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Rank in city Score for office/city Respondents Interesting work Satisfying work Benefits and compensation Associate relations Partner relations Training and guidance Management openness Communication re: partnership Billables policy Attitude toward pro bono Expect to stay two years Overall workplace rating
Arizona
Phoenix
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.825
Quarles & Brady 1 4.198 13 4.23 4.23 3.46 4.38 4.15 4.31 4.31 3.92 4.31 4.77 4.15 4.15
Bryan Cave 2 3.781 6 3.83 4.00 3.67 4.17 4.00 3.33 3.50 3.00 3.67 4.20 3.50 4.50
Lewis and Roca 3 3.678 13 4.08 4.08 3.15 3.54 3.54 3.62 4.17 3.46 3.58 3.00 3.91 4.00
Snell & Wilmer 4 3.643 17 3.94 3.76 3.24 4.18 3.88 3.71 2.41 3.12 3.53 4.18 3.71 4.06
Tucson
Snell & Wilmer 3.933 5 4.20 3.60 3.80 3.60 4.00 4.20 3.60 4.20 3.80 4.20 3.80 4.20
California
Los Angeles
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.792
Morgan, Lewis 1 4.408 9 4.25 4.38 4.38 4.75 4.25 4.63 4.50 4.00 4.25 4.75 4.00 4.75
O’Melveny & Myers (Century City) 2 4.376 6 4.67 4.67 4.67 4.83 4.83 4.33 4.17 3.50 4.17 5.00 3.00 4.67
Akin Gump 3 4.217 6 4.40 4.40 4.80 4.60 3.80 4.00 4.00 3.40 4.00 4.60 4.00 4.60
Seyfarth Shaw 3 4.217 5 4.60 4.60 4.00 4.40 4.60 4.00 4.00 3.20 4.20 4.00 4.20 4.80
Loeb & Loeb 5 4.207 10 4.30 4.30 3.90 4.70 4.30 4.30 3.30 3.40 4.50 4.00 4.78 4.70
Munger, Tolles 6 4.195 20 4.40 4.35 3.60 4.55 4.35 3.45 4.70 3.45 4.40 4.70 3.84 4.55
Reed Smith 7 4.067 5 3.80 3.80 3.60 4.20 4.20 4.20 4.20 3.60 4.00 4.40 4.40 4.40
Howrey 8 4.058 10 3.70 3.70 4.40 4.60 4.20 4.30 3.60 3.40 3.80 4.70 4.10 4.20
Gibson, Dunn 9 4.019 27 4.37 4.04 4.15 4.74 4.30 3.85 3.67 3.04 3.96 4.44 3.37 4.30
Holland & Knight 10 3.982 7 4.43 4.43 3.43 4.33 4.00 3.83 3.50 3.50 3.83 4.67 3.50 4.33
Morrison & Foerster 11 3.976 7 4.14 3.71 3.86 4.86 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.14 3.57 4.43 3.57 4.43
Sedgwick, Detert 12 3.950 5 4.60 4.60 3.40 4.40 4.20 4.00 2.80 3.40 3.80 3.40 4.00 4.80
Latham & Watkins 13 3.924 20 4.00 3.65 3.90 4.50 4.05 3.89 4.30 3.40 3.55 4.80 3.00 4.05
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart 14 3.903 6 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.33 3.83 4.00 3.17 3.17 3.83 3.67 4.50 4.33
Sidley Austin 15 3.898 16 4.19 4.00 4.00 4.81 3.75 3.50 3.69 3.38 3.69 4.20 3.56 4.00
Katten Muchin 16 3.888 9 4.13 4.13 4.00 4.25 4.13 3.88 3.63 3.38 3.25 4.00 3.75 4.13
Skadden 17 3.862 6 4.67 4.17 4.50 4.00 3.83 3.50 2.50 2.17 4.17 4.50 4.00 4.33
Pillsbury Winthrop 18 3.760 10 4.10 4.00 4.00 4.30 4.00 4.00 2.90 2.90 3.50 4.10 3.22 4.10
Manatt, Phelps 19 3.712 11 4.09 3.82 3.18 4.09 3.45 3.09 3.73 2.45 3.73 4.73 4.09 4.09
Fulbright & Jaworski 20 3.711 6 4.33 4.17 3.83 4.60 3.00 3.80 3.50 2.80 3.50 3.17 3.83 4.00
O’Melveny & Myers 21 3.702 25 3.84 3.56 3.96 4.20 3.56 3.44 3.84 3.20 3.32 4.20 3.42 3.88
Proskauer Rose 22 3.681 6 4.17 4.00 4.50 4.17 3.67 3.67 3.00 1.83 3.33 4.50 3.50 3.83
Irell & Manella 23 3.679 16 4.00 3.81 4.44 3.88 3.44 3.19 4.13 2.75 3.63 3.38 3.56 3.94
Milbank, Tweed 24 3.676 9 3.89 3.56 4.44 4.67 3.33 2.78 3.67 2.22 4.33 4.11 3.33 3.78
Sheppard, Mullin 25 3.673 13 4.00 3.62 3.46 4.15 3.23 3.54 4.23 3.85 3.31 3.23 3.54 3.92
Paul, Hastings 26 3.608 32 3.83 3.63 3.73 4.03 3.83 3.60 3.41 3.21 2.97 3.53 3.45 4.07
Jones Day 27 3.525 5 4.20 4.20 3.00 4.25 4.00 4.50 2.40 2.60 3.20 3.20 2.75 4.00
White & Case 28 3.511 9 3.78 3.67 3.89 4.11 3.67 3.67 2.89 2.00 3.22 4.00 3.56 3.67
Kirkland & Ellis 29 3.489 17 3.53 3.41 3.82 3.94 3.35 3.59 3.35 2.94 3.41 4.29 3.06 3.18
McKenna Long 30 3.250 5 3.60 3.20 3.40 4.20 3.80 3.60 2.00 2.40 2.80 2.60 3.60 3.80
Best Best (Riverside) 31 3.217 5 4.20 4.00 2.60 3.80 3.60 3.20 2.20 2.40 3.40 2.20 3.20 3.80
Stroock & Stroock 32 3.033 5 3.00 3.20 3.80 4.20 3.00 3.20 2.80 2.40 2.60 2.20 2.60 3.40
Bingham McCutchen 33 2.773 6 3.33 2.67 3.00 3.40 2.33 3.17 2.17 1.33 3.33 3.67 1.67 3.20
Orange County
CITY
AVERAGE		 4.158
Latham & Watkins (Costa Mesa) 1 4.550 5 4.80 4.60 3.60 5.00 4.80 4.60 4.80 3.80 4.60 5.00 4.40 4.60
Howrey (Irvine) 2 4.542 5 4.40 4.40 4.40 5.00 4.80 4.60 4.00 4.00 4.50 5.00 4.60 4.80
Snell & Wilmer (Costa Mesa) 3 4.304 8 4.63 4.38 4.25 4.75 4.38 4.25 3.13 3.50 4.25 4.50 4.75 4.88
O’Melveny & Myers (Newport Beach) 4 4.283 17 4.12 4.12 4.53 4.59 4.35 4.24 4.65 3.65 4.06 4.80 3.82 4.47
Gibson, Dunn (Irvine) 5 4.133 12 4.17 4.10 4.33 4.58 4.25 3.75 4.00 3.00 4.25 4.75 4.17 4.25
Irell & Manella (Newport Beach) 6 3.737 7 4.14 3.71 4.00 4.29 3.71 3.71 4.71 2.43 3.57 3.57 3.00 4.00
Paul, Hastings (Costa Mesa) 7 3.554 8 3.63 3.38 3.75 3.63 3.75 3.00 4.00 3.25 3.50 3.38 3.50 3.88
San Diego
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.895
Paul, Hastings 1 4.607 11 4.73 4.73 4.55 4.91 4.91 4.55 4.36 4.27 4.27 4.45 4.64 4.91
Cooley Godward 2 4.262 8 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.50 4.25 4.13 4.63 3.00 4.25 4.75 4.50 4.38
