Here we look at how firms fared on a market- by-market basis. This chart includes offices from which we received at least five responses. The scores, ranks, and number of respondents pertain only to the firm’s office in the city indicated.
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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 | |
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Arizona | |||||||||||||||
Phoenix | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 4.025 | ||||||||||||||
Quarles & Brady | 1 | 4.319 | 12 | 4.25 | 4.17 | 4.08 | 4.17 | 4.08 | 4.33 | 4.58 | 4.09 | 4.25 | 4.92 | 4.33 | 4.58 |
Lewis and Roca | 2 | 4.083 | 16 | 4.50 | 4.19 | 3.75 | 4.31 | 3.75 | 3.88 | 4.50 | 4.06 | 4.06 | 3.81 | 4.00 | 4.19 |
Bryan Cave | 3 | 3.863 | 5 | 4.20 | 3.80 | 4.20 | 4.40 | 3.80 | 3.40 | 3.00 | 2.60 | 3.80 | 4.20 | 4.75 | 4.20 |
Snell & Wilmer | 4 | 3.835 | 10 | 4.30 | 4.20 | 3.50 | 4.10 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 2.10 | 3.50 | 3.60 | 4.60 | 4.10 | 4.22 |
Tucson | |||||||||||||||
Snell & Wilmer | 4.400 | 5 | 4.60 | 4.60 | 4.00 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.60 | 4.40 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.80 | 4.60 | 4.80 | |
California | |||||||||||||||
Los Angeles | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.706 | ||||||||||||||
Loeb & Loeb | 1 | 4.333 | 7 | 4.43 | 4.43 | 3.71 | 4.57 | 4.29 | 4.29 | 3.71 | 3.57 | 4.67 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.83 |
Munger, Tolles | 2 | 4.320 | 6 | 4.67 | 4.17 | 4.67 | 4.50 | 4.33 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 3.83 | 3.83 | 4.67 | 4.17 | 4.50 |
O’Melveny & Myers (Century City) | 3 | 4.241 | 9 | 4.78 | 4.44 | 4.33 | 4.67 | 4.11 | 3.89 | 4.33 | 4.11 | 3.67 | 4.56 | 3.56 | 4.44 |
Howrey | 4 | 4.100 | 5 | 3.80 | 4.00 | 4.40 | 5.00 | 4.20 | 3.80 | 2.80 | 3.40 | 4.20 | 4.80 | 4.20 | 4.60 |
Latham & Watkins | 5 | 4.043 | 21 | 4.29 | 3.90 | 3.71 | 4.29 | 3.95 | 3.90 | 4.43 | 3.71 | 3.62 | 4.76 | 3.71 | 4.25 |
Thelen Reid | 6 | 4.017 | 5 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 4.20 | 4.80 | 4.20 | 4.60 | 3.60 | 4.00 | 4.40 | 2.80 | 3.80 | 4.40 |
Gibson, Dunn | 7 | 3.914 | 24 | 3.96 | 3.79 | 4.29 | 4.54 | 4.08 | 3.58 | 3.63 | 2.88 | 4.13 | 4.46 | 3.42 | 4.21 |
Katten Muchin | 8 | 3.858 | 10 | 4.60 | 4.40 | 3.80 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 2.67 | 2.80 | 3.22 | 4.40 | 4.30 | 4.10 |
White & Case | 9 | 3.845 | 7 | 4.14 | 4.00 | 4.14 | 4.57 | 3.71 | 3.29 | 3.57 | 2.29 | 4.00 | 4.14 | 4.00 | 4.29 |
McDermott Will | 10 | 3.833 | 9 | 4.33 | 4.00 | 3.44 | 4.67 | 4.11 | 3.67 | 3.33 | 2.78 | 3.67 | 3.78 | 4.00 | 4.22 |
Manatt, Phelps | 11 | 3.811 | 19 | 3.89 | 3.63 | 3.58 | 4.05 | 3.63 | 3.37 | 3.84 | 3.00 | 4.05 | 4.74 | 3.79 | 4.16 |
Heller Ehrman | 12 | 3.794 | 8 | 3.88 | 3.75 | 3.63 | 4.63 | 3.88 | 3.25 | 3.88 | 3.25 | 3.50 | 4.38 | 3.50 | 4.00 |
Milbank, Tweed | 13 | 3.762 | 7 | 3.57 | 3.71 | 4.57 | 4.14 | 3.71 | 3.57 | 2.86 | 2.29 | 4.14 | 4.43 | 3.86 | 4.29 |
Morrison & Foerster | 14 | 3.749 | 9 | 4.11 | 3.89 | 3.33 | 4.44 | 3.33 | 3.56 | 3.44 | 3.22 | 3.56 | 4.67 | 3.44 | 4.00 |
Paul, Hastings | 15 | 3.719 | 25 | 4.18 | 4.05 | 3.73 | 3.95 | 3.64 | 3.95 | 3.23 | 3.18 | 3.18 | 3.62 | 3.82 | 4.10 |
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart | 16 | 3.653 | 7 | 3.33 | 3.50 | 3.57 | 4.43 | 3.71 | 3.43 | 3.17 | 2.86 | 3.83 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 4.20 |
Sheppard, Mullin | 17 | 3.600 | 5 | 3.60 | 3.40 | 4.00 | 4.60 | 3.60 | 3.40 | 2.80 | 3.20 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.60 |
Akin Gump | 18 | 3.589 | 16 | 3.81 | 3.56 | 4.00 | 4.25 | 3.63 | 3.50 | 3.13 | 2.69 | 3.56 | 3.63 | 3.50 | 3.81 |
Bingham McCutchen | 19 | 3.573 | 14 | 3.50 | 3.42 | 4.00 | 4.08 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.33 | 2.33 | 3.36 | 4.07 | 3.57 | 4.21 |
Pillsbury Winthrop | 20 | 3.536 | 7 | 3.57 | 3.57 | 3.29 | 4.57 | 4.29 | 3.71 | 2.86 | 2.43 | 3.29 | 3.71 | 3.43 | 3.71 |
Reed Smith | 21 | 3.486 | 6 | 4.00 | 3.83 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.67 | 3.00 | 2.33 | 3.33 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 3.67 |
Skadden | 22 | 3.426 | 9 | 3.89 | 3.33 | 4.22 | 3.67 | 3.33 | 3.11 | 2.33 | 2.11 | 3.33 | 4.67 | 3.56 | 3.56 |
Kirkland & Ellis | 23 | 3.422 | 14 | 3.64 | 3.14 | 3.86 | 4.00 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.07 | 2.71 | 2.79 | 3.71 | 3.43 | 3.43 |
O’Melveny & Myers | 24 | 3.389 | 33 | 3.73 | 3.39 | 4.03 | 4.30 | 3.39 | 2.85 | 3.30 | 2.61 | 2.76 | 3.94 | 2.85 | 3.52 |
Morgan, Lewis | 25 | 3.178 | 12 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.17 | 4.08 | 3.17 | 3.00 | 2.75 | 2.42 | 3.17 | 3.50 | 2.55 | 3.33 |
Sidley Austin | 26 | 3.144 | 11 | 3.55 | 3.27 | 3.55 | 3.91 | 3.55 | 3.09 | 2.00 | 2.09 | 3.36 | 3.27 | 2.64 | 3.45 |
Jones Day | 27 | 2.736 | 8 | 3.00 | 2.88 | 2.63 | 3.75 | 2.75 | 3.00 | 1.63 | 1.50 | 3.63 | 2.63 | 2.43 | 3.00 |
Orange County | |||||||||||||||
AVERAGE | 3.810 | ||||||||||||||
Snell & Wilmer (Irvine) | 1 | 4.343 | 9 | 4.56 | 4.56 | 4.33 | 4.56 | 4.22 | 4.33 | 4.00 | 3.44 | 4.33 | 4.78 | 4.33 | 4.67 |
Latham & Watkins (Costa Mesa) | 2 | 4.013 | 7 | 4.29 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 4.29 | 4.29 | 3.71 | 4.43 | 3.43 | 3.71 | 4.86 | 3.14 | 4.29 |
Paul, Hastings (Costa Mesa) | 3 | 4.012 | 8 | 4.25 | 4.25 | 4.00 | 4.13 | 4.00 | 3.75 | 4.00 | 3.25 | 3.75 | 4.13 | 4.25 | 4.38 |
Gibson, Dunn (Irvine) | 4 | 3.797 | 6 | 3.83 | 3.83 | 4.00 | 4.17 | 3.83 | 4.17 | 3.33 | 2.50 | 3.17 | 5.00 | 3.33 | 4.40 |
O’Melveny & Myers (Newport Beach) | 5 | 3.587 | 11 | 4.09 | 3.91 | 3.45 | 4.18 | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.91 | 3.09 | 2.64 | 4.50 | 2.64 | 3.73 |
Sheppard, Mullin (Costa Mesa) | 6 | 3.480 | 6 | 4.17 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.33 | 4.17 | 2.50 | 3.33 | 2.60 | 2.83 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.83 |
McDermott, Will (Irvine) | 7 | 3.439 | 7 | 3.43 | 2.71 | 3.57 | 3.71 | 3.71 | 3.57 | 3.00 | 3.43 | 3.14 | 4.14 | 3.29 | 3.57 |
San Diego | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.909 | ||||||||||||||
Morrison & Foerster | 1 | 4.321 | 9 | 4.22 | 4.11 | 3.78 | 4.56 | 4.33 | 4.11 | 4.56 | 4.00 | 4.11 | 5.00 | 4.44 | 4.63 |
Heller Ehrman | 2 | 4.183 | 5 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 4.40 | 4.00 | 4.40 | 5.00 | 3.80 | 4.40 |
Sheppard, Mullin | 3 | 4.139 | 6 | 4.33 | 4.17 | 4.50 | 4.67 | 4.33 | 3.67 | 4.17 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 2.83 | 4.00 | 4.50 |
Cooley Godward | 4 | 4.092 | 10 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.40 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.20 | 2.80 | 4.00 | 4.70 | 4.10 | 4.40 |
Luce, Forward | 5 | 3.952 | 14 | 4.21 | 4.14 | 3.71 | 4.36 | 4.14 | 3.64 | 3.93 | 3.36 | 3.93 | 3.00 | 4.64 | 4.36 |
DLA Piper | 6 | 3.608 | 10 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 4.10 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 2.80 | 2.90 | 2.50 | 3.70 | 3.90 | 4.00 | 3.80 |
Paul, Hastings | 7 | 3.569 | 13 | 3.85 | 3.69 | 3.15 | 4.31 | 3.92 | 3.54 | 3.17 | 3.00 | 3.58 | 3.15 | 3.62 | 3.85 |
Latham & Watkins | 8 | 3.408 | 10 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 3.20 | 4.10 | 3.00 | 3.20 | 4.30 | 2.50 | 2.80 | 3.80 | 2.70 | 3.50 |
San Francisco Bay Area | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.721 | ||||||||||||||
Gibson, Dunn | 1 | 4.483 | 14 | 4.79 | 4.64 | 4.57 | 4.79 | 4.57 | 4.50 | 4.36 | 3.71 | 4.50 | 4.57 | 4.08 | 4.71 |
Morrison & Foerster (Walnut Creek) | 2 | 4.383 | 5 | 4.40 | 4.20 | 4.40 | 4.60 | 4.60 | 4.60 | 4.40 | 3.00 | 3.80 | 5.00 | 4.80 | 4.80 |
Cooley Godward (Palo Alto) | 3 | 4.309 | 13 | 4.31 | 4.31 | 4.23 | 4.69 | 4.23 | 4.31 | 4.31 | 3.62 | 4.46 | 4.77 | 3.85 | 4.62 |
Sheppard, Mullin | 4 | 4.258 | 5 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 3.60 | 4.40 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 4.60 | 4.50 |
Orrick (Menlo Park) | 5 | 4.217 | 5 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 4.80 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 4.60 | 3.80 | 4.40 | 4.00 | 4.40 | 4.40 |
Cooley Godward | 6 | 4.106 | 10 | 3.80 | 3.67 | 4.30 | 4.80 | 3.80 | 3.90 | 4.50 | 3.50 | 4.40 | 4.80 | 3.50 | 4.30 |
Latham & Watkins | 7 | 4.063 | 11 | 4.30 | 4.00 | 3.70 | 4.64 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 4.80 | 3.70 | 3.10 | 4.82 | 3.60 | 4.50 |
Heller Ehrman | 8 | 4.051 | 15 | 4.07 | 4.13 | 3.87 | 4.13 | 4.07 | 3.80 | 4.47 | 3.07 | 3.87 | 4.53 | 4.27 | 4.33 |
Bingham McCutchen (Palo Alto) | 9 | 4.042 | 6 | 3.83 | 3.83 | 4.17 | 4.67 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 4.33 | 4.00 | 3.83 | 4.17 | 4.00 | 4.17 |
Weil, Gotshal (Redwood Shores) | 10 | 3.958 | 10 | 4.40 | 4.00 | 4.10 | 4.60 | 4.20 | 3.80 | 3.70 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 4.20 |
Orrick | 11 | 3.943 | 22 | 3.95 | 3.82 | 4.45 | 4.14 | 4.05 | 3.45 | 4.00 | 3.45 | 3.86 | 4.23 | 3.77 | 4.14 |
Dechert | 12 | 3.933 | 5 | 4.40 | 4.20 | 3.40 | 4.80 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 3.00 | 3.20 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 4.20 |
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart | 13 | 3.931 | 6 | 3.67 | 4.17 | 4.17 | 4.67 | 4.33 | 3.83 | 3.67 | 2.50 | 3.83 | 3.33 | 4.67 | 4.33 |
Gunderson Dettmer (Menlo Park) | 14 | 3.880 | 7 | 4.14 | 4.14 | 4.14 | 4.71 | 4.29 | 4.00 | 3.14 | 2.86 | 4.14 | 2.43 | 4.00 | 4.57 |
Morrison & Foerster | 15 | 3.873 | 24 | 4.08 | 4.04 | 3.21 | 4.25 | 3.88 | 3.63 | 3.54 | 3.13 | 3.67 | 4.71 | 4.09 | 4.25 |
Morrison & Foerster (Palo Alto) | 16 | 3.827 | 12 | 4.17 | 4.17 | 3.25 | 4.42 | 4.00 | 3.83 | 3.67 | 2.83 | 3.58 | 4.25 | 3.67 | 4.08 |
Pillsbury Winthrop (Palo Alto) | 17 | 3.760 | 7 | 3.86 | 3.71 | 3.86 | 4.14 | 3.43 | 3.43 | 3.43 | 3.14 | 3.86 | 4.43 | 4.00 | 3.83 |
Jones Day | 18 | 3.717 | 5 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 2.60 | 4.60 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.20 | 3.20 | 3.60 | 3.20 | 4.40 | 4.40 |
Pillsbury Winthrop | 19 | 3.702 | 13 | 4.08 | 3.85 | 3.77 | 4.38 | 3.92 | 3.69 | 3.38 | 2.92 | 3.38 | 3.46 | 3.67 | 3.92 |
Thelen Reid | 20 | 3.693 | 6 | 3.83 | 4.00 | 3.17 | 4.17 | 4.00 | 3.83 | 3.67 | 3.00 | 3.67 | 3.17 | 3.80 | 4.00 |
Reed Smith (Oakland) | 21 | 3.692 | 7 | 3.57 | 3.29 | 3.71 | 4.14 | 3.29 | 3.57 | 3.86 | 3.29 | 3.57 | 4.29 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
Covington & Burling | 22 | 3.617 | 5 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 4.80 | 4.00 | 2.80 | 3.00 | 2.20 | 4.20 | 4.60 | 2.40 | 3.80 |
McDermott Will (Palo Alto) | 23 | 3.603 | 7 | 4.29 | 4.29 | 3.57 | 4.86 | 3.86 | 3.29 | 2.29 | 2.00 | 3.43 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.86 |
Wilson Sonsini (Palo Alto) | 24 | 3.474 | 19 | 4.26 | 3.74 | 3.68 | 3.95 | 3.53 | 3.79 | 2.95 | 2.32 | 3.00 | 3.79 | 3.00 | 3.68 |
Dewey Ballantine (East Palo Alto) | 25 | 3.458 | 6 | 3.83 | 3.33 | 3.83 | 4.67 | 3.50 | 3.67 | 2.67 | 2.50 | 3.17 | 3.83 | 3.17 | 3.33 |
Bingham McCutchen | 26 | 3.444 | 14 | 3.29 | 3.29 | 4.07 | 4.29 | 3.50 | 3.14 | 3.29 | 3.07 | 3.23 | 4.00 | 2.54 | 3.62 |
Foley & Lardner | 27 | 3.417 | 5 | 3.60 | 3.40 | 3.80 | 4.00 | 3.40 | 3.40 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.40 | 3.00 | 3.20 | 3.80 |
Paul, Hastings | 28 | 3.398 | 17 | 4.00 | 3.75 | 3.00 | 4.56 | 3.63 | 3.44 | 2.94 | 2.44 | 2.75 | 3.25 | 3.13 | 3.88 |
O’Melveny & Myers | 29 | 3.392 | 11 | 3.90 | 3.60 | 3.20 | 3.90 | 3.20 | 2.70 | 3.90 | 3.20 | 2.80 | 3.90 | 3.00 | 3.40 |
Fenwick & West (Mountain View) | 30 | 3.362 | 6 | 3.83 | 3.33 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 2.67 | 2.67 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 3.67 | 3.67 |
Fenwick & West | 31 | 3.361 | 6 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 2.83 | 4.33 | 3.17 | 2.80 | 3.50 | 2.20 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 3.33 | 3.67 |
Heller Ehrman (Menlo Park) | 32 | 3.264 | 6 | 4.00 | 3.83 | 2.67 | 3.00 | 3.17 | 3.17 | 2.83 | 2.50 | 2.67 | 4.33 | 3.50 | 3.50 |
Morgan, Lewis | 33 | 3.206 | 11 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 2.00 | 4.36 | 3.82 | 2.80 | 2.90 | 2.20 | 2.80 | 4.09 | 2.80 | 3.20 |
Dechert (Palo Alto) | 34 | 2.967 | 5 | 3.20 | 2.80 | 3.00 | 3.60 | 3.20 | 2.80 | 2.00 | 2.20 | 3.20 | 4.40 | 2.40 | 2.80 |
Kirkland & Ellis | 35 | 2.450 | 5 | 3.40 | 2.20 | 2.40 | 3.20 | 2.20 | 2.60 | 1.80 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.80 |
Colorado | |||||||||||||||
Denver | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.907 | ||||||||||||||
Faegre & Benson | 1 | 4.073 | 7 | 4.29 | 4.00 | 3.71 | 4.43 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 4.29 | 3.57 | 4.14 | 4.29 | 4.00 | 4.43 |
Holland & Hart | 2 | 3.949 | 11 | 4.18 | 3.82 | 2.55 | 4.82 | 4.27 | 3.45 | 4.00 | 3.64 | 3.91 | 4.27 | 4.30 | 4.18 |
Holme Roberts | 3 | 3.700 | 5 | 3.40 | 3.60 | 3.40 | 4.40 | 3.60 | 3.20 | 5.00 | 4.40 | 3.60 | 2.40 | 3.20 | 4.20 |
Connecticut | |||||||||||||||
Hartford | |||||||||||||||
Day, Berry | 3.448 | 8 | 4.25 | 3.88 | 3.13 | 3.38 | 3.25 | 3.38 | 3.13 | 2.13 | 3.63 | 3.75 | 3.71 | 3.75 | |
Stamford | |||||||||||||||
Paul, Hastings | 3.137 | 8 | 4.00 | 3.88 | 3.38 | 4.00 | 3.25 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 3.13 | 3.50 | |
Delaware | |||||||||||||||
Wilmington | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 4.017 | ||||||||||||||
Young Conaway | 1 | 4.042 | 11 | 4.00 | 3.91 | 4.45 | 4.45 | 3.91 | 3.73 | 4.18 | 3.18 | 4.00 | 3.64 | 4.60 | 4.45 |
