Law Firm Rankings 2013: The Best Law Firms in Each Practice Area: White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations

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1 1 Williams & Connolly LLP 26.82 Washington, DC
2 2 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 15.78 New York, NY
2 4 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates 15.78 New York, NY
3 3 Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 14.79 New York, NY
4 5 Covington & Burling LLP 11.92 Washington, DC
5 8 Davis Polk & Wardwell 10.71 New York, NY
6 6 Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 10.26 New York, NY
6 8 WilmerHale 10.26 Washington, DC
7 8 Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP 9.82 Los Angeles, CA
8 7 Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz 9.05 New York, NY
9 9 Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP 8.06 New York, NY
10 11 Kirkland & Ellis LLP 5.63 Chicago, IL
11 NR Jones Day 5.52 Washington, DC
11 10 Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP 5.52 Los Angeles, CA
12 9 Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP 5.19 New York, NY
13 NR Ropes & Gray LLP 5.08 Boston, MA
14 NR Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP 4.97 New York, NY
15 11 O'Melveny & Myers LLP 4.86 Los Angeles, CA
15 12 White & Case LLP 4.86 New York, NY
16 14 Sidley Austin LLP 4.75 Chicago, IL
17 13 Latham & Watkins LLP 4.53 New York, NY
17 15 Steptoe & Johnson LLP 4.53 Washington, DC
18 14 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP 4.42 Washington, DC
18 NR Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 4.42 New York, NY
19 NR Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 4.08 New York, NY
20 NR Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP 3.86 Los Angeles, CA
21 NR Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 3.75 New York, NY
22 NR Shearman & Sterling LLP 3.20 New York, NY
23 NR Dechert LLP 2.98 New York, NY
24 NR Jenner & Block LLP 2.32 Chicago, IL
25 NR Baker Botts LLP 2.21 Houston, TX

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