Sheppard, Mullin 3 4.183 5 4.20 4.00 3.60 4.20 4.20 4.00 4.80 4.60 4.20 3.80 4.20 4.40
Morrison & Foerster 4 3.907 9 4.33 4.00 3.22 4.33 4.00 3.67 3.33 3.11 3.56 5.00 4.00 4.33
DLA Piper 5 3.841 16 4.13 4.06 4.06 4.38 4.06 3.44 3.31 2.94 3.38 4.13 4.07 4.13
Latham & Watkins 6 3.840 19 4.47 4.05 3.79 4.37 3.68 3.89 4.37 2.68 3.42 3.89 3.42 4.05
Pillsbury Winthrop 7 3.717 5 3.80 4.00 4.40 4.20 3.60 3.00 2.60 2.60 3.60 4.20 4.60 4.00
Heller Ehrman 8 3.700 5 3.60 3.40 4.40 4.80 3.60 3.20 3.60 2.80 3.40 4.40 3.20 4.00
Luce, Forward 9 3.481 13 4.00 3.62 2.85 4.38 3.69 3.54 3.38 2.92 3.00 2.85 3.62 3.92
Fish & Richardson 10 3.408 5 4.40 3.80 4.00 4.20 2.80 3.00 3.00 3.00 2.80 3.00 3.50 3.40
San Francisco Bay Area
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.766
Munger, Tolles 1 4.621 9 4.67 4.56 5.00 5.00 4.89 3.89 5.00 4.33 4.33 4.78 4.33 4.67
Gibson, Dunn 2 4.373 13 4.42 4.17 4.67 4.85 4.38 4.31 4.23 3.77 4.00 4.85 4.00 4.83
Latham & Watkins 3 4.310 9 4.56 4.33 4.22 4.78 4.44 4.11 4.63 3.63 4.13 4.89 3.50 4.50
Cooley Godward (Palo Alto) 4 4.200 20 4.25 4.15 4.20 4.40 4.20 4.15 4.70 3.25 4.00 4.70 3.90 4.50
Covington & Burling 4 4.200 5 4.60 4.60 4.40 5.00 4.20 3.40 3.20 3.60 4.60 4.80 3.40 4.60
Cooley Godward 6 4.168 11 4.09 3.73 4.18 4.73 4.09 3.91 4.82 3.64 3.82 4.73 3.91 4.36
Orrick 7 4.037 15 4.27 4.13 3.80 4.33 4.27 3.67 3.93 3.00 4.07 4.50 4.27 4.20
Latham & Watkins (Menlo Park) 8 3.908 8 4.25 4.25 3.50 4.13 3.50 3.75 4.25 3.50 3.75 4.38 3.75 3.88
Morgan, Lewis 9 3.892 10 4.10 4.00 3.60 4.70 4.20 3.40 3.40 3.20 3.80 4.80 3.60 3.90
Heller Ehrman 10 3.817 15 3.87 3.60 4.33 4.20 3.67 3.67 3.53 3.20 4.20 4.13 3.33 4.07
White & Case (Palo Alto) 11 3.813 5 3.75 4.00 3.75 4.75 4.50 3.50 4.25 2.00 2.75 4.25 4.00 4.25
Pillsbury Winthrop 12 3.808 10 4.20 4.00 3.70 4.40 3.80 3.90 2.80 2.90 3.80 4.00 3.90 4.30
Fish & Richardson (Redwood City) 13 3.800 5 4.20 4.20 4.20 4.00 4.00 3.80 3.00 3.20 4.00 2.80 4.20 4.00
Gunderson Dettmer (Menlo Park) 14 3.798 7 4.14 3.86 4.00 4.57 4.00 3.71 3.29 2.71 4.17 2.86 3.83 4.43
Howard, Rice 15 3.775 10 3.70 3.60 3.70 4.70 4.20 3.50 3.70 3.30 3.60 3.80 3.40 4.10
Morrison & Foerster (Palo Alto) 16 3.767 5 4.20 3.80 3.40 4.20 3.40 3.80 3.50 2.60 4.00 4.50 3.80 4.00
Sullivan & Cromwell (Palo Alto) 17 3.749 6 4.17 4.00 4.83 4.00 3.83 3.83 1.83 2.83 4.17 4.00 3.50 4.00
Bingham McCutchen 18 3.726 17 3.24 3.24 4.41 4.47 3.82 3.71 3.00 3.06 3.88 5.00 2.94 3.94
Wilson Sonsini 19 3.704 5 4.20 4.00 4.60 4.00 3.40 3.60 4.00 3.20 3.00 3.60 3.25 3.60
Baker & McKenzie 20 3.690 9 3.67 4.00 3.67 4.22 3.67 3.44 2.50 2.56 4.11 4.00 4.22 4.22
Paul, Hastings 21 3.672 21 4.24 3.90 3.33 4.29 3.95 3.67 3.10 3.05 3.35 3.70 3.53 3.95
Wilson Sonsini (Palo Alto) 22 3.665 24 4.00 3.83 4.13 4.08 3.58 3.42 3.50 3.04 3.21 4.00 3.54 3.65
Sidley Austin 23 3.657 9 4.44 4.22 3.78 4.33 3.89 3.67 2.44 2.67 3.33 3.44 3.78 3.89
Fenwick & West (Mountain View) 24 3.649 10 4.00 4.00 3.20 3.89 3.90 3.20 3.10 2.50 3.70 4.20 4.10 4.00
Heller Ehrman (Menlo Park) 25 3.606 7 4.00 3.86 3.71 3.57 3.71 3.57 2.86 3.00 3.14 4.14 3.71 4.00
Simpson Thacher (Palo Alto) 26 3.574 8 4.00 3.75 4.75 4.00 4.00 3.50 2.13 1.75 4.38 3.13 3.50 4.00
Morrison & Foerster 27 3.554 32 3.78 3.53 3.34 4.13 3.50 3.34 3.00 2.56 3.41 4.59 3.59 3.88
O’Melveny & Myers 28 3.525 11 4.00 3.64 3.73 4.18 3.09 3.09 4.00 3.27 3.36 4.18 2.40 3.36
Reed Smith (Oakland) 29 3.483 10 3.40 3.40 3.20 4.20 3.50 3.30 3.80 3.00 3.50 4.00 3.20 3.30
Pillsbury Winthrop (Palo Alto) 30 3.473 6 3.83 3.17 3.67 4.00 3.83 3.33 2.67 3.17 3.50 4.00 2.83 3.67
DLA Piper (Palo Alto) 31 3.400 10 3.80 3.70 3.70 4.10 3.60 3.20 2.30 2.50 2.70 4.20 3.40 3.60
Sedgwick, Detert 32 3.358 7 3.57 3.43 2.86 4.29 3.43 3.29 2.14 3.00 3.43 3.43 3.71 3.71
Kirkland & Ellis 33 3.162 16 3.25 3.19 3.81 3.44 3.25 3.69 2.75 3.06 2.75 2.81 2.81 3.13
DLA Piper 34 3.117 5 3.40 3.60 3.20 3.20 3.00 3.20 1.80 1.80 3.80 3.60 3.60 3.20
Colorado
Denver
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.704
Snell & Wilmer 1 3.850 5 4.40 4.20 4.20 4.00 4.00 3.80 3.20 3.80 2.80 3.80 4.00 4.00
Holme Roberts 2 3.695 6 4.33 4.17 4.00 3.67 3.50 3.17 4.17 4.00 3.50 2.67 3.33 3.83
Holland & Hart 3 3.567 5 3.80 3.60 2.80 4.60 3.20 3.00 3.60 3.40 3.60 3.80 3.60 3.80
Connecticut
Hartford
Day, Berry 3.767 5 3.80 3.80 3.80 4.20 3.80 3.60 3.20 2.40 4.00 4.60 4.00 4.00
Stamford
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.882
Day, Berry 1 4.000 5 4.40 4.40 4.40 4.00 4.20 3.80 3.40 2.80 3.60 4.20 4.40 4.40
Paul, Hastings 2 3.763 9 4.11 3.89 3.67 4.33 4.00 3.89 3.44 3.33 3.71 3.29 3.71 3.78
Delaware
Wilmington
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.874
Young Conaway 1 4.012 12 4.33 4.17 4.58 4.50 3.83 3.50 4.42 2.75 3.67 3.64 4.42 4.33
Skadden 2 3.736 12 4.27 4.09 4.60 4.55 3.55 3.55 2.70 2.40 3.40 4.36 3.45 3.91
District of Columbia
Washington, D.C.