Skadden | 2 | 3.992 | 11 | 4.60 | 4.30 | 4.80 | 4.70 | 4.00 | 3.70 | 3.00 | 2.70 | 3.60 | 4.40 | 3.70 | 4.40 |
District of Columbia | |||||||||||||||
Washington, D.C. | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.706 | ||||||||||||||
Dickstein Shapiro | 1 | 4.414 | 22 | 4.45 | 4.41 | 4.41 | 4.59 | 4.45 | 4.41 | 4.67 | 3.65 | 4.52 | 4.68 | 4.14 | 4.59 |
Morrison & Foerster | 2 | 4.268 | 7 | 4.14 | 4.00 | 4.43 | 4.71 | 4.43 | 4.14 | 4.43 | 3.50 | 4.29 | 4.86 | 3.71 | 4.57 |
Finnegan, Henderson | 3 | 4.262 | 15 | 4.60 | 4.33 | 4.47 | 4.53 | 4.33 | 4.33 | 3.36 | 3.33 | 3.93 | 4.53 | 4.60 | 4.80 |
Clifford Chance | 4 | 4.243 | 12 | 4.36 | 3.91 | 4.55 | 4.82 | 4.64 | 4.00 | 4.55 | 3.73 | 4.00 | 4.40 | 3.55 | 4.40 |
King & Spalding | 5 | 4.114 | 10 | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.60 | 4.30 | 4.00 | 4.20 | 3.89 | 3.78 | 4.00 | 3.78 | 4.22 |
Gibson, Dunn | 6 | 4.085 | 30 | 4.47 | 4.27 | 4.33 | 4.67 | 4.27 | 4.07 | 4.33 | 3.41 | 3.50 | 4.07 | 3.30 | 4.33 |
Sutherland Asbill | 7 | 4.062 | 12 | 4.08 | 4.00 | 3.58 | 4.50 | 4.08 | 4.00 | 3.75 | 3.33 | 4.17 | 4.75 | 4.17 | 4.33 |
LeBoeuf, Lamb | 8 | 4.041 | 9 | 4.67 | 4.22 | 4.56 | 4.33 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 2.88 | 3.56 | 4.00 | 4.44 | 4.33 |
Ropes & Gray | 9 | 4.038 | 5 | 4.40 | 4.00 | 4.80 | 4.25 | 3.80 | 4.20 | 3.40 | 2.80 | 4.60 | 4.40 | 3.40 | 4.40 |
Crowell & Moring | 10 | 3.950 | 5 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 4.80 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 3.00 | 4.40 | 5.00 | 3.20 | 4.20 |
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart | 11 | 3.936 | 17 | 4.06 | 4.00 | 3.65 | 4.29 | 4.06 | 3.88 | 4.00 | 3.06 | 4.35 | 3.59 | 3.94 | 4.35 |
Latham & Watkins | 12 | 3.915 | 16 | 3.81 | 3.63 | 3.75 | 4.19 | 4.33 | 3.75 | 4.38 | 3.94 | 3.38 | 4.50 | 3.19 | 4.13 |
Wiley Rein | 13 | 3.893 | 15 | 4.13 | 4.00 | 3.73 | 4.07 | 4.13 | 3.47 | 3.60 | 3.53 | 4.33 | 3.20 | 4.00 | 4.53 |
Hogan & Hartson | 14 | 3.849 | 24 | 4.26 | 4.00 | 3.67 | 4.42 | 4.25 | 3.63 | 2.50 | 2.79 | 4.29 | 4.38 | 3.67 | 4.33 |
Ross, Dixon | 15 | 3.834 | 6 | 4.00 | 4.17 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.67 | 4.17 | 3.33 | 3.83 | 4.50 | 3.17 | 4.17 |
McKee Nelson | 16 | 3.816 | 8 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.88 | 4.13 | 4.13 | 3.25 | 4.50 | 3.25 | 3.38 | 2.14 | 3.88 | 4.25 |
Baker & Hostetler | 17 | 3.814 | 6 | 4.50 | 4.33 | 3.67 | 4.33 | 3.83 | 3.67 | 2.67 | 3.60 | 3.67 | 2.83 | 4.50 | 4.17 |
Fried, Frank | 18 | 3.806 | 9 | 4.33 | 4.22 | 4.33 | 4.00 | 3.44 | 3.89 | 3.67 | 2.11 | 3.67 | 4.67 | 3.56 | 3.78 |
Sonnenschein | 18 | 3.806 | 6 | 4.17 | 4.17 | 2.83 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 4.00 |
Goodwin Procter | 20 | 3.775 | 7 | 3.43 | 3.43 | 4.14 | 4.43 | 4.14 | 3.43 | 3.00 | 3.29 | 4.29 | 5.00 | 2.86 | 3.86 |
Wilmer Cutler | 21 | 3.750 | 25 | 3.84 | 3.72 | 4.36 | 4.17 | 3.84 | 3.64 | 3.08 | 2.80 | 3.56 | 4.63 | 3.44 | 3.92 |
Dechert | 22 | 3.748 | 9 | 4.00 | 3.78 | 3.89 | 4.22 | 3.22 | 3.89 | 3.56 | 3.78 | 3.78 | 3.44 | 3.67 | 3.75 |
Skadden | 23 | 3.746 | 19 | 4.06 | 3.78 | 4.18 | 4.11 | 3.94 | 3.83 | 3.17 | 2.78 | 3.83 | 3.83 | 3.50 | 3.94 |
Patton Boggs | 24 | 3.742 | 10 | 4.30 | 4.20 | 3.20 | 4.10 | 3.90 | 3.00 | 3.40 | 2.70 | 3.90 | 4.50 | 3.60 | 4.10 |
Willkie Farr | 25 | 3.741 | 9 | 3.89 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.44 | 3.89 | 3.56 | 3.56 | 2.44 | 3.78 | 3.67 | 3.33 | 4.33 |
Baker Botts | 26 | 3.733 | 5 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 4.80 | 4.00 | 3.40 | 2.60 | 2.00 | 3.80 | 4.40 | 4.20 | 4.40 |
Shearman & Sterling | 27 | 3.711 | 8 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 4.38 | 4.00 | 3.38 | 3.13 | 2.75 | 4.00 | 3.88 | 3.38 | 4.13 |
Venable | 28 | 3.707 | 16 | 4.31 | 3.94 | 3.38 | 4.31 | 3.69 | 3.19 | 3.50 | 2.80 | 3.94 | 3.94 | 3.60 | 3.88 |
Mayer, Brown | 29 | 3.703 | 11 | 4.09 | 3.91 | 3.45 | 4.00 | 3.82 | 3.09 | 4.18 | 3.45 | 3.36 | 3.73 | 3.45 | 3.91 |
McKenna Long | 30 | 3.694 | 9 | 4.00 | 3.56 | 3.78 | 4.22 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.89 | 2.89 | 4.33 | 2.44 | 4.00 | 4.22 |
DLA Piper | 31 | 3.683 | 5 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 3.20 | 4.20 | 3.80 | 3.40 | 3.40 | 2.80 | 3.20 | 4.20 | 3.80 | 4.00 |
White & Case | 32 | 3.677 | 9 | 4.56 | 3.89 | 4.44 | 4.11 | 3.11 | 3.22 | 3.00 | 2.89 | 3.56 | 3.56 | 3.78 | 4.00 |
Morgan, Lewis | 33 | 3.667 | 24 | 4.13 | 4.00 | 3.75 | 3.96 | 3.63 | 3.33 | 3.29 | 2.87 | 3.38 | 3.88 | 3.86 | 3.92 |
Arent Fox | 34 | 3.638 | 9 | 3.44 | 3.33 | 2.67 | 4.11 | 4.11 | 3.22 | 3.89 | 2.67 | 4.44 | 4.67 | 3.33 | 3.78 |
Covington & Burling | 35 | 3.636 | 24 | 4.08 | 3.67 | 3.70 | 4.42 | 3.67 | 3.39 | 3.04 | 2.48 | 3.78 | 4.13 | 3.09 | 4.18 |
Sidley Austin | 35 | 3.636 | 18 | 4.22 | 3.89 | 3.39 | 4.11 | 3.76 | 3.28 | 3.47 | 2.82 | 3.28 | 3.35 | 4.06 | 4.00 |
Arnold & Porter | 37 | 3.602 | 20 | 3.70 | 3.65 | 3.37 | 4.20 | 3.55 | 3.35 | 3.85 | 2.45 | 3.75 | 4.65 | 3.00 | 3.70 |
Cleary Gottlieb | 38 | 3.594 | 17 | 3.82 | 3.53 | 4.47 | 4.44 | 3.53 | 3.24 | 2.59 | 2.69 | 3.88 | 4.06 | 2.88 | 4.00 |
Paul, Hastings | 39 | 3.585 | 17 | 4.19 | 3.88 | 3.88 | 4.12 | 3.71 | 3.44 | 3.06 | 2.82 | 3.35 | 3.41 | 3.35 | 3.81 |
Kirkland & Ellis | 40 | 3.563 | 17 | 4.29 | 4.00 | 3.71 | 4.00 | 3.76 | 4.29 | 2.24 | 2.82 | 2.24 | 3.65 | 3.63 | 4.13 |
Akin Gump | 41 | 3.560 | 27 | 3.70 | 3.59 | 3.78 | 4.33 | 3.63 | 3.27 | 3.27 | 2.46 | 3.54 | 3.96 | 3.38 | 3.81 |
Steptoe & Johnson | 42 | 3.495 | 27 | 3.89 | 3.70 | 3.26 | 4.19 | 3.88 | 3.22 | 2.54 | 2.52 | 3.67 | 3.85 | 3.41 | 3.81 |
Jones Day | 43 | 3.483 | 5 | 4.20 | 3.60 | 3.40 | 4.80 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 1.60 | 1.80 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 |
Vinson & Elkins | 44 | 3.482 | 7 | 3.29 | 3.00 | 3.71 | 4.14 | 3.57 | 3.71 | 3.86 | 2.50 | 3.29 | 4.14 | 2.86 | 3.71 |
Katten Muchin | 45 | 3.458 | 6 | 4.00 | 3.83 | 3.33 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.67 | 2.33 | 2.00 | 3.50 | 2.83 | 4.33 | 4.17 |
Dow, Lohnes | 46 | 3.440 | 8 | 4.38 | 3.75 | 4.38 | 3.88 | 3.25 | 3.50 | 3.38 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 3.38 | 2.88 | 3.50 |
McDermott Will | 47 | 3.394 | 12 | 3.92 | 3.83 | 3.58 | 3.58 | 3.58 | 3.75 | 3.00 | 2.42 | 2.58 | 3.83 | 3.08 | 3.58 |
Reed Smith | 48 | 3.388 | 6 | 3.83 | 3.67 | 3.33 | 3.50 | 3.17 | 3.17 | 4.00 | 2.83 | 3.17 | 3.33 | 2.83 | 3.83 |
Winston & Strawn | 49 | 3.376 | 6 | 3.83 | 3.67 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 2.83 | 2.17 | 3.17 | 3.67 | 3.17 | 3.50 |
Pillsbury Winthrop | 50 | 3.327 | 8 | 3.75 | 3.63 | 3.63 | 3.75 | 3.63 | 3.00 | 2.38 | 2.63 | 3.38 | 3.50 | 3.14 | 3.50 |
Swidler Berlin | 51 | 3.312 | 8 | 4.00 | 3.63 | 3.13 | 3.88 | 3.38 | 3.13 | 2.38 | 2.38 | 3.25 | 3.38 | 3.57 | 3.63 |
O’Melveny & Myers | 52 | 3.225 | 10 | 3.40 | 2.90 | 3.70 | 3.80 | 3.10 | 3.00 | 3.40 | 2.70 | 2.80 | 3.70 | 2.80 | 3.40 |
