Law Firm Rankings 2013: The Best Law Firms in Each U.S. Region: Northern California
VAULT RANKINGS
1-25| 2013 RANK |
2012 RANK |
CHANGE |
FIRM |
SCORE |
LOCATION |
| 1 | 1 |
|
Morrison & Foerster LLP | 7.99 | San Francisco, CA |
| 2 | 2 |
|
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | 7.76 | Palo Alto, CA |
| 3 | 3 |
|
Latham & Watkins LLP | 7.69 | New York, NY |
| 4 | 7 |
|
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP | 7.41 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 5 | NR |
|
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP | 7.40 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 6 | 4 |
|
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | 7.39 | New York, NY |
| 7 | 10 |
|
Cooley LLP | 7.15 | Palo Alto, CA |
| 8 | NR |
|
Keker & Van Nest LLP | 7.08 | San Francisco, CA |
| 9 | 8 |
|
Fenwick & West LLP | 7.04 | Mountain View, CA |
| 10 | 5 |
|
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates | 6.99 | New York, NY |
| 11 | 6 |
|
O'Melveny & Myers LLP | 6.94 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 12 | NR |
|
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP | 6.78 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 13 | 9 |
|
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 6.45 | New York, NY |
| 14 | 11 |
|
Paul Hastings LLP | 6.21 | New York, NY |
| 15 | 12 |
|
Davis Polk & Wardwell | 6.16 | New York, NY |
| 16 | NR |
|
Jones Day | 6.14 | Washington, DC |
| 17 | 13 |
|
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | 6.07 | New York, NY |
| 17 | 14 |
|
Bingham McCutchen LLP | 6.07 | Boston, MA |
| 18 | 15 |
|
Farella Braun + Martel LLP | 5.98 | San Francisco, CA |
| 19 | 21 |
|
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP | 5.97 | Menlo Park, CA |
| 20 | NR |
|
Covington & Burling LLP | 5.78 | Washington, DC |
| 21 | 18 |
|
DLA Piper | 5.72 | New York, NY |
| 22 | 16 |
|
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP | 5.71 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 23 | 16 |
|
White & Case LLP | 5.49 | New York, NY |
| 24 | NR |
|
Ropes & Gray LLP | 5.38 | Boston, MA |
| 25 | 22 |
|
Reed Smith LLP | 5.15 | Pittsburgh, PA |
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