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.724
Finnegan, Henderson 1 4.451 17 4.53 4.53 4.53 4.88 4.59 4.53 3.76 3.65 4.59 4.59 4.35 4.88
Morrison & Foerster 2 4.334 6 4.33 4.50 4.67 4.67 4.67 4.33 4.50 3.50 3.67 4.17 4.50 4.50
Dickstein Shapiro 3 4.292 17 4.13 4.00 4.12 4.59 4.29 4.18 4.59 4.12 4.53 4.29 4.25 4.41
Pepper Hamilton 4 4.233 5 4.40 4.40 4.20 4.40 4.60 4.40 3.80 3.40 4.00 4.80 3.80 4.60
Latham & Watkins 5 4.153 32 4.03 3.91 4.03 4.38 4.19 3.97 4.81 4.19 3.78 4.59 3.71 4.25
Orrick 6 4.120 11 4.36 4.18 4.36 4.27 4.09 3.45 4.27 3.18 4.10 4.73 4.00 4.45
Seyfarth Shaw 7 4.017 5 4.40 4.20 3.80 4.80 4.20 4.00 3.60 3.80 3.20 3.60 4.20 4.40
Cleary Gottlieb 8 4.011 12 4.50 4.08 4.75 4.64 4.25 3.58 2.75 2.25 4.58 4.33 4.09 4.33
Baker Botts 9 4.004 5 4.20 4.20 4.00 5.00 4.20 4.20 2.60 3.20 3.80 4.20 4.25 4.20
Wiley Rein 10 3.972 11 4.20 4.27 4.00 4.36 4.27 3.55 3.55 3.09 4.36 3.55 3.82 4.64
Weil, Gotshal 11 3.950 6 4.33 4.00 4.67 4.17 3.83 3.83 3.50 2.83 3.40 4.17 4.00 4.67
Morgan, Lewis 12 3.928 17 4.25 4.24 4.12 4.35 4.06 3.71 3.94 3.24 3.35 4.00 3.88 4.00
McDermott Will 13 3.917 8 4.29 4.14 4.29 4.00 4.00 3.86 4.14 3.57 3.43 3.71 3.57 4.00
King & Spalding 14 3.911 18 4.00 3.78 4.33 4.33 4.11 3.67 3.72 3.17 3.83 4.28 3.47 4.24
Gibson, Dunn 15 3.908 23 4.09 3.87 4.39 4.65 3.83 3.68 4.04 3.30 3.78 4.17 3.00 4.09
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart 16 3.904 13 4.08 4.00 3.77 4.00 4.00 4.08 4.23 3.46 3.77 3.46 3.92 4.08
Katten Muchin 17 3.875 7 4.14 4.14 4.29 4.14 4.14 4.00 3.17 2.67 3.71 3.00 4.67 4.43
Ross, Dixon 18 3.875 6 3.33 3.50 4.00 4.17 3.67 3.50 4.50 3.67 3.50 4.33 4.33 4.00
Fulbright & Jaworski 19 3.862 6 3.50 3.67 4.33 4.33 4.17 3.67 4.83 3.17 3.17 2.83 4.50 4.17
Shearman & Sterling 20 3.842 5 4.00 4.00 4.60 4.50 3.80 3.00 4.00 2.60 4.00 4.00 3.40 4.20
Crowell & Moring 21 3.839 16 3.87 3.73 3.40 4.53 3.93 3.67 3.47 3.13 3.80 4.40 3.87 4.27
Reed Smith 22 3.833 6 4.33 4.33 3.50 3.67 3.67 4.00 4.50 3.00 3.67 4.00 3.50 3.83
Vinson & Elkins 23 3.827 9 4.22 3.67 4.22 4.67 3.56 3.44 4.22 2.67 3.56 4.44 3.25 4.00
Jones Day 24 3.806 6 4.67 4.17 3.00 4.83 4.50 4.17 2.00 2.33 4.00 4.50 3.50 4.00
Bingham McCutchen 25 3.804 8 3.75 3.63 4.13 4.00 3.75 4.00 3.38 3.75 3.63 4.38 3.50 3.75
Heller Ehrman 26 3.793 6 3.50 3.17 4.67 3.67 4.00 3.33 4.17 3.83 4.17 4.50 2.50 4.00
LeBoeuf, Lamb 27 3.783 8 4.25 3.75 4.63 3.38 3.63 3.75 3.50 2.50 3.63 4.25 3.75 4.38
Sidley Austin 28 3.781 34 4.26 4.15 4.21 4.06 3.88 3.18 3.76 3.03 3.53 3.52 3.61 4.18
Hogan & Hartson 29 3.774 20 3.85 3.70 4.10 4.26 4.00 3.50 3.15 2.95 3.80 4.25 3.58 4.15
Paul, Hastings 30 3.738 15 4.07 3.93 4.20 4.13 3.60 3.53 4.00 3.29 3.43 3.67 3.33 3.67
Skadden 31 3.717 5 3.80 3.80 4.80 4.40 4.20 3.40 2.80 2.00 3.20 4.20 3.80 4.20
Kirkland & Ellis 32 3.716 27 4.30 3.85 4.15 4.15 3.59 4.41 2.81 3.07 2.89 3.85 3.63 3.89
Wilmer Cutler 33 3.697 45 3.95 3.70 4.32 4.25 3.66 3.45 3.32 2.64 3.18 4.39 3.45 4.05
Drinker Biddle 34 3.695 6 3.67 3.83 3.33 4.67 4.17 3.67 2.67 3.00 4.00 3.83 3.50 4.00
Arnold & Porter 35 3.661 47 3.70 3.47 4.23 4.23 3.62 3.51 3.87 2.40 3.43 4.49 2.98 4.00
White & Case 36 3.644 16 4.31 4.06 4.06 3.94 3.63 3.19 3.19 2.94 3.67 3.56 3.43 3.75
Steptoe & Johnson 37 3.605 25 3.84 3.72 3.48 4.36 4.08 3.32 2.67 2.36 3.83 4.40 3.36 3.84
Arent Fox 38 3.596 14 3.79 3.57 2.93 4.00 3.79 3.36 3.71 2.71 3.50 4.29 3.50 4.00
Dow, Lohnes 39 3.595 14 4.21 4.00 4.29 4.21 3.71 3.36 2.79 2.57 3.29 3.57 3.21 3.93
McKenna Long 40 3.571 8 3.50 3.63 3.25 4.38 3.88 3.50 3.13 3.57 3.25 3.13 3.75 3.88
Foley & Lardner 41 3.565 8 3.38 3.13 3.75 4.25 3.63 3.38 4.13 3.50 3.25 3.25 3.25 3.88
Mayer, Brown 42 3.559 7 4.14 3.71 4.00 3.86 3.71 3.57 3.57 2.57 2.86 3.00 3.86 3.86
Howrey 43 3.548 20 3.80 3.35 3.70 3.60 3.25 3.35 3.15 2.55 3.75 4.70 3.58 3.79
Winston & Strawn 44 3.542 6 4.00 4.00 3.50 4.00 3.33 3.83 2.67 2.50 3.17 4.00 3.33 4.17
Covington & Burling 45 3.528 35 3.85 3.68 4.24 3.91 3.49 3.37 3.40 2.43 3.29 3.94 2.91 3.83
Sullivan & Cromwell 46 3.508 6 4.33 3.67 4.67 4.17 4.17 3.33 1.60 1.83 4.17 4.00 2.33 3.83
Akin Gump 47 3.503 15 4.27 3.93 3.80 4.57 3.53 3.00 2.87 2.00 3.07 3.47 3.60 3.93
O’Melveny & Myers 48 3.458 13 3.54 3.31 4.15 3.46 3.38 3.15 3.38 2.62 3.46 4.58 2.85 3.62
Hunton & Williams 49 3.433 10 4.00 3.80 2.80 3.90 3.70 3.00 2.60 3.30 3.10 3.50 3.70 3.80
Venable 50 3.431 12 4.00 3.67 3.25 4.00 3.33 3.00 3.17 2.42 3.33 3.50 3.67 3.83
Baker & Hostetler 51 3.417 7 4.00 4.14 2.57 3.86 4.29 3.43 2.57 2.57 3.43 2.71 3.43 4.00
Pillsbury Winthrop 52 3.408 12 3.75 3.50 4.33 4.17 3.92 3.55 2.17 2.17 3.00 3.75 3.08 3.50
Milbank, Tweed 53 3.383 5 4.20 3.60 4.80 4.00 2.80 2.60 2.00 3.00 2.80 4.20 3.20 3.40
Willkie Farr 54 3.362 6 4.00 3.83 4.50 4.33 3.00 2.67 2.00 1.67 4.17 3.67 2.83 3.67
Bryan Cave 55 3.360 7 4.14 3.71 3.57 3.43 3.43 3.33 2.29 2.14 3.43 4.00 3.14 3.71
Holland & Knight 56 3.312 15 3.73 3.80 2.87 3.67 3.47 2.80 2.60 2.73 3.13 4.27 3.14 3.53
Fried, Frank 57 3.131 13 3.38 3.08 3.92 3.69 2.69 3.15 3.15 2.50 2.85 3.62 2.54 3.00