Howrey | 53 | 3.184 | 10 | 3.67 | 3.44 | 3.10 | 3.40 | 3.20 | 3.00 | 2.70 | 2.20 | 2.90 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 3.10 |
Cadwalader | 54 | 3.154 | 7 | 3.71 | 3.71 | 4.00 | 3.43 | 3.43 | 3.00 | 2.71 | 2.14 | 2.71 | 3.29 | 2.29 | 3.43 |
Hunton & Williams | 55 | 3.067 | 5 | 3.60 | 3.40 | 1.80 | 3.60 | 3.20 | 2.80 | 2.40 | 2.60 | 3.60 | 3.00 | 3.40 | 3.40 |
Florida | |||||||||||||||
Miami | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.764 | ||||||||||||||
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart | 1 | 4.025 | 5 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.20 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.20 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.50 | 4.60 |
Hunton & Williams | 2 | 3.833 | 5 | 4.60 | 4.20 | 3.80 | 4.00 | 4.20 | 3.60 | 3.20 | 2.00 | 3.40 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.60 |
Greenberg Traurig | 3 | 3.749 | 11 | 4.09 | 4.27 | 4.00 | 3.82 | 3.91 | 3.45 | 4.27 | 3.27 | 3.27 | 2.91 | 3.73 | 4.00 |
White & Case | 4 | 3.447 | 14 | 3.93 | 3.86 | 4.36 | 4.07 | 3.36 | 3.07 | 2.71 | 2.21 | 3.43 | 3.00 | 3.57 | 3.79 |
Orlando | |||||||||||||||
Foley & Lardner | 3.483 | 8 | 3.63 | 3.63 | 4.00 | 4.25 | 3.63 | 3.50 | 2.25 | 2.29 | 3.25 | 3.38 | 4.13 | 3.86 | |
Tampa | |||||||||||||||
Carlton Fields | 4.052 | 9 | 4.00 | 3.89 | 3.67 | 4.56 | 3.89 | 3.67 | 3.67 | 3.50 | 4.33 | 4.67 | 4.33 | 4.44 | |
Georgia | |||||||||||||||
Atlanta | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.815 | ||||||||||||||
Seyfarth Shaw | 1 | 4.517 | 5 | 4.60 | 4.60 | 4.40 | 4.80 | 4.40 | 4.20 | 4.40 | 4.60 | 4.40 | 4.20 | 4.80 | 4.80 |
McKenna Long | 2 | 4.313 | 13 | 4.23 | 4.31 | 4.23 | 4.69 | 4.46 | 4.38 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.38 | 4.08 | 4.38 | 4.62 |
Smith, Gambrell | 3 | 4.035 | 7 | 4.57 | 4.57 | 3.71 | 4.43 | 3.86 | 4.14 | 3.14 | 2.86 | 4.57 | 3.71 | 4.43 | 4.43 |
Sutherland Asbill | 4 | 4.008 | 18 | 4.00 | 4.06 | 3.76 | 4.35 | 4.06 | 3.76 | 4.00 | 3.41 | 3.94 | 4.47 | 4.00 | 4.29 |
Duane Morris | 5 | 3.933 | 5 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 4.20 | 3.40 | 4.20 | 3.40 | 4.00 | 4.40 |
Kilpatrick Stockton | 6 | 3.903 | 24 | 4.33 | 4.00 | 3.83 | 4.26 | 3.52 | 3.71 | 3.92 | 3.50 | 3.83 | 4.71 | 3.35 | 3.88 |
Arnall Golden | 7 | 3.875 | 15 | 4.07 | 3.87 | 3.33 | 4.47 | 4.47 | 3.71 | 2.93 | 2.93 | 4.36 | 4.00 | 4.07 | 4.29 |
Powell Goldstein | 8 | 3.748 | 11 | 4.00 | 3.91 | 3.82 | 4.09 | 3.64 | 3.91 | 3.36 | 3.55 | 3.90 | 4.10 | 2.70 | 4.00 |
Paul, Hastings | 9 | 3.736 | 16 | 4.13 | 4.06 | 3.63 | 4.00 | 3.56 | 3.88 | 3.38 | 3.06 | 3.56 | 3.88 | 3.69 | 4.00 |
Womble Carlyle | 10 | 3.638 | 6 | 3.83 | 3.50 | 3.33 | 4.33 | 3.83 | 3.33 | 3.33 | 2.50 | 4.33 | 3.67 | 3.67 | 4.00 |
Troutman Sanders | 11 | 3.572 | 15 | 4.07 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 4.53 | 3.47 | 3.00 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 3.73 | 3.40 | 3.73 | 3.93 |
Jones Day | 12 | 3.524 | 8 | 4.38 | 4.00 | 3.25 | 3.88 | 3.50 | 3.75 | 1.88 | 2.13 | 3.63 | 3.63 | 3.88 | 4.38 |
Alston & Bird | 13 | 3.523 | 51 | 3.73 | 3.41 | 3.20 | 4.18 | 3.35 | 3.25 | 4.04 | 3.64 | 3.02 | 3.67 | 3.27 | 3.51 |
King & Spalding | 14 | 3.464 | 36 | 4.03 | 3.78 | 3.22 | 3.97 | 3.22 | 3.69 | 2.86 | 2.64 | 3.08 | 3.97 | 3.44 | 3.67 |
Hunton & Williams | 15 | 3.433 | 5 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.20 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 2.60 | 3.40 |
Illinois | |||||||||||||||
Chicago | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.758 | ||||||||||||||
Sonnenschein | 1 | 4.272 | 8 | 4.25 | 4.00 | 3.88 | 4.50 | 4.13 | 3.75 | 4.86 | 3.88 | 4.50 | 4.75 | 4.13 | 4.63 |
Jenner & Block | 2 | 4.158 | 13 | 4.38 | 4.15 | 4.23 | 4.69 | 4.15 | 3.91 | 3.46 | 3.69 | 3.77 | 4.85 | 4.08 | 4.54 |
Latham & Watkins | 3 | 4.128 | 12 | 4.09 | 4.18 | 4.36 | 4.45 | 4.18 | 4.18 | 4.60 | 3.70 | 3.30 | 4.80 | 3.60 | 4.10 |
Jones Day | 4 | 4.121 | 11 | 4.64 | 4.55 | 3.91 | 4.73 | 4.36 | 3.91 | 2.45 | 3.36 | 4.55 | 4.27 | 4.45 | 4.27 |
Winston & Strawn | 5 | 4.032 | 17 | 4.24 | 4.12 | 4.24 | 4.59 | 4.12 | 3.75 | 3.31 | 3.13 | 4.00 | 4.47 | 3.94 | 4.47 |
Baker & McKenzie | 6 | 4.010 | 9 | 4.33 | 4.22 | 4.13 | 4.22 | 4.00 | 3.78 | 3.22 | 3.44 | 3.56 | 4.67 | 4.44 | 4.11 |
Chapman and Cutler | 7 | 3.949 | 18 | 3.72 | 3.67 | 3.94 | 4.00 | 3.94 | 3.56 | 4.44 | 3.61 | 4.17 | 4.06 | 4.00 | 4.28 |
Schiff Hardin | 8 | 3.916 | 11 | 4.09 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.36 | 3.82 | 3.45 | 4.09 | 3.18 | 4.00 | 4.64 | 4.18 | 4.18 |
Katten Muchin | 9 | 3.824 | 33 | 4.15 | 4.03 | 4.13 | 4.30 | 3.97 | 3.69 | 2.78 | 2.72 | 3.65 | 4.19 | 4.13 | 4.15 |
McDermott Will | 10 | 3.822 | 24 | 4.17 | 4.08 | 3.79 | 4.21 | 4.00 | 3.79 | 2.83 | 3.08 | 3.79 | 4.00 | 4.08 | 4.04 |
Vedder, Price | 11 | 3.783 | 14 | 4.07 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 3.93 | 3.85 | 3.86 | 4.07 | 3.79 | 3.71 | 2.64 | 3.69 | 4.07 |
Bell, Boyd | 12 | 3.769 | 17 | 3.88 | 3.88 | 4.12 | 4.59 | 4.29 | 3.53 | 2.65 | 2.76 | 4.00 | 3.82 | 3.65 | 4.06 |
Wildman, Harrold | 13 | 3.669 | 20 | 3.74 | 3.63 | 3.56 | 4.16 | 3.79 | 3.37 | 4.21 | 3.42 | 3.37 | 3.26 | 3.78 | 3.74 |
DLA Piper | 14 | 3.658 | 11 | 4.09 | 3.91 | 3.09 | 4.09 | 3.45 | 3.45 | 4.18 | 2.82 | 3.18 | 4.27 | 3.64 | 3.73 |
Barnes & Thornburg | 15 | 3.617 | 5 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.40 | 4.40 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.80 | 3.40 | 4.00 | 3.60 |
Lord, Bissell | 16 | 3.607 | 11 | 3.91 | 3.64 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.91 | 3.18 | 2.73 | 3.27 | 3.55 | 4.00 | 3.36 | 3.73 |
Sidley Austin | 17 | 3.604 | 43 | 4.12 | 3.77 | 3.63 | 4.19 | 3.58 | 3.63 | 3.00 | 2.67 | 3.37 | 3.91 | 3.45 | 3.93 |
Gardner Carton | 18 | 3.538 | 7 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.43 | 3.67 | 3.57 | 3.29 | 3.71 | 3.00 | 3.71 | 3.43 | 3.14 | 4.00 |
Seyfarth Shaw | 18 | 3.538 | 9 | 3.78 | 3.67 | 3.44 | 3.44 | 3.56 | 3.22 | 3.44 | 3.22 | 3.78 | 3.75 | 3.38 | 3.78 |
Kirkland & Ellis | 20 | 3.537 | 57 | 4.32 | 4.07 | 4.21 | 3.64 | 3.45 | 3.75 | 2.79 | 2.59 | 3.05 | 3.04 | 3.67 | 3.86 |
Mayer, Brown | 21 | 3.412 | 45 | 3.80 | 3.49 | 3.78 | 3.71 | 3.64 | 3.24 | 3.22 | 2.34 | 3.07 | 3.53 | 3.42 | 3.70 |
Skadden | 22 | 3.325 | 14 | 3.79 | 3.64 | 4.07 | 3.86 | 3.36 | 3.29 | 2.43 | 1.79 | 2.93 | 4.21 | 3.15 | 3.38 |
Ross, Dixon | 23 | 3.143 | 7 | 2.71 | 2.57 | 3.86 | 3.00 | 3.29 | 2.29 | 3.71 | 3.00 | 3.43 | 3.86 | 2.29 | 3.71 |
Indiana | |||||||||||||||
Indianapolis | |||||||||||||||
Barnes & Thornburg | 3.862 | 6 | 4.17 | 4.17 | 4.00 | 4.17 | 3.50 | 3.83 | 3.17 | 3.33 | 3.50 | 4.17 | 4.00 | 4.33 | |
Maryland | |||||||||||||||
Baltimore | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 4.008 | ||||||||||||||
Miles & Stockbridge | 1 | 4.353 | 12 | 4.25 | 4.33 | 3.83 | 4.50 | 4.75 | 3.75 | 4.58 | 4.33 | 4.58 | 4.33 | 4.33 | 4.67 |
Saul Ewing | 2 | 4.214 | 8 | 4.75 | 4.63 | 3.88 | 4.50 | 4.29 | 3.75 | 3.63 | 4.00 | 4.13 | 4.38 | 4.13 | 4.50 |
Venable | 3 | 3.983 | 13 | 4.31 | 4.08 | 4.31 | 4.15 | 3.92 | 3.69 | 3.69 | 3.17 | 4.08 | 4.31 | 4.00 | 4.08 |
DLA Piper | 4 | 3.480 | 6 | 3.50 | 3.33 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.33 | 4.00 | 3.33 | 3.67 |
Massachusetts | |||||||||||||||
Boston | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.869 | ||||||||||||||
Nutter McClennen | 1 | 4.444 | 12 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.42 | 4.92 | 4.75 | 4.33 | 3.83 | 4.08 | 4.67 | 4.58 | 4.17 | 4.58 |
Goulston & Storrs | 2 | 4.158 | 11 | 4.18 | 4.09 | 3.82 | 4.36 | 4.36 | 4.09 | 4.55 | 3.36 | 3.90 | 4.64 | 4.10 | 4.45 |
McDermott, Will | 3 | 4.106 | 14 | 4.57 | 4.21 | 4.36 | 4.43 | 4.21 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.85 | 3.93 | 4.21 | 4.50 |
Edwards & Angell | 4 | 3.883 | 5 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 4.00 | 4.20 | 3.20 | 3.80 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 4.40 |
Proskauer Rose | 5 | 3.881 | 8 | 4.57 | 4.29 | 3.71 | 4.71 | 4.00 | 3.71 | 3.57 | 2.43 | 3.43 | 3.86 | 4.00 | 4.29 |
Ropes & Gray | 6 | 3.859 | 39 | 4.13 | 3.95 | 4.54 | 4.56 | 4.00 | 3.97 | 3.54 | 2.66 | 3.66 | 3.50 | 3.44 | 4.36 |
Foley Hoag | 7 | 3.856 | 19 | 4.00 | 3.89 | 4.53 | 4.22 | 4.00 | 3.68 | 3.58 | 2.95 | 3.58 | 4.58 | 3.37 | 3.89 |
Wilmer Cutler | 8 | 3.826 | 23 | 3.95 | 3.77 | 4.23 | 4.05 | 3.68 | 4.14 | 3.82 | 3.24 | 3.27 | 4.29 | 3.33 | 4.14 |
Goodwin Procter | 9 | 3.713 | 24 | 4.04 | 3.79 | 4.46 | 4.26 | 3.75 | 3.63 | 3.29 | 2.67 | 3.33 | 4.33 | 3.00 | 4.00 |
Palmer & Dodge | 10 | 3.678 | 7 | 3.71 | 3.71 | 3.14 | 4.29 | 3.57 | 3.29 | 2.86 | 2.57 | 4.43 | 4.71 | 4.00 | 3.86 |
Bingham McCutchen | 11 | 3.656 | 24 | 3.83 | 3.54 | 4.00 | 4.21 | 3.74 | 3.38 | 3.38 | 3.04 | 3.25 | 4.00 | 3.58 | 3.92 |
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart | 12 | 3.371 | 11 | 3.55 | 3.64 | 4.36 | 3.73 | 3.45 | 3.00 | 3.82 | 2.80 | 3.40 | 2.30 | 2.90 | 3.50 |
Michigan | |||||||||||||||
Bloomfield Hills | |||||||||||||||
Dykema Gossett | 4.103 | 6 | 4.20 | 3.83 | 3.20 | 4.67 | 4.33 | 3.67 | 4.33 | 3.83 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 4.17 | 4.50 | |
Detroit | |||||||||||||||
Honigman Miller | 4.017 | 5 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 4.60 | 3.40 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 3.20 | 3.60 | 4.80 | 4.20 | |
Minnesota | |||||||||||||||
Minneapolis | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 4.118 | ||||||||||||||
Lindquist & Vennum | 1 | 4.461 | 7 | 4.43 | 4.43 | 4.14 | 4.57 | 4.29 | 4.14 | 3.71 | 4.57 | 4.71 | 5.00 | 4.83 | 4.71 |
Faegre & Benson | 2 | 4.083 | 13 | 4.15 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.15 | 3.77 | 3.77 | 3.77 | 3.92 | 4.54 | 4.62 | 3.69 | 4.62 |
Dorsey & Whitney | 3 | 4.067 | 5 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 4.20 | 4.80 | 4.40 | 4.00 | 3.20 | 2.20 | 4.40 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.40 |
Robins, Kaplan | 4 | 3.859 | 13 | 4.38 | 4.23 | 3.77 | 4.08 | 3.54 | 3.69 | 4.31 | 2.85 | 3.38 | 4.62 | 3.54 | 3.92 |
Missouri | |||||||||||||||
Kansas City | |||||||||||||||
Shook, Hardy | 4.064 | 8 | 4.50 | 4.38 | 3.25 | 4.13 | 4.13 | 4.00 | 4.13 | 3.25 | 4.25 | 3.75 | 4.50 | 4.50 | |
St. Louis | |||||||||||||||
Bryan Cave | 3.757 | 24 | 4.00 | 3.83 | 3.75 | 4.38 | 3.63 | 3.50 | 3.63 | 3.04 | 3.71 | 3.61 | 3.96 | 4.04 | |
New Jersey | |||||||||||||||
Florham Park | |||||||||||||||
Drinker Biddle | 3.508 | 10 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.50 | 3.40 | 3.30 | 3.40 | 2.60 | 2.70 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.90 | |
Princeton | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.626 | ||||||||||||||
Reed Smith | 1 | 3.833 | 5 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 3.00 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.20 | 3.40 | 3.80 | 5.00 | 4.40 |
Dechert | 2 | 3.567 | 5 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.00 | 4.40 | 3.80 | 2.80 | 3.60 | 2.40 | 3.40 | 3.60 | 4.20 | 4.00 |
Morgan, Lewis | 3 | 3.479 | 5 | 4.40 | 3.80 | 3.00 | 4.60 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 2.60 | 2.25 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.20 | 3.80 |
Roseland | |||||||||||||||
Lowenstein Sandler | 3.438 | 23 | 3.65 | 3.57 | 3.17 | 4.09 | 3.61 | 3.35 | 2.55 | 2.35 | 3.52 | 4.30 | 3.13 | 3.96 | |
New Mexico | |||||||||||||||
Albuquerque | |||||||||||||||
Rodey, Dickason | 4.471 | 5 | 4.75 | 4.75 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.25 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | |
New York | |||||||||||||||
New York | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.647 | ||||||||||||||
Orrick | 1 | 4.567 | 5 | 4.80 | 4.80 | 4.40 | 4.80 | 4.60 | 4.60 | 4.80 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 4.60 | 4.40 | 4.80 |
Linklaters | 2 | 4.403 | 7 | 4.14 | 4.14 | 4.57 | 4.71 | 4.71 | 4.43 | 4.43 | 3.57 | 4.86 | 4.57 | 4.14 | 4.57 |
Allen & Overy | 3 | 4.400 | 5 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.60 | 5.00 | 4.60 | 4.00 | 4.20 | 3.40 | 4.80 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 4.60 |
Baker & Hostetler | 4 | 4.250 | 5 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 3.80 | 5.00 | 4.60 | 3.60 | 4.60 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 3.80 | 3.40 | 4.60 |
Gibson, Dunn | 5 | 4.163 | 17 | 4.19 | 3.88 | 4.71 | 4.81 | 4.12 | 3.94 | 4.44 | 3.24 | 4.41 | 4.53 | 3.13 | 4.56 |
Patterson, Belknap | 6 | 4.154 | 29 | 4.17 | 4.03 | 4.21 | 4.62 | 4.21 | 3.93 | 4.29 | 3.29 | 4.10 | 4.66 | 3.86 | 4.48 |
Debevoise & Plimpton | 7 | 4.118 | 20 | 4.15 | 4.00 | 4.45 | 4.80 | 4.40 | 3.95 | 3.30 | 3.11 | 4.20 | 4.75 | 3.65 | 4.65 |
Morrison & Foerster | 8 | 4.114 | 22 | 4.05 | 3.91 | 4.14 | 4.82 | 4.41 | 3.86 | 4.18 | 3.73 | 4.14 | 3.95 | 3.68 | 4.50 |
Covington & Burling | 9 | 4.088 | 11 | 4.18 | 4.00 | 4.27 | 4.73 | 4.64 | 4.18 | 3.40 | 3.36 | 4.00 | 4.73 | 3.30 | 4.27 |
Greenberg Traurig | 10 | 4.067 | 5 | 4.00 | 4.20 | 3.80 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.80 | 3.80 | 4.20 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 4.20 |
Heller Ehrman | 10 | 4.067 | 16 | 3.93 | 3.67 | 3.19 | 4.50 | 4.25 | 4.00 | 4.63 | 3.88 | 4.06 | 4.88 | 3.56 | 4.25 |
Wilmer Cutler | 12 | 4.013 | 11 | 3.91 | 3.82 | 4.45 | 4.27 | 4.00 | 3.70 | 4.18 | 3.27 | 4.18 | 4.73 | 3.64 | 4.00 |
Dickstein Shapiro | 13 | 3.933 | 5 | 3.40 | 3.20 | 4.40 | 4.80 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 2.80 | 3.80 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.80 |
