Picks of the Hire Powers
from July/August 2002
In a separate Corporate Board Member survey, 350 corporate general counsels chose the 20 firms they’d most want to represent their companies on national matters. Their top two picks echo those of our wider survey (see page 48), but eight firms rank higher in this one: Wachtell Lipton, Latham & Watkins, Weil Gotshal, Simpson Thacher, Gibson Dunn, Sidley Austin, Wilson Sonsini, and Arnold & Porter. One new firm cracks this top 20: Covington & Burling, subject of “Galloping Ghosts”. Here’s how the in-house lawyers ranked the winners:1. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
2. Cravath Swaine & Moore
3. Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
4. Latham & Watkins
5. Sullivan & Cromwell
6. Jones Day Reavis & Pogue
7. Weil Gotshal & Manges
8. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9. Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
10. Davis Polk & Wardwell
11. Sidley Austin Brown & Wood
12. Baker & McKenzie
13. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
14. Shearman & Sterling
15. Kirkland & Ellis
16. O’Melveny & Myers
17. Arnold & Porter
18. Covington & Burling
19. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
20. Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