Cadwalader 58 3.126 11 3.55 3.09 4.55 3.91 3.09 2.82 2.00 1.80 3.60 3.20 2.50 3.40
DLA Piper 59 3.089 15 3.53 3.13 3.07 3.73 3.27 2.73 2.27 2.27 2.47 4.40 2.87 3.33
Florida
Jacksonville
Holland & Knight 4.277 6 4.17 4.17 4.00 4.50 4.33 4.33 3.83 3.33 4.33 4.83 4.83 4.67
Miami
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.833
Holland & Knight 1 4.101 14 4.21 4.29 3.64 4.29 4.21 3.93 3.71 3.86 3.92 4.79 4.00 4.36
Hunton & Williams 2 4.041 6 4.67 4.50 3.33 4.33 4.50 4.17 3.33 2.83 3.50 4.00 4.50 4.83
Greenberg Traurig 3 3.963 12 4.45 4.27 3.18 4.50 4.25 3.83 3.83 3.67 3.75 3.33 4.17 4.33
Carlton Fields 4 3.845 6 4.00 4.33 3.67 4.33 4.00 3.67 2.80 3.17 3.67 4.33 4.17 4.00
Duane Morris 5 3.717 5 3.60 3.40 3.60 4.20 3.00 2.80 4.20 3.60 4.40 4.00 3.80 4.00
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart 6 3.333 5 3.50 3.50 3.25 3.50 3.75 3.00 2.50 3.00 3.00 3.25 3.75 4.00
Orlando
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.833
Baker & Hostetler 1 4.069 6 4.00 4.00 4.33 4.83 4.50 4.17 3.17 3.17 3.83 3.83 4.50 4.50
Foley & Lardner 2 3.562 7 3.43 3.17 4.43 4.14 3.43 3.57 3.00 2.86 3.57 3.71 3.86 3.57
Holland & Knight 3 3.543 6 3.67 3.67 3.67 3.83 3.33 2.83 3.83 1.67 3.67 4.17 4.17 4.00
Tampa
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.800
Carlton Fields 1 4.283 5 4.40 4.60 4.40 4.60 4.20 4.60 3.00 3.40 3.80 4.80 5.00 4.60
Foley & Lardner 2 3.317 5 4.00 3.20 3.80 3.80 3.00 3.40 3.40 2.40 2.80 3.20 3.20 3.60
Georgia
Atlanta
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.902
Seyfarth Shaw 1 4.570 10 4.70 4.70 4.60 4.70 4.80 4.30 4.60 4.60 4.20 4.44 4.50 4.70
Dow, Lohnes 2 4.108 6 4.17 4.00 4.50 4.83 4.33 3.83 3.67 3.33 3.83 3.80 4.33 4.67
Kilpatrick Stockton 3 4.036 28 4.30 4.26 4.11 4.32 3.82 3.54 4.04 3.75 4.00 4.26 3.82 4.21
Powell Goldstein 4 3.998 9 4.00 3.67 3.89 4.67 4.00 3.67 3.89 3.63 3.56 4.22 4.44 4.33
Jones Day 5 3.929 7 4.57 4.29 3.86 4.00 3.86 3.86 3.00 3.71 4.00 3.86 4.00 4.14
Sutherland Asbill 6 3.915 26 4.00 3.77 3.85 4.38 4.08 3.92 3.72 3.15 3.77 4.50 3.69 4.15
Paul, Hastings 7 3.894 23 4.04 3.91 4.35 4.13 3.86 3.91 3.77 3.19 3.71 3.95 3.77 4.14
Nelson Mullins 8 3.879 5 3.80 3.80 4.00 4.60 4.00 3.60 3.80 3.00 3.00 4.75 4.20 4.00
Morris, Manning 9 3.867 8 3.75 3.75 4.00 3.75 3.88 3.63 4.25 3.63 3.88 4.25 3.38 4.25
Alston & Bird 10 3.863 26 3.92 3.73 4.00 4.31 3.69 3.58 4.50 4.00 3.50 3.65 3.62 3.85
Hunton & Williams 10 3.863 9 3.89 3.89 4.11 3.89 3.78 3.67 3.56 3.89 3.78 4.22 3.78 3.89
Womble Carlyle 12 3.850 5 3.80 4.00 4.40 4.20 4.00 3.20 4.00 3.20 4.20 2.80 4.40 4.00
Holland & Knight 13 3.793 7 3.43 3.29 4.57 4.29 3.86 3.43 3.57 3.50 3.57 4.29 3.57 4.14
Troutman Sanders 14 3.782 21 4.24 4.05 4.10 4.14 3.81 3.43 3.14 2.76 3.71 3.81 3.95 4.24
Smith, Gambrell 15 3.744 13 4.00 4.00 3.62 4.31 4.00 3.62 3.38 2.92 3.85 3.69 3.62 3.92
King & Spalding 16 3.673 28 4.21 4.04 3.89 4.21 3.43 3.43 2.64 2.64 3.39 4.11 4.04 4.04
McKenna Long 17 3.566 16 3.69 3.44 3.69 4.13 3.50 3.44 3.31 3.13 3.63 3.81 3.27 3.75
Illinois
Chicago
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.751
Latham & Watkins 1 4.638 9 4.56 4.56 4.78 4.56 4.44 4.67 5.00 4.44 4.56 5.00 4.33 4.75
Gardner Carton 2 4.168 6 4.67 4.67 4.00 4.67 4.00 4.00 3.17 3.17 4.00 4.50 4.50 4.67
Ross, Dixon 3 4.083 5 3.60 3.60 4.20 3.80 4.00 3.00 5.00 4.40 4.20 4.80 4.40 4.00
Bell, Boyd 4 3.988 19 4.21 4.05 4.42 4.53 4.11 3.68 3.26 3.11 4.11 3.95 4.16 4.26
Lord, Bissell 5 3.899 8 3.88 4.00 3.88 4.38 4.25 3.75 3.00 3.14 4.00 4.13 4.00 4.38
Vedder, Price 6 3.887 12 3.75 3.83 4.08 3.58 3.83 3.50 4.50 4.00 3.83 3.58 4.08 4.08
Foley & Lardner 7 3.877 6 4.00 4.00 3.83 4.17 3.50 3.67 4.17 3.17 4.17 3.50 4.17 4.17
Jenner & Block 8 3.875 20 4.45 4.15 3.85 4.65 4.00 3.90 2.85 2.80 3.55 4.10 3.85 4.35
Katten Muchin 9 3.806 46 3.87 3.87 4.48 4.43 4.00 3.67 2.82 2.98 3.74 3.96 3.63 4.22
McDermott Will 10 3.755 14 3.79 3.71 3.86 4.29 3.93 3.86 3.00 3.07 3.71 4.14 3.77 3.93
Chapman and Cutler 11 3.750 12 3.50 3.58 4.00 3.92 3.42 3.08 4.33 3.42 3.92 4.08 3.75 4.00
Wildman, Harrold 12 3.735 17 3.94 3.82 3.00 4.41 3.88 3.65 4.06 3.24 3.65 3.88 3.47 3.82
DLA Piper 13 3.694 16 4.06 3.75 3.94 3.73 3.75 3.40 3.75 2.69 3.56 4.38 3.44 3.88
Sidley Austin 14 3.680 56 4.04 3.84 4.36 4.09 3.73 3.35 3.40 2.64 3.42 3.87 3.44 3.98
Schiff Hardin 15 3.656 15 3.80 3.60 3.07 4.40 3.47 3.07 3.80 2.80 3.53 4.73 3.73 3.87
Mayer, Brown 16 3.539 44 3.91 3.70 4.09 3.50 3.36 3.21 3.80 2.75 3.34 3.47 3.45 3.89
Skadden 17 3.538 5 4.00 4.00 4.25 4.00 3.60 3.20 2.60 2.00 2.80 4.20 3.80 4.00
Seyfarth Shaw 18 3.471 8 4.13 4.00 3.13 3.75 3.25 3.13 3.13 3.00 3.25 3.25 3.88 3.75
Winston & Strawn 19 3.446 17 3.59 3.35 4.12 4.00 3.59 3.44 2.29 2.12 3.50 4.35 3.18 3.82
Kirkland & Ellis 20 3.437 50 4.06 3.82 4.12 3.50 3.28 3.68 2.50 2.40 3.10 3.44 3.62 3.72
Holland & Knight 21 3.357 8 3.63 3.38 3.00 3.88 3.63 3.00 3.50 2.25 3.75 4.38 2.63 3.25
Sonnenschein 22 3.243 7 3.71 3.57 3.14 3.57 3.00 2.43 3.57 2.86 3.50 3.57 2.71 3.29
