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 |
42.55% |
|
2 |
Cravath |
New York |
22.25% |
|
3 |
Davis Polk |
New York |
21.17% |
|
4 |
Kirkland & Ellis |
Chicago |
20.52% |
|
5 |
Baker McKenzie |
Chicago |
18.14% |
|
6 |
Wachtell |
New York |
16.63% |
|
7 |
McDermott, Will & Emery |
Chicago |
16.42% |
|
8 |
Cleary Gottlieb |
New York |
11.66% |
|
9 |
Latham & Watkins |
Los Angeles |
9.94% |
|
10 |
Sullivan & Cromwell |
New York |
8.64% |
|
11 |
Weil Gotshal |
New York |
7.78% |
|
12 |
Morgan Lewis |
Philadelphia |
7.56% |
|
13 |
Simpson Thacher |
New York |
7.34% |
|
14 |
Caplin & Drysdale |
D.C. |
7.13% |
|
15 |
Mayer Brown |
Chicago |
6.48% |
|
16 |
Paul Weiss |
New York |
6.26% |
|
17 |
Miller & Chevalier |
D.C. |
5.18% |
|
18 |
Eversheds Sutherland |
Atlanta |
4.75% |
|
19 |
Alston & Bird |
Atlanta |
3.67% |
|
19 |
Roberts Holland |
New York |
3.67% |
For the eleventh year in a row, Skadden is #1. The city rankings are:
- New York (10)
- Chicago (4)
- Atlanta, D.C. (2)
- Cleveland, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco (1)
For prior years’ Vault Law Firm Tax Rankings, see:



