1
SCORE
9.085
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In 1972, four attorneys moved from New York to Palo Alto to
found a firm based on their vision that the Silicon Valley would
become the future tech Mecca...
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TRENDING
2012 Rank
1
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2
SCORE
8.657
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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 Asia...
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TRENDING
2012 Rank
2
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3
SCORE
8.613
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Nixon Peabody's 650+ lawyers collaborate
together to handle complex challenges in litigation, real estate,
corporate law, intellectual property and...
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TRENDING
2012 Rank
3
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4
SCORE
8.509
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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
2012 Rank
4
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5
SCORE
8.463
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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
2012 Rank
6
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6
SCORE
8.381
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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
2012 Rank
NR
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7
SCORE
8.345
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As definitively "Atlanta" as Coca-Cola,
TBS, and Bobby Cox, Alston & Bird isn't just a Georgia peach:
it has built a nationally-regarded lobbying...
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TRENDING

2012 Rank
5
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8
SCORE
8.306
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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
2012 Rank
17
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9
SCORE
8.302
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Alive and kicking since the late nineteenth century,
Dallas-based Thompson & Knight has evolved from a Texas oil and
gas law firm into an...
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TRENDING
2012 Rank
NR
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10
SCORE
8.294
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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

2012 Rank
7
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