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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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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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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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 160 years ago, has finance in its DNA. The firm boasts one of
the nation's best and...
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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 and litigation. The firm is a bit...
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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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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
2011 Rank
9
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9
% OF VOTES
7.50
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Kirkland & Ellis has a strong reputation
in private equity, M&A and other complex corporate
transactions, litigation, restructuring and...
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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, corporate, IP, and...
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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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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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The firm's roots trace back to its formation
in Chicago in 1866 and the firm is celebrating its 150th
anniversary. Historical clients included former...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
16
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16
% OF VOTES
6.87
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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has been
cultivating the persona of an eccentric genius-shocking the
often-staid (OK, uptight) legal world with its...
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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 approximately 280 lawyers and has...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
23
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18
% OF VOTES
6.83
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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
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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Editor's note: In January 2017 Arnold & Porter and
Kaye Scholer merged to form Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer. The
information herein...
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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 boasts expertise in a little bit of...
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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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Founded in 1865, Ropes & Gray has expanded
in every measurable way in the 21st century, acquiring smaller
boutique firms in the States while claiming...
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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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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
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 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
2011 Rank
31
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31
% OF VOTES
6.10
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With approximately 450 attorneys, Fried Frank is hardly a
behemoth, but the firm remains an international legal power that
excels in corporate,...
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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,project finance and litigation, and...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
32
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33
% OF VOTES
6.03
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Established over 200 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 resisted the temptation to expand beyond the Golden
State. The firm is similarly consistent in its...
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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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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
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 NFL, the
NHL, and the NBA. Although flashy, this...
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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...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
49
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41
% OF VOTES
5.77
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Founded in Boston in 1912, Goodwin is known
for its IP litigation, financial services, private equity, real
estate capital markets, technology and life...
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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 U.K. 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 power for the past 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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Winston & Strawn has an enviable 160+ year
track record. The global law firm is comprised of 18 offices across
the United States, Europe, and Asia,...
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TRENDING
2011 Rank
41
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45
% OF VOTES
5.73
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With approximately 4,000 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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Windy City Roots
The firm now known as Jenner & Block was
founded in 1914 as Newman, Poppenhusen & Stern by a trio of
lawyers with big-name...
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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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