Indiana
Indianapolis
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.886
Baker & Daniels 1 3.938 12 4.42 4.17 3.67 4.58 4.25 4.00 3.58 3.42 4.17 2.58 4.08 4.33
Barnes & Thornburg 2 3.833 5 4.40 4.40 4.20 3.20 3.00 3.60 2.80 3.80 3.60 4.60 4.40 4.00
Kentucky
Louisville
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.427
Stites & Harbison 1 3.721 5 3.80 3.80 3.20 4.00 4.20 3.20 4.00 3.60 3.60 3.25 3.80 4.20
Frost Brown 2 3.133 7 3.57 3.29 2.29 4.43 3.29 2.86 2.57 2.43 4.00 2.86 2.71 3.29
Maryland
Baltimore
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.764
Miles & Stockbridge 1 4.150 10 4.30 4.20 3.60 4.40 4.50 3.90 4.30 3.50 3.90 4.10 4.60 4.50
DLA Piper 2 3.758 14 3.93 3.79 4.07 4.14 3.64 3.64 3.38 3.36 3.50 4.07 3.64 3.93
Venable 3 3.383 5 3.60 3.40 4.40 3.80 3.20 2.80 2.60 2.20 3.00 3.80 4.00 3.80
Massachusetts
Boston
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.787
Nutter McClennen 1 4.430 18 4.35 4.53 4.71 4.89 4.39 4.28 3.78 4.06 4.56 4.61 4.17 4.83
Goulston & Storrs 2 4.313 13 4.15 4.15 3.69 4.38 4.38 4.15 4.54 4.00 4.08 4.85 4.62 4.77
Wilmer Cutler 3 4.137 30 4.31 4.17 4.38 4.25 4.07 4.18 4.36 3.48 3.76 4.62 3.89 4.17
Goodwin Procter 4 4.002 65 4.34 4.20 4.55 4.37 4.03 4.00 3.35 2.77 3.79 4.48 3.84 4.30
Foley Hoag 5 3.990 17 4.18 3.94 4.41 4.00 4.00 3.88 3.47 3.41 4.06 4.29 4.06 4.18
Mintz, Levin 6 3.805 19 3.89 3.63 4.00 4.11 3.68 3.58 3.68 3.05 3.72 4.32 4.00 4.00
Brown Rudnick 7 3.733 8 3.88 3.50 4.38 3.88 3.88 3.13 4.00 3.88 3.38 4.13 3.00 3.75
Ropes & Gray 8 3.696 43 4.10 3.74 4.40 4.48 3.79 3.79 3.21 2.26 3.50 3.71 3.17 4.20
Seyfarth Shaw 9 3.667 5 3.80 3.60 3.60 3.80 4.00 3.40 3.80 3.20 3.00 4.00 3.80 4.00
Holland & Knight 10 3.666 12 3.83 3.83 3.83 3.58 3.50 3.25 3.17 3.33 3.67 4.50 3.42 4.08
Proskauer Rose 11 3.648 8 4.13 3.75 4.00 4.50 4.00 3.25 2.88 2.38 3.00 4.13 3.75 4.00
Bingham McCutchen 12 3.629 22 3.90 3.67 3.65 4.00 3.81 3.57 3.14 3.00 3.67 4.00 3.38 3.76
McDermott Will 13 3.623 11 4.27 3.91 3.91 4.64 3.82 3.64 2.73 2.55 3.45 3.73 3.00 3.82
Fish & Richardson 14 3.597 6 4.33 3.83 3.83 4.50 4.00 3.17 3.00 3.17 3.33 2.33 3.67 4.00
Sullivan & Worcester 15 3.333 5 4.00 4.00 3.60 3.80 2.80 2.80 3.80 3.40 3.60 3.00 2.20 3.00
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart 16 3.330 9 3.78 3.33 4.11 3.78 3.22 2.89 3.89 3.00 3.00 2.33 3.00 3.63
Michigan
Detroit
CITY
AVERAGE		 4.092
Pepper Hamilton 1 4.432 6 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.67 4.17 4.50 4.00 4.17 4.33 4.67 4.67 4.50
Honigman Miller 2 4.333 7 4.57 4.43 4.86 4.14 4.00 4.00 4.14 4.00 4.29 4.29 4.71 4.57
Minnesota
Minneapolis
CITY
AVERAGE		 4.118
Faegre & Benson 1 4.427 23 4.61 4.61 4.48 4.57 4.43 4.39 3.96 3.65 4.43 4.64 4.61 4.74
Dorsey & Whitney 2 4.330 14 4.57 4.36 4.07 4.64 4.36 4.14 4.00 3.79 4.50 4.79 4.36 4.38
Robins, Kaplan 3 4.244 10 4.60 4.40 4.30 4.60 3.90 4.30 4.00 3.60 4.10 4.50 4.33 4.30
Lindquist & Vennum 4 3.925 10 4.10 3.80 3.80 4.30 3.60 3.60 3.10 3.70 3.89 4.78 4.33 4.10
Briggs and Morgan 5 3.535 14 4.21 3.86 4.29 3.57 3.21 3.00 3.64 3.71 3.50 2.50 3.36 3.57
Missouri
Kansas City
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.716
Shook, Hardy 1 3.848 6 4.17 3.83 3.17 4.67 4.17 4.00 3.33 3.33 3.00 4.33 4.00 4.17
Bryan Cave 2 3.583 9 4.00 3.89 3.78 3.89 3.44 3.33 3.00 2.67 3.78 3.22 4.11 3.89
St. Louis
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.970
Thompson Coburn 1 4.000 20 4.00 3.80 3.65 4.05 3.60 3.95 4.45 3.80 4.10 4.15 4.15 4.30
Bryan Cave 2 3.939 20 4.10 4.00 4.05 4.32 3.80 3.95 4.10 3.10 3.85 3.65 4.00 4.35
Nevada
Las Vegas
Snell & Wilmer 3.448 6 4.17 3.20 3.33 4.17 3.17 3.17 2.67 2.67 3.00 4.33 3.50 4.00
New Jersey
Florham Park
Drinker Biddle 3.891 6 4.00 4.00 4.20 4.00 3.50 3.33 3.83 3.17 4.00 4.33 4.33 4.00
Newark
Latham & Watkins 4.472 6 4.33 4.50 4.83 4.50 4.50 4.67 4.83 4.00 4.33 4.67 4.00 4.50
Princeton
CITY
AVERAGE		 4.084
Reed Smith 1 4.150 5 4.40 4.40 4.20 3.60 4.20 4.40 4.00 3.60 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.40
Morgan, Lewis 2 4.017 5 4.60 3.80 4.40 4.80 4.00 3.60 4.20 3.20 3.80 4.40 3.40 4.00
Roseland
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.482
Wolf, Block 1 3.679 5 4.25 4.25 3.25 4.20 4.20 3.40 3.20 2.40 3.80 3.40 3.60 4.20
Lowenstein Sandler 2 3.284 12 3.75 3.50 3.50 3.83 3.25 3.08 2.33 1.92 3.08 3.92 3.50 3.75
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Rodey, Dickason 4.217 5 4.20 4.20 3.80 4.40 4.00 4.20 4.00 4.20 4.20 4.00 4.60 4.80
New York
New York
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.730
Dickstein Shapiro 1 4.638 9 4.44 4.44 4.67 4.78 4.89 4.56 4.75 4.22 4.56 5.00 4.56 4.78
Reed Smith 2 4.348 6 4.50 4.50 3.67 4.50 4.67 4.33 4.17 3.67 4.17 4.50 4.83 4.67
Patterson, Belknap 3 4.273 11 4.18 4.18 4.55 4.73 4.36 4.36 4.55 2.91 4.36 5.00 3.55 4.55
Allen & Overy 4 4.250 15 4.27 4.27 4.53 4.73 4.27 4.20 4.33 3.93 4.67 3.60 3.53 4.67
Seyfarth Shaw 5 4.223 6 4.50 4.33 3.83 4.67 4.17 4.00 4.50 4.67 3.67 4.00 4.00 4.33
