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 | 37.95% |
| 2 | Kirkland & Ellis | Chicago | 23.12% |
| 3 | Davis Polk | New York | 19.96% |
| 4 | Cravath | New York | 19.37% |
| 5 | Latham & Watkins | New York | 18.97% |
| 6 | Baker McKenzie | Chicago | 17.98% |
| 7 | Wachtell | New York | 17.59% |
| 8 | McDermott, Will & Emery | Chicago | 11.46% |
| 9 | Sullivan & Cromwell | New York | 10.28% |
| 10 | Simpson Thacher | New York | 9.49% |
| 11 | Weil | New York | 9.09% |
| 12 | Cleary Gottlieb | New York | 8.70% |
| 13 | Caplin & Drysdale | D.C. | 6.32% |
| 13 | Paul Weiss | New York | 6.32% |
| 15 | Morgan Lewis | Philadelphia | 4.94% |
| 15 | Ropes & Gray | Boston | 4.94% |
| 15 | Sidley Austin | Chicago | 4.94% |
| 18 | Eversheds Sutherland | D.C. | 4.74% |
| 19 | Miller & Chevalier | D.C. | 4.35% |
| 20 | Mayer Brown | Chicago | 3.95% |
For the fourteenth year in a row, Skadden is #1. The city rankings are:
- New York (10)
- Chicago (5)
- D.C. (3)
- Boston, Philadelphia (1)
For prior years’ Vault Law Firm Tax Rankings, see:
