Vault has released its annual ranking of the Top 100 Law Firms, based on prestige as voted on by associates (methodology here). The Top Tax Practices are:
| Rank | Firm | Home City | % Vote |
| 1 | Skadden | New York | 40.24% |
| 2 | Kirkland & Ellis | Chicago | 25.78% |
| 3 | Cravath | New York | 21.45% |
| 4 | Davis Polk | New York | 20.00% |
| 5 | Latham & Watkins | New York | 17.83% |
| 6 | Wachtell | New York | 17.35% |
| 7 | Baker McKenzie | Chicago | 14.70% |
| 8 | McDermott, Will & Emery | Chicago | 12.77% |
| 9 | Sullivan & Cromwell | New York | 8.43% |
| 10 | Simpson Thacher | New York | 7.47% |
| 11 | Weil | New York | 6.99% |
| 12 | Cleary Gottlieb | New York | 6.27% |
| 13 | Morgan Lewis | Philadelphia | 6.02% |
| 14 | Caplin & Drysdale | D.C. | 5.54% |
| 14 | Paul Weiss | New York | 5.54% |
| 16 | Eversheds Sutherland | Atlanta | 5.06% |
| 17 | Miller & Chevalier | D.C. | 4.82% |
| 18 | Ropes & Gray | Boston | 4.58% |
| 18 | Sidley Austin | Chicago | 4.58% |
| 20 | Mayer Brown | Chicago | 3.86% |
For the fifteenth year in a row, Skadden is #1. The city rankings are:
- New York (10)
- Chicago (5)
- D.C. (2)
- Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia (1)
For prior years' Vault Law Firm Tax Rankings, see:
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