Manatt, Phelps | 14 | 3.921 | 5 | 4.20 | 3.80 | 3.40 | 4.40 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 4.00 | 2.60 | 4.20 | 4.25 | 4.00 | 4.60 |
Ropes & Gray | 15 | 3.908 | 10 | 3.70 | 3.50 | 4.60 | 4.60 | 4.20 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 2.90 | 4.30 | 3.20 | 4.20 | 4.30 |
White & Case | 16 | 3.905 | 56 | 4.13 | 3.96 | 4.28 | 4.48 | 4.07 | 3.81 | 3.75 | 2.98 | 3.60 | 4.02 | 3.52 | 4.26 |
Baker & McKenzie | 17 | 3.888 | 5 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.25 | 4.00 | 4.40 | 4.00 | 4.20 |
Goodwin Procter | 18 | 3.847 | 6 | 3.83 | 3.67 | 4.33 | 4.33 | 4.00 | 3.83 | 3.33 | 2.67 | 4.17 | 3.83 | 4.00 | 4.17 |
Akin Gump | 19 | 3.838 | 14 | 3.86 | 3.71 | 4.29 | 4.14 | 4.14 | 3.54 | 3.71 | 2.93 | 4.08 | 4.29 | 3.07 | 4.29 |
Willkie Farr | 20 | 3.831 | 22 | 3.73 | 3.45 | 4.18 | 4.45 | 4.18 | 3.64 | 3.55 | 3.14 | 4.29 | 4.18 | 3.00 | 4.18 |
Carter Ledyard | 21 | 3.828 | 13 | 3.69 | 3.62 | 3.38 | 4.38 | 4.23 | 3.92 | 3.15 | 2.69 | 4.50 | 4.15 | 3.77 | 4.46 |
Latham & Watkins | 22 | 3.818 | 24 | 3.75 | 3.42 | 3.75 | 4.29 | 3.92 | 3.70 | 4.63 | 3.58 | 3.30 | 4.42 | 3.17 | 3.88 |
Hughes Hubbard | 23 | 3.781 | 18 | 4.11 | 4.00 | 3.67 | 4.50 | 4.28 | 4.00 | 2.94 | 2.50 | 3.78 | 3.89 | 3.59 | 4.11 |
Hogan & Hartson | 24 | 3.769 | 9 | 3.67 | 3.67 | 3.67 | 4.33 | 4.11 | 3.89 | 2.29 | 2.71 | 3.89 | 4.67 | 4.11 | 4.22 |
Davis Polk | 25 | 3.768 | 10 | 4.20 | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.60 | 3.70 | 3.60 | 2.50 | 2.10 | 4.22 | 4.10 | 3.50 | 4.40 |
Thacher Proffitt | 26 | 3.765 | 29 | 4.03 | 3.90 | 3.79 | 4.72 | 4.31 | 3.24 | 3.34 | 2.89 | 3.71 | 3.66 | 3.38 | 4.21 |
Dewey Ballantine | 27 | 3.756 | 23 | 3.96 | 3.77 | 4.13 | 4.48 | 3.74 | 3.70 | 3.05 | 2.68 | 3.95 | 4.00 | 3.52 | 4.09 |
Wachtell | 27 | 3.756 | 14 | 4.36 | 4.29 | 4.86 | 4.64 | 4.64 | 3.43 | 2.23 | 2.85 | 3.00 | 2.92 | 3.64 | 4.21 |
Bingham McCutchen | 29 | 3.751 | 7 | 3.86 | 3.43 | 4.29 | 3.86 | 3.29 | 3.71 | 3.57 | 3.71 | 3.57 | 4.29 | 3.57 | 3.86 |
Schulte Roth | 30 | 3.737 | 22 | 3.91 | 3.73 | 4.18 | 4.23 | 3.82 | 3.73 | 3.45 | 2.50 | 3.71 | 4.19 | 3.48 | 3.91 |
Dechert | 31 | 3.708 | 21 | 3.74 | 3.90 | 3.38 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 3.29 | 3.62 | 3.62 | 3.95 | 3.90 | 3.05 | 3.85 |
Pillsbury Winthrop | 32 | 3.706 | 10 | 3.89 | 3.78 | 3.89 | 4.11 | 3.67 | 3.56 | 3.56 | 2.89 | 3.56 | 3.89 | 3.78 | 3.89 |
O’Melveny & Myers | 33 | 3.701 | 30 | 3.69 | 3.55 | 4.07 | 4.07 | 3.62 | 3.59 | 4.00 | 3.21 | 3.64 | 3.83 | 3.24 | 3.90 |
Stroock & Stroock | 34 | 3.694 | 6 | 4.17 | 3.67 | 3.33 | 4.00 | 4.33 | 3.83 | 3.17 | 2.33 | 3.83 | 4.00 | 3.67 | 4.00 |
Clifford Chance | 35 | 3.693 | 25 | 3.84 | 3.68 | 4.04 | 4.08 | 3.68 | 3.64 | 3.80 | 3.44 | 3.52 | 3.68 | 3.24 | 3.68 |
Kramer Levin | 35 | 3.693 | 12 | 4.00 | 3.92 | 3.75 | 4.17 | 3.58 | 3.08 | 3.25 | 2.83 | 3.83 | 4.50 | 3.58 | 3.83 |
Kelley Drye | 37 | 3.678 | 18 | 3.83 | 3.78 | 3.83 | 4.39 | 4.11 | 3.61 | 2.61 | 2.53 | 4.00 | 4.06 | 3.33 | 4.06 |
Kirkland & Ellis | 38 | 3.664 | 20 | 4.05 | 3.70 | 4.00 | 3.90 | 4.10 | 4.15 | 2.70 | 3.25 | 3.11 | 3.21 | 3.75 | 4.05 |
Cleary Gottlieb | 39 | 3.662 | 27 | 4.04 | 3.65 | 4.56 | 4.46 | 3.88 | 3.28 | 2.35 | 2.42 | 3.64 | 4.35 | 3.12 | 4.19 |
Katten Muchin | 39 | 3.662 | 20 | 4.20 | 4.05 | 3.55 | 4.26 | 3.84 | 3.65 | 2.84 | 2.95 | 3.50 | 3.65 | 3.45 | 4.00 |
Kaye Scholer | 41 | 3.650 | 22 | 3.55 | 3.45 | 4.27 | 4.55 | 3.68 | 3.27 | 2.55 | 1.91 | 4.36 | 4.50 | 3.57 | 4.14 |
Paul, Weiss | 42 | 3.643 | 47 | 4.02 | 3.87 | 4.09 | 4.36 | 3.48 | 3.40 | 3.28 | 2.94 | 2.85 | 4.62 | 3.09 | 3.72 |
Loeb & Loeb | 43 | 3.608 | 7 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.43 | 4.14 | 4.00 | 3.43 | 2.86 | 2.29 | 3.86 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.29 |
Arent Fox | 44 | 3.600 | 5 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 2.00 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 3.00 | 3.60 | 4.60 | 3.40 | 3.60 |
Sidley Austin | 45 | 3.592 | 25 | 3.96 | 3.76 | 3.60 | 4.12 | 3.92 | 3.56 | 3.24 | 2.56 | 3.28 | 3.72 | 3.42 | 3.96 |
Simpson Thacher | 46 | 3.586 | 47 | 3.83 | 3.65 | 4.17 | 4.04 | 3.46 | 3.30 | 2.80 | 2.72 | 3.58 | 4.50 | 3.02 | 3.96 |
Kronish Lieb | 47 | 3.583 | 17 | 3.88 | 3.88 | 3.82 | 4.35 | 3.53 | 3.53 | 2.94 | 1.94 | 4.06 | 3.59 | 3.35 | 4.12 |
McDermott Will | 48 | 3.526 | 14 | 3.71 | 3.71 | 3.93 | 3.93 | 3.36 | 3.57 | 2.64 | 2.86 | 3.50 | 3.79 | 3.54 | 3.77 |
Kenyon & Kenyon | 49 | 3.492 | 23 | 3.96 | 3.78 | 3.74 | 3.91 | 3.78 | 3.09 | 2.87 | 2.70 | 3.61 | 2.76 | 3.70 | 4.00 |
Skadden | 50 | 3.485 | 22 | 3.81 | 3.48 | 3.90 | 4.52 | 3.81 | 3.14 | 2.81 | 1.71 | 3.35 | 4.24 | 3.10 | 3.95 |
Chadbourne & Parke | 51 | 3.446 | 12 | 3.58 | 3.58 | 3.75 | 4.08 | 3.67 | 2.92 | 2.83 | 2.17 | 3.42 | 4.33 | 3.27 | 3.75 |
Fried, Frank | 52 | 3.423 | 29 | 3.55 | 3.52 | 4.21 | 4.31 | 3.24 | 3.41 | 2.79 | 2.07 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 2.86 | 3.61 |
Cravath | 53 | 3.421 | 33 | 4.03 | 3.82 | 3.91 | 4.06 | 3.45 | 3.64 | 2.25 | 2.30 | 3.06 | 3.72 | 2.87 | 3.94 |
LeBoeuf, Lamb | 54 | 3.418 | 14 | 3.43 | 3.36 | 3.43 | 4.14 | 3.71 | 3.36 | 3.00 | 2.86 | 3.00 | 3.79 | 3.29 | 3.64 |
Fitzpatrick, Cella | 55 | 3.388 | 18 | 3.44 | 3.39 | 3.94 | 4.50 | 3.44 | 3.17 | 3.06 | 2.39 | 3.22 | 3.11 | 3.28 | 3.72 |
Paul, Hastings | 56 | 3.357 | 35 | 3.91 | 3.80 | 3.26 | 4.03 | 3.51 | 3.32 | 3.21 | 2.66 | 2.79 | 3.17 | 3.15 | 3.47 |
Mayer, Brown | 57 | 3.341 | 22 | 3.95 | 3.55 | 3.59 | 3.77 | 3.45 | 3.32 | 2.86 | 2.48 | 3.14 | 3.25 | 3.14 | 3.59 |
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart | 58 | 3.333 | 6 | 3.33 | 3.33 | 3.33 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.33 | 3.17 | 2.17 | 4.00 | 3.83 | 2.67 | 3.33 |
Weil, Gotshal | 59 | 3.315 | 35 | 3.74 | 3.44 | 4.03 | 3.76 | 3.21 | 3.26 | 2.82 | 2.76 | 2.94 | 3.68 | 2.82 | 3.32 |
Brown Raysman | 60 | 3.292 | 23 | 3.83 | 3.78 | 2.83 | 4.00 | 3.61 | 2.73 | 3.43 | 2.09 | 3.62 | 3.29 | 3.00 | 3.29 |
Shearman & Sterling | 61 | 3.287 | 40 | 3.83 | 3.60 | 3.78 | 3.90 | 3.33 | 3.30 | 2.33 | 2.03 | 3.08 | 3.83 | 2.98 | 3.45 |
Sullivan & Cromwell | 62 | 3.263 | 48 | 4.19 | 3.79 | 3.94 | 3.87 | 3.33 | 3.21 | 1.68 | 1.77 | 3.13 | 3.41 | 3.17 | 3.67 |
Fulbright & Jaworski | 63 | 3.258 | 15 | 3.20 | 3.07 | 3.13 | 4.47 | 3.20 | 3.33 | 3.00 | 2.33 | 3.80 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.57 |
Milbank, Tweed | 64 | 3.250 | 23 | 3.96 | 3.70 | 3.39 | 4.00 | 3.22 | 3.13 | 2.87 | 2.26 | 3.17 | 3.17 | 2.78 | 3.35 |
Vinson & Elkins | 65 | 3.242 | 5 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 4.50 | 3.60 | 2.40 | 3.40 | 1.80 | 3.20 | 4.20 | 2.60 | 3.60 |
King & Spalding | 66 | 3.197 | 24 | 3.46 | 3.33 | 2.42 | 4.26 | 3.58 | 3.38 | 2.83 | 2.96 | 3.13 | 3.46 | 2.42 | 3.13 |
Arnold & Porter | 67 | 3.153 | 7 | 3.33 | 3.33 | 3.00 | 4.43 | 2.57 | 3.00 | 2.57 | 1.57 | 3.83 | 4.71 | 2.17 | 3.33 |
