Law Firm Rankings 2011: The Best Law Firms in Each Practice Area: Intellectual Property

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1 1 Fish & Richardson P.C. 53.05 Boston, MA
2 2 Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP 37.95 Washington, DC
3 3 Kirkland & Ellis LLP 27.69 Chicago, IL
4 4 Morrison & Foerster LLP 15.59 San Francisco, CA
5 5 Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 12.97 New York, NY
6 9 Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP 12.20 Los Angeles, CA
7 7 Irell & Manella LLP 10.75 Los Angeles, CA
8 10 Kenyon & Kenyon LLP 9.58 New York, NY
9 12 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 8.91 Palo Alto, CA
10 13 WilmerHale 8.33 Washington, DC
11 14 Ropes & Gray LLP 7.74 Boston, MA
12 8 Jones Day 7.16 Washington, DC
12 15 Foley & Lardner LLP 7.16 Milwaukee, WI
13 6 Howrey LLP 6.58 Washington, DC
14 11 Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto 6.29 New York, NY
15 NR Latham & Watkins LLP 4.36 New York, NY
16 NR Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 4.26 New York, NY
17 18 Cooley LLP 3.87 Palo Alto, CA
18 14 Baker Botts LLP 3.68 Houston, TX
19 20 Sidley Austin LLP 3.48 Chicago, IL
19 NR Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3.48 Miami, FL
20 NR McDermott Will & Emery LLP 3.10 Chicago, IL
20 NR Fenwick & West LLP 3.10 Mountain View, CA

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