Law Firm Rankings 2013: The Best Law Firms in Each Practice Area: M&A
VAULT RANKINGS
1-25| 2013 RANK |
2012 RANK |
CHANGE |
FIRM |
% Vote |
LOCATION |
| 1 | 1 |
|
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | 65.82 | New York, NY |
| 2 | 2 |
|
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates | 55.23 | New York, NY |
| 3 | 3 |
|
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | 35.05 | New York, NY |
| 4 | 4 |
|
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | 32.51 | New York, NY |
| 5 | 5 |
|
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | 17.89 | New York, NY |
| 6 | 6 |
|
Davis Polk & Wardwell | 10.96 | New York, NY |
| 7 | 9 |
|
Kirkland & Ellis LLP | 7.74 | Chicago, IL |
| 8 | 7 |
|
Latham & Watkins LLP | 7.37 | New York, NY |
| 9 | 8 |
|
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 6.32 | New York, NY |
| 10 | 10 |
|
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | 5.26 | New York, NY |
| 11 | 13 |
|
Jones Day | 3.41 | Washington, DC |
| 12 | 11 |
|
Shearman & Sterling LLP | 3.10 | New York, NY |
| 13 | NR |
|
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | 3.03 | New York, NY |
| 14 | 15 |
|
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (US) | 2.48 | New York, NY |
| 15 | NR |
|
Clifford Chance US LLP | 2.11 | New York, NY |
| 15 | NR |
|
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | 2.11 | Palo Alto, CA |
| 16 | 12 |
|
Sidley Austin LLP | 2.04 | Chicago, IL |
| 17 | 14 |
|
Linklaters LLP (US) | 1.98 | New York, NY |
| 18 | NR |
|
White & Case LLP | 1.86 | New York, NY |
| 19 | NR |
|
Ropes & Gray LLP | 1.67 | Boston, MA |
| 20 | NR |
|
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | 1.36 | New York, NY |
| 20 | NR |
|
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP | 1.36 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 21 | NR |
|
Cooley LLP | 1.18 | Palo Alto, CA |
| 21 | NR |
|
Vinson & Elkins LLP | 1.18 | Houston, TX |
| 21 | NR |
|
DLA Piper | 1.18 | New York, NY |
| 22 | NR |
|
Mayer Brown LLP | 1.05 | Chicago, IL |
| 23 | NR |
|
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP | .99 | New York, NY |
| 23 | NR |
|
Allen & Overy LLP (US) | .99 | New York, NY |
| 24 | NR |
|
Baker Botts LLP | .93 | Houston, TX |
| 25 | NR |
|
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP | .87 | New York, NY |
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