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20America's Best Corporate Lawyers

More than ever before, board members are being forced to face up to all kinds of legal situations and challenges. And with the growing complexity of shareholder suits, globalization, and the Internet, they often need to look beyond in-house counsel for help. Our exclusive survey names the 20 best firms in the U.S. and the top five firms in 50 metropolitan areas. Since qualitative differences among those firms are negligible in many areas, the listings are alphabetical.

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Leaders in 50 Metro Areas
Our exclusive survey names the top five firms in 50 metropolitan areas. Since qualitative differences among those firms are negligible in many areas, the listings are alphabetical.
Plus: Rodeo Queen
Watchdog on the Board
Lawyer Literati
Al Capone at the Bar
The Complex World of White-Collar Crime
Dancing Around the Law
   
70 Class Action: Every Director's Nightmare
Bad news can reach you anywhere, as one vacationing director found out. But as shareholder lawsuits increase, new strategies are taking shape to prevent them, defend against them—and even profit from them.
Plus: Where D&O May Not Go
   
86 The Changing Face of Corporate Law
Innovations in the marketplace and workplace are challenging companies and their directors to rethink whom to hire for legal help and how much to pay.
Plus: How to Fire Your Lawyer
Legal Testimony
How to Hire Outside Counsel
   
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Why No One Wants to Sit on the Audit Committee
As SEC rules continue to tighten, directors need to review how much responsibility they are willing to take on. Here’s the latest on today’s trickiest boardroom assignment.
   
102 12 Superstars
Bestriding the legal world like Colossi, the attorneys portrayed on these pages dominate their chosen fields. So say their peers, law school deans, and company directors surveyed by Corporate Board Member. The question is simple: Who’s the very best lawyer in each of a dozen key practices, ranging from class-action suits to theft of intellectual property?