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The 2004 A-List
| The 2004 A-List Order the 2004 A-List electronic spreadsheet | |||||||
| Rank | Firm | Total Score* | RPL Score | Pro Bono Score | Associate Satisfaction Score | Diversity Score | About the Firms |
| 1 | Debevoise & Plimpton, New York | 1,109 | 179 | 197 | 180 | 177 | |
| 2 | Heller Ehrman, San Francisco | 1,081 | 178 | 188 | 169 | 180 | |
| 3 | Munger, Tolles, Los Angeles | 1,080 | 190 | 171 | 184 | 174 | |
| 4 | Cleary, Gottlieb, New York | 1,039 | 180 | 192 | 109 | 186 | |
| 5 | Latham & Watkins, National | 1,029 | 161 | 191 | 170 | 155 | |
| 6 | Paul, Weiss, New York | 1,025 | 194 | 187 | 64 | 199 | |
| 7 | Davis Polk, New York | 1,024 | 197 | 182 | 78 | 188 | |
| 8 | Howrey Simon, Washington, D.C. | 1,022 | 167 | 190 | 144 | 164 | |
| 9 | Patterson, Belknap, New York | 1,014 | 170 | 195 | 125 | 159 | learn more |
| 10 | Arnold & Porter, Washington, D.C. | 1,008 | 153 | 198 | 120 | 186 | |
| 11 | Simpson Thacher, New York | 1,006 | 191 | 169 | 94 | 192 | |
| 11 | Wilmer Cutler, National | 1,006 | 167 | 200 | 158 | 114 | learn more |
| 13 | Morrison & Foerster, San Francisco | 997 | 136 | 194 | 142 | 195 | learn more |
| 14 | Skadden, New York | 995 | 185 | 184 | 87 | 170 | |
| 15 | Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C. | 969 | 159 | 199 | 151 | 102 | |
| 16 | Sullivan & Cromwell, New York | 964 | 198 | 186 | 84 | 112 | |
| 17 | Cravath, New York | 959 | 195 | 152 | 68 | 197 | |
| 18 | Robins, Kaplan, Minneapolis | 951 | 167 | 165 | 194 | 93 | |
| 19 | Jenner & Block, Chicago | 929 | 139 | 196 | 162 | 97 | learn more |
| 20 | Hughes Hubbard, New York | 923 | 131 | 178 | 110 | 195 | |
| *The total score was calculated by doubling the RPL and Pro Bono scores and adding those to the Associate Satisfaction and Diversity scores. | |||||||
| (The American Lawyer, September 2004) | |||||||
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