Cadwalader | 68 | 3.102 | 20 | 3.50 | 3.37 | 3.95 | 3.95 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 2.28 | 2.21 | 2.79 | 3.05 | 2.65 | 3.25 |
Morgan, Lewis | 69 | 3.072 | 21 | 3.50 | 3.15 | 3.05 | 3.75 | 3.35 | 3.00 | 1.95 | 2.11 | 3.20 | 3.65 | 2.85 | 3.30 |
Cahill Gordon | 70 | 3.058 | 17 | 3.76 | 3.47 | 3.59 | 3.88 | 3.35 | 2.82 | 1.71 | 2.00 | 3.41 | 2.18 | 3.06 | 3.47 |
Curtis, Mallet | 71 | 3.027 | 13 | 3.46 | 3.31 | 2.85 | 3.69 | 3.31 | 2.77 | 1.85 | 1.62 | 3.77 | 2.92 | 3.23 | 3.54 |
Proskauer Rose | 72 | 2.955 | 31 | 3.41 | 3.07 | 2.97 | 4.04 | 2.62 | 3.07 | 2.07 | 1.52 | 2.76 | 4.14 | 2.79 | 3.00 |
Jones Day | 73 | 2.813 | 5 | 3.80 | 3.40 | 2.80 | 3.60 | 2.60 | 2.60 | 1.80 | 1.75 | 3.60 | 2.60 | 2.40 | 2.80 |
Rochester | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 4.055 | ||||||||||||||
Harter, Secrest | 1 | 4.500 | 10 | 4.70 | 4.60 | 4.30 | 4.50 | 4.60 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.60 | 4.20 | 4.70 | 4.90 |
Harris Beach | 2 | 3.964 | 7 | 4.57 | 4.29 | 4.29 | 3.57 | 4.14 | 3.86 | 3.14 | 2.71 | 4.29 | 3.57 | 4.43 | 4.71 |
Nixon Peabody | 3 | 3.700 | 5 | 4.20 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 4.40 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 3.00 | 2.60 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 4.00 |
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Charlotte | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.753 | ||||||||||||||
Alston & Bird | 1 | 3.889 | 9 | 4.22 | 3.67 | 4.33 | 4.33 | 3.33 | 3.56 | 4.44 | 3.89 | 3.56 | 4.22 | 3.56 | 3.56 |
Womble Carlyle | 2 | 3.617 | 5 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 3.40 | 3.40 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.40 | 2.20 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 4.60 | 4.00 |
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Womble Carlyle | 3.463 | 7 | 3.57 | 3.71 | 3.71 | 3.86 | 3.14 | 3.57 | 2.57 | 2.57 | 3.57 | 3.43 | 4.14 | 3.71 | |
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Thompson Hine | 4.167 | 5 | 4.00 | 4.20 | 3.40 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.00 | 4.20 | 3.80 | 4.60 | 4.40 | 4.20 | 4.40 | |
Cleveland | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.570 | ||||||||||||||
Thompson Hine | 1 | 3.835 | 8 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 3.75 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 2.88 | 3.88 | 4.63 | 3.88 | 4.00 |
Jones Day | 2 | 3.577 | 12 | 4.25 | 4.00 | 3.58 | 4.17 | 3.42 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 2.17 | 3.25 | 3.83 | 3.67 | 4.08 |
Baker & Hostetler | 3 | 3.505 | 13 | 4.23 | 4.00 | 3.23 | 4.23 | 3.92 | 3.08 | 2.69 | 2.15 | 3.69 | 2.77 | 3.92 | 4.15 |
Calfee, Halter | 4 | 3.362 | 9 | 3.78 | 3.56 | 3.56 | 3.89 | 3.44 | 3.11 | 2.89 | 2.33 | 3.89 | 2.56 | 3.44 | 3.89 |
Columbus | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.493 | ||||||||||||||
Baker & Hostetler | 1 | 3.763 | 7 | 4.14 | 3.86 | 4.29 | 4.14 | 4.14 | 3.29 | 3.57 | 2.86 | 3.57 | 3.29 | 3.71 | 4.29 |
Jones Day | 2 | 3.568 | 6 | 3.33 | 3.33 | 4.33 | 4.33 | 3.83 | 3.83 | 2.17 | 2.83 | 3.67 | 3.67 | 3.50 | 4.00 |
Porter Wright | 3 | 3.373 | 15 | 3.40 | 3.27 | 3.13 | 4.20 | 3.53 | 3.33 | 2.47 | 2.27 | 3.80 | 3.47 | 3.80 | 3.80 |
Vorys, Sater | 4 | 3.267 | 10 | 4.00 | 3.70 | 2.60 | 4.50 | 3.50 | 3.30 | 1.50 | 2.40 | 3.30 | 3.10 | 3.40 | 3.90 |
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Philadelphia | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.722 | ||||||||||||||
Cozen O’Connor | 1 | 4.048 | 15 | 4.00 | 3.93 | 3.40 | 4.53 | 4.20 | 3.73 | 3.87 | 3.71 | 4.00 | 4.47 | 4.40 | 4.33 |
Saul Ewing | 2 | 4.023 | 8 | 3.88 | 3.88 | 3.88 | 4.63 | 4.13 | 3.50 | 3.75 | 3.50 | 4.25 | 4.50 | 4.13 | 4.25 |
Ballard Spahr | 3 | 3.910 | 15 | 4.13 | 4.00 | 3.67 | 4.33 | 3.93 | 3.53 | 3.67 | 3.13 | 4.00 | 4.93 | 3.53 | 4.07 |
Fox Rothschild | 4 | 3.888 | 6 | 4.33 | 4.00 | 3.33 | 4.17 | 4.17 | 3.83 | 3.50 | 3.33 | 3.83 | 3.83 | 4.33 | 4.00 |
Pepper Hamilton | 5 | 3.837 | 26 | 4.00 | 3.85 | 3.85 | 4.19 | 3.69 | 3.56 | 3.46 | 2.92 | 3.92 | 4.69 | 3.76 | 4.15 |
Montgomery, McCracken | 6 | 3.778 | 18 | 3.72 | 3.78 | 3.61 | 4.50 | 3.89 | 3.53 | 3.24 | 2.89 | 4.18 | 4.00 | 3.75 | 4.24 |
Blank Rome | 7 | 3.772 | 11 | 4.36 | 4.09 | 3.36 | 4.45 | 4.00 | 4.18 | 3.73 | 3.09 | 3.09 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.91 |
Morgan, Lewis | 8 | 3.755 | 37 | 4.14 | 4.03 | 4.31 | 4.31 | 3.83 | 3.69 | 3.31 | 2.46 | 3.39 | 4.31 | 3.31 | 3.97 |
Schnader Harrison | 9 | 3.733 | 5 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 3.20 | 3.40 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 |
Wolf, Block | 10 | 3.722 | 21 | 4.10 | 3.90 | 3.86 | 4.14 | 3.86 | 3.71 | 3.24 | 2.95 | 3.75 | 3.24 | 3.81 | 4.10 |
Dechert | 11 | 3.590 | 32 | 4.34 | 4.00 | 3.63 | 3.84 | 3.41 | 3.19 | 3.03 | 3.25 | 3.13 | 4.09 | 3.45 | 3.72 |
Reed Smith | 12 | 3.486 | 11 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.36 | 4.00 | 3.55 | 3.55 | 3.45 | 2.55 | 3.09 | 4.09 | 3.18 | 3.73 |
Duane Morris | 13 | 3.464 | 10 | 3.70 | 3.80 | 3.50 | 4.40 | 3.80 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 2.80 | 3.30 | 2.80 | 3.40 | 3.67 |
Drinker Biddle | 14 | 3.452 | 15 | 3.93 | 3.60 | 3.53 | 4.00 | 3.33 | 2.86 | 2.80 | 2.07 | 3.87 | 4.29 | 3.27 | 3.87 |
Stradley Ronon | 15 | 3.367 | 8 | 3.88 | 3.88 | 3.50 | 3.63 | 3.25 | 3.00 | 3.75 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 1.63 | 3.50 | 3.88 |
Pittsburgh | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.769 | ||||||||||||||
Buchanan Ingersoll | 1 | 4.192 | 10 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 3.50 | 4.20 | 4.40 | 4.20 | 4.40 | 3.60 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.20 | 4.40 |
Pepper Hamilton | 2 | 3.928 | 7 | 4.43 | 4.00 | 4.14 | 4.43 | 4.00 | 3.71 | 3.43 | 2.71 | 4.43 | 4.43 | 3.43 | 4.00 |
Reed Smith | 3 | 3.781 | 11 | 4.09 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 4.00 | 3.64 | 3.36 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.09 | 4.00 | 4.18 | 3.73 |
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart | 4 | 3.176 | 29 | 3.45 | 3.21 | 3.72 | 4.00 | 3.07 | 2.83 | 2.62 | 2.14 | 3.72 | 3.28 | 2.90 | 3.17 |
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Austin | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.872 | ||||||||||||||
Fulbright & Jaworski | 1 | 4.192 | 5 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.60 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 4.40 | 3.60 | 4.60 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 4.40 |
Baker Botts | 2 | 3.800 | 5 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 2.80 | 4.80 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 2.80 | 3.00 | 3.60 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 4.20 |
