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America's Best Corporate Law Firms
Our second annual exclusive survey asked more than 24,000 board members to identify the law firms they most admire, nationally and in 50 metropolitan areas. Because of ties, the national top 20 has jumped to 21. The following pages contain profiles of all of these champion firms, along with a look at some of the lawyers who have contributed to their success. The report on which firms won most-admired status on a local basis begins on page 92.
The Top 21 Firms
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Last Year's Rank
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1
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom,
New York
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1
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2
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Cravath Swaine & Moore,
New York
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2
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3
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Sullivan & Cromwell,
New York
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3
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4
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz,
New York
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5
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5
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Davis Polk & Wardwell,
New York
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6
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6
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Jones Day Reavis & Pogue,
Cleveland
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4
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7
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Baker & McKenzie,
Chicago
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8
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8
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Latham & Watkins,
Los Angeles
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9
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9
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Kirkland & Ellis,
Chicago
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10
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10
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher,
Los Angeles
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7
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11
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Weil Gotshal & Manges,
New York
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17
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12
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld,
Dallas
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20
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13
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Shearman & Sterling,
New York
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11
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14
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O’Melveny & Myers,
Los Angeles
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13
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15
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
Palo Alto
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12
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16
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison,
New York
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16
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17
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Fulbright & Jaworski,
Houston
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-
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18 (tie)
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Arnold & Porter,
Washington, D.C.
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18
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Sidley Austin Brown & Wood,
Chicago
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14
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20
(tie)
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson,
New York
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-
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett,
New York
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15
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