The 100 Most Prestigious Law Firms

Once again, Vault has ranked the 100 most prestigious law firms. Here is the list. Vault bases its rankings on a survey of nearly 17,000 associates. Here are the top 10.

1.    Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz

2.    Cravath, Swaine & Moore          

3.    Sullivan & Cromwell      

4.    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

5.    Davis Polk & Wardwell                                                  

6.    Weil, Gotshal & Manges  

7.    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett                   

8.    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton                     

9.    Kirkland & Ellis  

10.  Latham & Watkins  

Do they have anything in common? Yes, they are big city law firms that are  largely interchangeable, at least to the outsider.

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