Orrick 6 4.188 10 4.20 3.90 4.56 4.20 4.40 3.80 4.10 3.80 4.20 4.40 4.10 4.60
Wilmer Cutler 7 4.144 12 4.25 4.33 4.75 4.50 3.92 3.83 3.67 3.58 3.67 4.64 4.09 4.50
Latham & Watkins 8 4.126 17 3.94 3.94 3.88 4.69 4.59 4.41 4.59 3.65 3.81 4.53 3.24 4.24
Goodwin Procter 9 4.123 25 4.32 4.16 4.20 4.28 4.17 3.96 4.04 3.38 3.84 4.56 4.16 4.40
Pillsbury Winthrop 10 4.104 13 4.50 4.33 4.42 4.42 3.83 4.25 4.08 3.27 3.64 3.82 4.27 4.42
Vinson & Elkins 11 4.014 6 4.00 4.00 3.83 4.50 4.17 3.67 4.17 3.00 3.50 4.33 4.50 4.50
Heller Ehrman 12 3.983 13 3.92 3.85 4.08 3.85 3.85 3.92 4.31 3.46 4.00 4.46 3.77 4.33
Morrison & Foerster 13 3.982 21 4.05 3.76 4.43 4.57 3.86 3.71 3.95 3.48 3.35 4.19 4.05 4.38
Arnold & Porter 14 3.974 19 4.21 4.21 4.58 4.42 4.11 4.00 4.05 2.37 3.58 4.53 3.16 4.47
Linklaters 15 3.958 12 3.83 3.83 4.17 4.33 3.92 3.83 4.17 3.50 3.75 3.92 4.00 4.25
Debevoise & Plimpton 16 3.956 28 3.86 3.75 4.43 4.71 4.04 3.79 3.11 2.93 4.39 4.86 3.21 4.39
Gibson, Dunn 17 3.950 14 4.00 3.85 4.92 4.79 3.54 2.92 4.43 3.23 4.08 4.31 3.00 4.33
Weil, Gotshal 18 3.919 26 4.31 4.00 4.19 4.19 3.77 4.04 3.19 3.00 3.65 4.50 3.96 4.23
Fried, Frank 19 3.914 40 3.80 3.85 4.43 4.18 3.70 3.80 3.64 3.41 3.97 4.46 3.58 4.15
Akin Gump 20 3.906 9 3.89 3.78 4.56 3.89 4.22 3.56 4.00 3.44 3.75 4.00 3.56 4.22
Sidley Austin 21 3.902 18 4.17 4.11 4.33 4.22 4.06 3.82 3.67 2.78 3.72 3.83 3.83 4.28
Wachtell 22 3.896 14 4.50 4.21 4.93 4.43 4.64 3.36 2.54 2.86 4.14 3.14 3.64 4.36
Covington & Burling 23 3.895 10 3.80 3.70 4.50 4.30 4.10 3.70 3.90 3.44 3.90 4.60 2.70 4.10
Hughes Hubbard 24 3.891 21 3.95 3.90 3.57 4.71 4.38 3.85 3.24 2.81 3.75 4.62 3.67 4.24
Greenberg Traurig 25 3.883 8 4.00 4.00 3.63 4.25 4.13 3.71 4.38 3.75 3.50 3.25 3.75 4.25
Paul, Weiss 26 3.870 29 4.10 3.79 4.52 4.21 3.76 3.86 3.30 2.90 3.61 4.75 3.54 4.10
Willkie Farr 27 3.863 29 3.79 3.59 4.07 4.52 4.03 3.41 3.41 2.69 4.79 4.57 3.31 4.17
Clifford Chance 28 3.858 24 4.13 3.88 4.33 4.29 3.75 3.58 3.54 3.38 3.74 4.17 3.58 3.92
Curtis, Mallet 29 3.850 17 4.18 4.18 3.65 4.18 4.12 3.65 3.65 3.12 4.00 3.53 3.76 4.18
Ropes & Gray 30 3.833 12 4.00 3.92 4.58 4.25 3.83 4.17 3.33 2.83 4.08 3.33 3.42 4.25
White & Case 31 3.818 38 3.92 3.82 4.18 4.39 3.97 3.71 3.66 3.00 3.47 4.16 3.37 4.16
Carter Ledyard 32 3.808 11 4.09 3.82 3.45 4.36 4.00 3.91 2.73 2.82 4.18 4.27 3.70 4.36
LeBoeuf, Lamb 33 3.806 21 4.00 3.85 4.19 4.45 3.86 3.62 3.29 2.95 3.38 4.33 3.70 4.05
Davis Polk 34 3.792 30 4.30 4.07 4.23 4.33 3.87 3.73 2.83 2.57 4.10 4.07 3.00 4.40
O’Melveny & Myers 35 3.788 18 4.00 3.72 4.17 4.29 3.65 3.71 3.44 2.94 3.53 4.59 3.59 3.82
Dechert 36 3.787 13 4.00 3.85 4.15 3.92 3.54 3.38 3.92 3.08 3.83 4.08 3.69 4.00
Hogan & Hartson 37 3.783 7 4.29 4.00 4.00 3.86 3.86 3.57 3.00 2.71 3.57 4.57 3.83 4.14
Cleary Gottlieb 38 3.765 23 4.04 3.74 4.35 4.43 3.74 3.39 2.74 2.61 4.00 4.43 3.62 4.09
Paul, Hastings 39 3.752 35 4.17 4.03 4.14 3.91 3.65 3.38 3.94 3.03 3.56 3.53 3.68 4.00
Kramer Levin 40 3.733 16 3.94 3.75 4.13 4.38 3.69 3.50 3.53 2.56 3.31 4.44 3.44 4.13
Simpson Thacher 41 3.718 51 3.73 3.43 4.20 4.27 3.67 3.45 3.16 2.82 4.06 4.64 3.18 4.00
Katten Muchin 42 3.679 21 4.00 3.90 3.71 4.19 3.86 3.90 2.90 2.85 3.48 3.62 3.79 3.95
Winston & Strawn 43 3.654 8 3.63 3.63 3.88 4.63 4.38 3.88 2.57 2.63 3.13 3.86 3.50 4.13
Shearman & Sterling 44 3.642 26 4.00 3.69 4.36 4.20 3.12 3.60 3.64 2.64 3.60 4.31 3.00 3.54
McDermott Will 45 3.638 9 4.22 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.67 2.56 2.13 2.75 4.11 3.89 4.33
Schulte Roth 46 3.630 25 4.12 3.79 4.48 4.12 3.56 3.40 3.17 2.25 3.24 4.20 3.43 3.80
DLA Piper 47 3.628 21 4.05 3.86 3.52 3.95 3.71 3.33 3.24 2.75 3.20 4.40 3.62 3.90
Milbank, Tweed 48 3.618 36 4.14 3.94 3.78 4.11 3.58 3.44 2.89 2.42 3.44 4.03 3.67 3.97
Kaye Scholer 49 3.603 17 3.59 3.59 4.06 4.35 3.88 3.29 2.71 2.24 3.65 4.35 3.53 4.00
Fulbright & Jaworski 50 3.597 14 3.71 3.64 4.14 4.07 3.71 3.57 3.64 2.79 3.64 2.46 3.64 4.15
Bryan Cave 51 3.592 20 3.80 3.65 3.55 4.00 4.00 3.10 3.45 2.80 3.70 3.90 3.25 3.90
Cravath 52 3.591 22 3.94 3.63 4.00 4.25 3.70 3.52 2.72 2.59 3.67 4.18 3.13 3.76
Dewey Ballantine 52 3.591 33 4.00 3.95 3.91 3.95 3.68 3.91 2.05 1.91 4.00 4.18 3.36 4.19
Stroock & Stroock 52 3.591 19 3.95 3.68 3.89 4.26 3.89 3.68 2.58 2.21 3.11 3.95 3.78 4.11
Bingham McCutchen 55 3.570 8 3.88 3.63 4.00 3.63 3.25 3.13 3.00 3.43 3.63 4.00 3.63 3.63
Chadbourne & Parke 56 3.533 10 3.90 3.70 3.60 4.30 3.80 3.10 2.80 2.10 3.60 4.10 3.60 3.80
Thacher Proffitt 57 3.528 14 3.64 3.79 4.36 4.43 3.64 3.00 2.43 2.31 3.29 3.54 3.69 4.21
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart 58 3.523 11 3.82 4.00 3.64 4.00 3.55 3.45 2.91 2.64 3.27 4.00 3.27 3.73
Skadden 59 3.494 14 3.86 3.64 4.36 4.36 3.71 3.14 2.64 2.00 3.29 4.21 2.79 3.93
Sullivan & Cromwell 60 3.468 88 4.08 3.77 4.37 4.06 3.39 3.55 2.14 2.02 3.66 3.90 2.92 3.76
Hunton & Williams 61 3.467 5 3.80 3.60 2.80 4.00 3.80 3.20 3.20 2.60 2.80 4.80 3.20 3.80
Jones Day 62 3.453 7 4.43 4.43 2.86 3.29 3.71 3.71 2.43 2.71 3.29 2.57 3.86 4.14
