business being antitrust, litigation,
white collar defense...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
10
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11
% OF VOTES
7.34
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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
2011 Rank
15
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12
% OF VOTES
7.32
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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
2011 Rank
13
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13
% OF VOTES
7.18
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For decades, Paul, Weiss has valiantly defended the coffers and
reputations of some of the world's largest financial institutions
and companies. Though...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
12
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13
% OF VOTES
7.18
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Relatively tiny Williams & Connolly has resisted
globalization and continues to hold its own against firms ten times
its size by following a basic...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
8
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14
% OF VOTES
7.17
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With powerhouse practices ranging from M&A to appellate law,
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher does its share of high-stakes work.
Founded in Los Angeles in...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
14
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15
% OF VOTES
7.09
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Sidley is one of the largest U.S. law firms and traces its roots
back to the 1866 founding of predecessor firm Williams &
Thompson in Chicago....
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
16
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16
% OF VOTES
6.87
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THE SCOOP
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has been cultivating the
persona of an eccentric genius-shocking the often-staid (OK,
uptight) legal...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
19
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17
% OF VOTES
6.84
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Started in 1997, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP is a relative
newcomer to the elite firm ranks but already boasts nearly 300
lawyers and has its...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
23
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18
% OF VOTES
6.83
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Founded at the dawn of the 20th century, White & Case has
grown from its New York beginnings to become a truly global law
firm with a longstanding...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
20
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19
% OF VOTES
6.83
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A heavy-hitter with a hand in most major areas
of law and an internationally-recognized prowess in litigation,
Jones Day uses its size and reach-offices...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
18
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20
% OF VOTES
6.69
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In the biggest law firm merger news of 2017, Washington, DC
giant Arnold & Porter combined with New York's Kaye Scholer,
creating Arnold & Porter...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
21
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21
% OF VOTES
6.54
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Since Wilmer Cutler Pickering LLP and Hale and Dorr LLP merged
to become WilmerHale in 2004, the firm has established itself as
one of the preeminent...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
17
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22
% OF VOTES
6.54
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With an extensive history of working big-time cases spread
across a diverse array of fields, O'Melveny & Myers LLP boasts
expertise in a little bit...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
24
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23
% OF VOTES
6.51
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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
2011 Rank
26
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24
% OF VOTES
6.48
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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
2011 Rank
22
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25
% OF VOTES
6.47
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Ropes & Gray has expanded in every measurable way in the
21st century, acquiring smaller boutique firms in the States while
claiming new turf in the...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
25
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26
% OF VOTES
6.37
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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
2011 Rank
29
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27
% OF VOTES
6.25
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Over the last few decades, Paul Hastings has grown from a
mid-market U.S. firm to an international outfit with strengths in
employment, tax, and business...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
33
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28
% OF VOTES
6.23
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Founded in Texas in 1945, Akin Gump has grown to become one of
the world's largest law firms, with over 900 lawyers practicing
across a vast array of...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
34
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29
% OF VOTES
6.21
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Consistently ranked as a top money-maker, both in terms of firm
profits and PPP, Magic Circle firm Linklaters has achieved legal
industry royalty by...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
30
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30
% OF VOTES
6.17
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Mayer Brown is an international law firm with offices across the
Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East that employs more than
1,500 lawyers-among...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
31
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31
% OF VOTES
6.10
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Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP advises many of
the world's leading corporations, investment funds, and financial
institutions on their...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
36
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32
% OF VOTES
6.05
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Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is one of the nation's
leading firms for corporate finance and restructuring, litigation,
and project finance,...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
32
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33
% OF VOTES
6.03
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Established 225 years ago, Cadwalader,
Wickersham & Taft LLP is the oldest Wall Street firm still in
existence. Known especially for its capital...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
44
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34
% OF VOTES
5.96
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One of SoCal's elites, Munger, Tolles & Olson has only
recently expanded beyond the Golden State. The firm is similarly
consistent in its recruiting:...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
27
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35
% OF VOTES
5.95
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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
2011 Rank
35
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36
% OF VOTES
5.94
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Founded more than 150 years ago in San Francisco, Orrick today
is a global firm of more than 1,100 attorneys focused on serving
three sectors: tech &...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
39
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37
% OF VOTES
5.87
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Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
47
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38
% OF VOTES
5.80
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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
2011 Rank
42
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39
% OF VOTES
5.79
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Proskauer Rose is practically synonymous with "sports
law"-clients include Major League Baseball, the National Football
League, the National Hockey...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
46
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40
% OF VOTES
5.78
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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 practice area...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
49
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41
% OF VOTES
5.77
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Founded in Boston more than a century ago, Goodwin has grown to
more than 1,000 lawyers in ten offices throughout the U.S., Europe,
and Asia. The firm...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
48
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42
% OF VOTES
5.75
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For over 250 years, Freshfields has remained a constant at the
top of the UK legal market. Known as one of the Magic Circle firms,
Freshfields has...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
38
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43
% OF VOTES
5.75
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A Southern California powerhouse for over 75 years, Irell &
Manella matches or exceeds its multinational peers in salary,
prestige, and high-stakes...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
37
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44
% OF VOTES
5.73
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From its 19th Century Chicago roots, Winston & Strawn has
grown to a global law firm of nearly 1,000 attorneys across the
United States, Europe, and...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
41
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45
% OF VOTES
5.73
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With approximately 4,200 lawyers in 90+ offices around the
globe, DLA Piper is one of the largest law firms-both by headcount
and by revenue-in the...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
53
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46
% OF VOTES
5.72
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Willkie has all the history you could ask for and then some. The
firm's clients have ranged from inventors to industrial titans to
elite financial...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
40
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47
% OF VOTES
5.64
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From its Windy City roots, Jenner & Block has grown to a
firm of more than 500 lawyers in offices in Chicago, London, Los
Angeles, New York, and...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
43
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47
% OF VOTES
5.64
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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
2011 Rank
47
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48
% OF VOTES
5.61
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With a reputation for capital markets prowess
and First Amendment excellence, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP is
the picture of an effective-and...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
65
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