America's Best Corporate Lawyers 2004
from July/August 2004
In Corporate Board Member ’s fourth annual survey, 2,152 directors picked the law firms they most admire, nationally and in 50 metropolitan areas. The 20 national leaders are ranked below, with Skadden Arps in first place for the fourth straight year.
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The Top 20 Law Firms |
Last Year’s
Ranking |
| 1. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom - New York | 1 |
| 2. Cravath Swaine & Moore - New York | 2 |
| 3. Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz - New York | 4 |
| 4. Sullivan & Cromwell - New York | 3 |
| 5. Davis Polk & Wardwell - New York | 7 |
| 6. Baker & McKenzie - Chicago | 6 |
| 7. Jones Day - Cleveland | 5 |
| 8. Gibson Dunn & Crutcher - Los Angeles | 10 |
| 9. Weil Gotshal & Manges - New York | 11 |
| 10. Latham & Watkins - Los Angeles | 9 |
| 11. Kirkland & Ellis - Chicago | 8 |
| 12. Fulbright & Jaworski - Houston | 16 |
| 13. Shearman & Sterling - New York | 12 (tie) |
| 14. Covington & Burling - Washington, D.C. | 20 |
| 15. O’Melveny & Myers - Los Angeles | 14 |
| 16. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld - Dallas | 15 |
| 17. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett - New York | - |
| 18. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati - Palo Alto | 12 (tie) |
| 19. Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison - New York | 19 |
| 20. Sidley Austin Brown & Wood - Chicago |
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