Morgan, Lewis 63 3.448 30 3.72 3.53 3.53 4.13 3.47 2.97 2.87 2.80 3.33 4.10 3.23 3.70
Kirkland & Ellis 64 3.443 26 3.69 3.46 3.96 3.96 3.69 3.58 2.58 2.81 3.20 3.50 2.88 4.00
Cahill Gordon 65 3.423 27 3.89 3.52 3.63 4.11 3.63 2.89 2.15 2.26 3.89 3.96 3.33 3.81
Kronish Lieb 66 3.390 18 3.67 3.67 3.78 4.17 3.61 3.39 2.06 1.83 3.61 4.11 2.61 4.17
Mayer, Brown 67 3.376 16 3.69 3.63 4.00 3.75 3.56 3.19 3.00 2.20 3.20 3.29 3.44 3.56
Kelley Drye 68 3.318 17 3.71 3.47 3.59 4.35 3.53 3.24 2.56 2.06 3.00 3.59 3.00 3.71
Proskauer Rose 69 3.259 30 3.60 3.47 3.87 3.70 3.10 2.93 2.60 2.10 3.24 4.10 3.00 3.40
Loeb & Loeb 70 3.251 7 3.86 3.86 3.43 3.86 3.43 3.00 2.14 1.86 3.14 3.43 3.29 3.71
Fitzpatrick, Cella 71 3.189 12 3.33 3.17 3.73 4.42 3.25 2.70 2.58 2.36 3.20 3.18 2.90 3.45
Kenyon & Kenyon 72 3.125 10 4.00 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.50 2.30 2.00 2.00 3.00 2.70 3.30 3.60
Holland & Knight 73 3.083 16 3.38 3.38 3.06 3.56 3.38 3.00 2.44 2.25 3.00 3.69 2.67 3.19
Cadwalader 74 3.043 23 3.52 3.43 4.30 3.65 2.91 2.70 1.78 1.70 3.09 3.30 2.96 3.17
King & Spalding 75 3.024 16 3.25 3.38 2.75 3.69 3.63 3.50 1.93 2.53 2.33 2.73 3.19 3.38
Rochester
Harter, Secrest 4.541 12 4.58 4.67 3.92 4.75 4.42 4.33 4.50 4.67 4.67 4.33 4.82 4.83
North Carolina
Charlotte
Alston & Bird 3.933 6 4.20 3.60 4.20 4.40 3.80 3.60 4.80 4.00 3.60 3.40 3.60 4.00
Ohio
Cincinnati
Thompson Hine 4.142 5 4.60 4.60 3.40 4.60 4.40 3.60 4.60 3.20 3.20 4.50 4.40 4.60
Cleveland
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.659
Benesch, Friedlander 1 4.142 10 4.10 4.10 4.00 4.50 4.10 4.10 4.40 4.10 4.20 3.50 4.10 4.50
Thompson Hine 2 3.875 11 4.00 3.82 3.55 4.00 3.64 3.30 4.45 3.45 3.64 4.73 4.10 3.82
Baker & Hostetler 3 3.732 14 4.00 4.07 3.64 4.43 4.21 3.43 2.93 2.86 4.00 3.29 3.71 4.21
Jones Day 4 3.704 11 3.91 3.82 3.91 4.45 3.82 4.00 2.73 2.55 3.64 4.09 3.44 4.09
Vorys, Sater 5 3.297 7 3.71 3.71 2.29 4.43 3.71 3.29 1.71 2.71 3.14 2.71 4.29 3.86
Calfee, Halter 6 3.201 13 3.69 3.69 3.15 4.00 3.50 2.92 2.00 2.38 3.38 2.62 3.31 3.77
Columbus
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.421
Baker & Hostetler 1 3.627 7 3.86 3.86 4.29 4.14 3.86 3.29 3.67 2.86 3.29 3.00 3.57 3.83
Porter Wright 2 3.383 15 3.73 3.53 3.27 4.07 3.53 3.27 2.20 2.13 3.60 3.67 3.87 3.73
Vorys, Sater 3 3.252 16 3.94 3.69 2.00 4.50 3.50 3.50 1.88 2.81 2.69 3.44 3.44 3.63
Oregon
Portland
Stoel Rives 3.692 8 3.88 3.88 3.63 4.00 3.50 3.38 2.88 3.63 3.88 3.38 4.38 3.88
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.706
Buchanan Ingersoll 1 3.984 6 4.50 4.33 3.33 4.33 4.17 3.83 3.83 3.83 3.83 3.83 3.67 4.33
DLA Piper 2 3.948 9 3.78 3.89 4.44 4.78 4.22 3.78 3.38 3.22 3.88 4.00 3.89 4.11
Ballard Spahr 3 3.925 20 4.30 3.95 3.45 4.25 3.95 3.45 3.65 3.20 4.05 4.60 3.95 4.30
Schnader Harrison 4 3.887 13 4.31 4.00 3.62 4.46 3.92 3.77 2.69 2.77 3.85 4.77 4.33 4.15
Saul Ewing 5 3.846 7 4.00 4.14 3.43 4.29 4.14 3.43 3.00 2.86 4.14 4.14 4.29 4.29
Drinker Biddle 6 3.835 16 4.06 4.06 3.69 4.13 3.88 3.56 3.56 3.19 3.69 3.94 3.88 4.38
Pepper Hamilton 7 3.793 28 4.00 3.86 4.11 3.96 3.63 3.82 3.37 2.93 3.79 4.57 3.54 3.93
Morgan, Lewis 8 3.768 45 3.98 3.93 4.29 4.00 3.82 3.64 3.36 2.61 3.66 4.51 3.55 3.87
Blank Rome 9 3.752 13 4.08 3.77 3.69 4.08 3.77 3.85 3.31 2.69 3.54 4.08 4.08 4.08
Stradley Ronon 10 3.672 12 3.92 3.58 3.58 3.75 3.50 3.36 4.17 3.09 4.25 2.33 4.45 4.08
Cozen O’Connor 11 3.658 17 3.88 3.88 3.44 4.38 3.94 3.38 2.69 2.73 3.38 4.13 4.00 4.06
Dechert 12 3.603 20 4.25 4.00 3.85 3.85 3.35 3.15 2.80 2.84 3.63 3.84 3.79 3.89
Wolf, Block 13 3.590 21 4.00 3.90 3.85 4.00 3.71 3.57 2.95 2.71 3.62 2.95 3.67 4.15
Reed Smith 14 3.566 14 3.64 3.43 3.36 3.71 3.50 3.36 3.93 3.14 3.79 4.14 3.36 3.43
Montgomery, McCracken 15 3.500 17 3.65 3.59 3.18 3.88 3.53 3.24 3.12 2.65 3.59 4.00 3.75 3.82
Duane Morris 16 3.444 15 3.80 3.47 3.80 4.20 3.60 3.07 3.13 2.47 3.13 3.13 3.73 3.80
Fox Rothschild 17 3.226 7 3.57 3.43 2.57 3.71 3.14 3.29 2.71 3.43 3.29 3.00 2.86 3.71
Pittsburgh
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.886
Pepper Hamilton 1 4.397 7 4.57 4.57 5.00 4.43 4.29 4.43 4.33 3.57 4.29 4.57 4.14 4.57
Reed Smith 2 4.068 10 4.20 4.10 4.40 4.00 3.80 4.11 4.20 3.20 4.10 4.20 4.30 4.20
Buchanan Ingersoll 3 4.055 8 4.38 4.63 3.75 4.38 4.13 3.88 4.00 3.25 3.88 4.25 3.75 4.38
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart 4 3.023 16 3.56 3.19 3.50 3.44 2.88 2.94 2.69 2.38 2.81 3.19 2.81 2.88
South Carolina
Charleston
Nelson Mullins 3.072 7 3.43 3.43 2.00 4.14 3.29 3.29 2.57 2.43 2.14 4.29 2.71 3.14
Texas
Austin
CITY
AVERAGE		 4.020
Vinson & Elkins 1 4.173 17 4.29 4.18 4.47 4.41 4.18 4.00 4.53 3.59 3.71 4.12 4.18 4.41
Akin Gump 2 3.867 6 4.20 4.00 4.40 5.00 4.00 4.00 3.20 2.40 2.60 4.60 4.00 4.00
Dallas
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.894
Weil, Gotshal 1 4.500 5 4.80 4.40 5.00 4.80 4.60 4.60 4.60 4.00 4.40 4.60 3.40 4.80
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart 2 4.236 8 4.13 4.13 4.13 4.25 4.13 4.25 4.63 4.13 4.29 4.38 4.13 4.25
Fish & Richardson 3 4.213 9 4.33 4.33 4.89 4.56 3.89 3.44 4.33 3.67 4.33 3.22 4.78 4.78
Baker Botts 4 4.017 5 4.60 4.60 4.00 4.60 3.80 4.00 2.60 3.20 4.00 4.00 4.40 4.40
Gibson, Dunn 5 3.900 5 4.00 3.80 4.60 4.20 3.60 3.00 4.20 2.60 4.40 5.00 3.40 4.00
Baker & McKenzie 6 3.833 5 4.25 4.25 4.00 4.50 3.75 3.75 3.00 2.75 3.50 3.33 4.67 4.25
Fulbright & Jaworski 7 3.830 9 3.56 3.67 3.56 4.11 4.22 3.89 4.44 3.00 3.38 3.13 4.50 4.50
Vinson & Elkins 8 3.819 18 4.17 3.89 4.22 4.22 3.61 3.61 3.72 2.72 3.50 3.89 4.00 4.28
Jenkens & Gilchrist 9 3.741 9 4.11 4.22 4.00 4.22 4.11 3.56 3.33 2.78 3.33 2.67 4.00 4.56
Strasburger & Price 10 3.567 5 4.00 4.00 2.40 4.60 4.20 3.40 2.80 2.80 4.00 3.20 3.60 3.80
Akin Gump 11 3.562 9 3.67 3.33 4.33 4.63 3.33 3.67 3.33 2.56 3.00 3.89 3.22 3.78
Jones Day 12 3.513 7 4.43 4.00 3.29 4.14 3.71 3.86 2.00 2.29 3.14 3.43 4.00 3.86
Houston
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.850
Weil, Gotshal 1 4.100 5 4.40 3.80 4.60 4.40 3.80 4.20 4.20 3.20 3.80 4.40 4.20 4.20
Vinson & Elkins 2 4.019 34 4.18 4.06 4.09 4.32 4.09 3.79 4.12 3.18 3.76 4.29 4.06 4.29
Fulbright & Jaworski 3 3.995 14 4.43 4.21 4.14 4.29 3.86 3.71 3.86 3.00 3.79 3.93 4.29 4.43
Mayer, Brown 4 3.900 5 4.00 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.20 2.80 4.20 3.40 3.60 4.00 3.80 4.20
King & Spalding 5 3.833 11 4.09 3.73 4.45 4.18 3.82 3.91 2.91 3.00 3.73 3.91 4.00 4.27
Bracewell & Giuliani 6 3.817 5 4.00 4.00 3.80 4.80 4.00 3.80 2.80 3.20 3.20 3.80 4.00 4.40
Baker Botts 7 3.790 11 4.27 3.73 4.27 4.36 3.64 3.36 3.00 2.91 3.73 4.30 3.82 4.09
Baker & Hostetler 8 3.751 9 4.00 3.78 3.56 4.00 4.11 3.44 2.89 3.78 4.11 3.67 3.78 3.89
Howrey 9 3.723 11 4.27 3.91 4.36 3.73 3.45 3.36 3.09 3.27 3.50 4.18 4.00 3.55
Andrews Kurth 10 3.571 7 4.00 3.71 4.29 4.14 3.43 2.86 3.14 3.00 3.43 2.71 4.14 4.00
Utah
Salt Lake City
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.771
Holland & Hart 1 3.833 5 4.00 4.00 2.80 4.20 3.20 3.40 4.40 3.40 4.00 4.80 3.60 4.20
Snell & Wilmer 2 3.709 8 3.63 3.50 4.00 4.63 3.86 4.13 2.00 3.25 3.50 4.00 3.88 4.13
Virginia
McLean
Pillsbury Winthrop 3.630 9 3.89 3.78 4.11 4.00 3.33 3.67 3.00 2.33 3.78 3.67 4.00 4.00
Reston
Cooley Godward 4.311 12 4.36 4.18 4.09 4.91 4.36 4.27 4.55 3.64 4.00 4.64 4.18 4.55
Richmond
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.589
Hunton & Williams 1 3.988 20 4.35 4.05 3.70 4.35 4.15 3.85 3.60 3.35 3.50 4.50 4.15 4.30
Troutman Sanders 2 3.912 12 3.83 3.67 4.50 4.00 3.92 3.58 3.42 3.42 3.83 4.08 4.36 4.33
LeClair Ryan 3 2.867 5 3.40 3.00 3.20 2.60 2.40 2.60 3.20 2.20 4.00 1.80 2.80 3.20
Washington
Seattle
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.496
Davis Wright 1 3.833 10 4.20 4.00 3.00 4.10 3.90 3.60 4.60 3.20 3.60 4.10 3.70 4.00
Stoel Rives 2 3.778 6 3.83 3.83 3.67 4.00 3.83 3.67 4.00 4.00 3.50 3.17 3.83 4.00
Wilson Sonsini 3 3.429 6 3.83 3.67 4.17 3.83 3.33 2.83 3.33 2.17 3.33 3.50 3.33 3.83
Perkins Coie 4 3.372 11 3.91 3.55 2.82 4.09 3.09 3.18 3.00 2.82 3.09 3.73 3.45 3.73
Preston Gates 5 3.353 9 3.56 3.22 3.00 4.11 3.89 2.78 3.22 2.78 3.33 3.56 3.22 3.56
Heller Ehrman 6 3.208 5 3.40 3.00 2.80 3.60 3.20 3.20 3.40 3.00 3.00 3.20 3.50 3.20
Wisconsin
Madison
Foley & Lardner 3.625 6 4.00 3.67 4.00 4.00 3.50 3.00 3.83 3.00 3.33 3.83 3.67 3.67
Milwaukee
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.800
Foley & Lardner 3.671 18 4.33 4.22 3.11 3.89 3.78 3.44 3.50 3.33 4.00 4.67 4.56 4.44
Michael Best 3.791 14 4.14 4.00 3.21 4.43 3.71 3.57 3.93 4.00 3.50 2.71 4.29 4.00
Quarles & Brady 3.939 9 4.00 3.72 4.61 4.33 3.50 3.72 3.28 3.00 3.28 3.61 3.17 3.83
INTERNATIONAL
England
London
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.543
Latham & Watkins 1 4.260 9 4.56 4.11 4.33 4.56 4.22 3.78 4.56 3.67 3.89 4.44 4.56 4.44
Skadden 2 3.848 6 4.33 4.33 4.50 4.50 3.67 3.67 3.00 2.50 3.83 3.50 4.17 4.17
LeBoeuf, Lamb 3 3.602 9 4.56 4.33 4.33 3.89 3.78 2.89 2.78 2.44 3.44 2.78 4.11 3.89
Sullivan & Cromwell 4 3.580 16 4.25 3.81 4.31 4.44 3.69 3.47 2.44 2.63 3.73 3.43 2.88 3.88
Allen & Overy 5 3.513 8 3.50 3.50 3.38 4.50 3.25 3.50 2.88 3.38 4.00 3.75 2.88 3.63
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart 6 3.234 11 3.36 3.27 3.18 4.00 3.27 3.45 2.55 2.55 3.27 3.18 3.09 3.64
Cadwalader 7 2.767 5 3.20 2.80 3.60 3.20 2.80 2.80 2.20 1.60 3.00 2.60 2.80 2.60
France
Paris
CITY
AVERAGE		 3.492
Sullivan & Cromwell 1 3.880 9 4.67 4.44 4.67 4.78 3.67 3.89 2.44 2.11 3.67 4.00 3.89 4.33
Reed Smith 2 3.104 5 4.00 3.80 3.20 3.20 3.40 3.60 2.20 1.20 2.80 3.25 3.00 3.60
Germany
Frankfurt
Sullivan & Cromwell 3.838 5 4.40 3.80 5.00 4.80 4.00 3.20 2.20 2.60 4.00 4.25 3.80 4.00
Hamburg
Latham & Watkins 4.038 5 4.60 4.00 4.20 4.75 4.00 3.20 4.50 4.00 2.60 4.80 3.60 4.20
Japan
Tokyo
Morrison & Foerster 3.925 10 3.90 3.90 4.30 4.10 3.90 3.20 4.00 3.00 3.80 4.70 3.90 4.40
Russia
Moscow
LeBoeuf, Lamb 3.271 5 4.00 3.40 3.80 4.00 3.80 2.80 2.80 2.80 3.00 2.25 3.40 3.20
( The American Lawyer, August 2006)