Vinson & Elkins | 3 | 3.625 | 14 | 3.79 | 3.57 | 3.79 | 4.07 | 3.93 | 3.36 | 4.07 | 3.07 | 2.93 | 3.64 | 3.71 | 3.57 |
Dallas | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.936 | ||||||||||||||
Winstead Sechrest | 1 | 4.583 | 5 | 4.60 | 4.80 | 4.20 | 5.00 | 4.80 | 4.40 | 4.80 | 4.20 | 4.60 | 3.60 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
Andrews Kurth | 2 | 4.417 | 6 | 4.67 | 4.67 | 4.67 | 4.33 | 4.33 | 3.83 | 3.67 | 3.83 | 4.67 | 4.83 | 4.67 | 4.83 |
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart | 3 | 4.319 | 7 | 4.43 | 4.43 | 4.00 | 4.43 | 4.14 | 3.86 | 4.83 | 3.57 | 4.71 | 4.86 | 4.00 | 4.57 |
Strasburger & Price | 4 | 4.222 | 6 | 4.50 | 4.33 | 4.00 | 4.33 | 4.33 | 4.67 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 4.33 | 4.17 | 4.33 | 4.17 |
Weil, Gotshal | 5 | 4.142 | 7 | 4.14 | 4.00 | 4.57 | 4.57 | 4.29 | 3.71 | 4.43 | 3.86 | 3.71 | 4.14 | 3.71 | 4.57 |
Vinson & Elkins | 6 | 3.961 | 11 | 4.18 | 4.00 | 4.27 | 4.40 | 3.82 | 3.64 | 3.73 | 3.10 | 3.64 | 4.27 | 4.30 | 4.18 |
Baker Botts | 7 | 3.908 | 9 | 4.44 | 4.22 | 3.00 | 4.44 | 3.78 | 3.89 | 3.67 | 3.78 | 3.67 | 3.89 | 3.89 | 4.22 |
Fulbright & Jaworski | 8 | 3.880 | 13 | 3.85 | 3.69 | 3.62 | 4.23 | 3.85 | 3.62 | 4.85 | 3.85 | 3.54 | 3.54 | 3.77 | 4.15 |
Jenkens & Gilchrist | 9 | 3.850 | 5 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 2.60 | 4.80 | 4.60 |
Baker & McKenzie | 10 | 3.714 | 7 | 4.00 | 3.86 | 3.43 | 4.29 | 4.00 | 3.57 | 3.57 | 3.00 | 3.57 | 3.57 | 3.71 | 4.00 |
Akin Gump | 11 | 3.693 | 14 | 3.93 | 3.64 | 3.50 | 4.23 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.79 | 2.86 | 3.36 | 4.43 | 3.36 | 3.93 |
Jones Day | 12 | 3.647 | 13 | 4.38 | 4.31 | 3.77 | 3.85 | 3.69 | 3.77 | 2.15 | 2.46 | 3.38 | 3.92 | 4.00 | 4.08 |
Haynes and Boone | 13 | 3.623 | 14 | 4.21 | 4.14 | 3.07 | 4.43 | 3.43 | 3.29 | 3.21 | 2.71 | 3.71 | 3.00 | 4.21 | 4.07 |
Munsch Hardt | 14 | 3.150 | 5 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 4.00 | 4.60 | 4.00 | 2.80 | 4.00 | 2.20 | 3.40 | 2.20 | 2.60 | 3.20 |
Houston | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.801 | ||||||||||||||
Baker & Hostetler | 1 | 4.429 | 14 | 4.36 | 4.21 | 4.07 | 4.71 | 4.50 | 3.93 | 4.36 | 4.36 | 4.77 | 4.62 | 4.69 | 4.57 |
Fulbright & Jaworski | 2 | 4.124 | 22 | 4.27 | 4.00 | 4.09 | 4.41 | 4.05 | 4.09 | 4.18 | 3.35 | 3.91 | 4.32 | 4.23 | 4.59 |
Weil, Gotshal | 3 | 4.056 | 7 | 4.86 | 4.57 | 4.71 | 4.57 | 3.57 | 3.67 | 4.00 | 2.43 | 3.00 | 3.86 | 4.86 | 4.57 |
King & Spalding | 4 | 4.033 | 5 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 4.40 | 4.00 | 4.40 | 3.80 | 3.20 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 4.40 | 4.40 |
Vinson & Elkins | 5 | 3.813 | 28 | 4.07 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 3.96 | 3.82 | 3.68 | 3.82 | 2.86 | 3.61 | 4.00 | 4.07 | 4.14 |
Andrews Kurth | 6 | 3.800 | 5 | 4.00 | 3.40 | 4.80 | 4.80 | 4.40 | 3.40 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 2.40 | 2.80 | 4.20 |
Bracewell & Giuliani | 7 | 3.778 | 6 | 4.00 | 3.83 | 3.33 | 4.67 | 3.83 | 4.00 | 3.67 | 2.67 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 3.67 | 4.17 |
Baker Botts | 8 | 3.643 | 18 | 3.78 | 3.72 | 3.44 | 4.11 | 3.61 | 3.50 | 3.67 | 3.17 | 3.28 | 4.28 | 3.44 | 3.72 |
Haynes and Boone | 9 | 3.633 | 9 | 3.89 | 3.89 | 4.22 | 3.50 | 3.56 | 3.33 | 3.44 | 3.11 | 4.11 | 3.33 | 3.44 | 3.78 |
Howrey | 10 | 3.503 | 7 | 3.57 | 3.71 | 2.71 | 4.43 | 3.71 | 3.33 | 2.86 | 2.14 | 4.00 | 4.71 | 3.43 | 3.43 |
Mayer, Brown | 11 | 3.464 | 9 | 3.89 | 3.78 | 3.56 | 4.22 | 3.78 | 3.11 | 2.67 | 2.22 | 3.33 | 3.56 | 3.78 | 3.67 |
Akin Gump | 12 | 3.334 | 11 | 3.64 | 3.18 | 3.64 | 4.64 | 3.18 | 3.55 | 2.91 | 2.09 | 3.00 | 3.45 | 3.00 | 3.73 |
San Antonio | |||||||||||||||
Akin Gump | 3.677 | 9 | 3.89 | 3.44 | 4.44 | 4.56 | 3.56 | 3.56 | 3.67 | 2.67 | 3.44 | 3.89 | 3.22 | 3.78 | |
Utah | |||||||||||||||
Salt Lake City | |||||||||||||||
Snell & Wilmer | 4.003 | 8 | 4.13 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.63 | 4.38 | 4.13 | 2.38 | 3.50 | 4.13 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 4.25 | |
Virginia | |||||||||||||||
McLean | |||||||||||||||
Pillsbury Winthrop | 3.441 | 7 | 4.43 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 3.29 | 3 | 3.43 | 2.71 | 2.57 | 2.86 | 3.71 | 3.71 | 3.86 | |
Richmond | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.853 | ||||||||||||||
Hunton & Williams | 1 | 4.038 | 15 | 4.40 | 4.20 | 3.87 | 4.40 | 3.93 | 3.53 | 4.00 | 3.13 | 3.67 | 4.73 | 4.40 | 4.20 |
Troutman Sanders | 2 | 3.667 | 6 | 3.67 | 4.00 | 3.67 | 4.17 | 3.33 | 3.83 | 3.00 | 3.17 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.83 | 3.83 |
Washington | |||||||||||||||
Seattle | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.796 | ||||||||||||||
Davis Wright | 1 | 4.476 | 7 | 4.71 | 4.43 | 4.14 | 4.57 | 4.57 | 4.00 | 4.86 | 4.00 | 4.29 | 4.86 | 4.57 | 4.71 |
Stoel Rives | 2 | 3.978 | 10 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 3.80 | 4.30 | 3.90 | 3.70 | 3.90 | 3.50 | 4.30 | 3.33 | 4.10 | 4.50 |
Perkins Coie | 3 | 3.875 | 10 | 4.30 | 3.80 | 3.70 | 4.60 | 3.40 | 3.30 | 3.90 | 3.40 | 3.50 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.10 |
Preston Gates | 4 | 3.376 | 12 | 3.67 | 3.33 | 2.92 | 4.17 | 3.67 | 2.75 | 2.58 | 2.58 | 3.67 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.67 |
Heller Ehrman | 5 | 3.275 | 5 | 3.40 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.60 | 3.40 | 2.50 | 4.20 | 3.00 | 3.40 | 3.40 | 3.00 | 3.40 |
Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.506 | ||||||||||||||
Michael Best | 1 | 3.908 | 5 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 3.20 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 3.20 | 4.60 | 4.20 |
Quarles & Brady | 2 | 3.411 | 12 | 3.92 | 3.75 | 3.17 | 3.58 | 3.17 | 3.08 | 3.17 | 2.50 | 2.75 | 4.67 | 3.50 | 3.67 |
Foley & Lardner | 3 | 3.199 | 26 | 3.81 | 3.58 | 3.58 | 3.96 | 2.96 | 3.27 | 2.62 | 2.38 | 2.73 | 3.23 | 3.00 | 3.27 |
INTERNATIONAL | |||||||||||||||
England | |||||||||||||||
London | |||||||||||||||
CITY AVERAGE | 3.516 | ||||||||||||||
Latham & Watkins | 1 | 3.683 | 10 | 3.70 | 3.50 | 3.70 | 4.00 | 3.40 | 3.80 | 4.40 | 3.50 | 3.30 | 3.70 | 3.50 | 3.70 |
Allen & Overy | 2 | 3.647 | 12 | 3.92 | 3.83 | 2.67 | 4.42 | 3.42 | 3.58 | 3.25 | 3.33 | 4.42 | 4.00 | 3.25 | 3.67 |
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart | 3 | 3.493 | 12 | 3.92 | 3.92 | 3.42 | 3.75 | 3.58 | 3.33 | 2.75 | 2.58 | 3.50 | 3.75 | 3.58 | 3.83 |
Sullivan & Cromwell | 4 | 3.241 | 9 | 3.44 | 3.33 | 4.22 | 4.22 | 3.44 | 3.38 | 2.33 | 2.33 | 2.57 | 3.14 | 2.86 | 3.63 |
Midlands | |||||||||||||||
Reed Smith | 3.767 | 5 | |||||||||||||
France | |||||||||||||||
Paris | |||||||||||||||
Latham & Watkins | 3.828 | 7 | 4.14 | 4.00 | 4.29 | 4.43 | 4.00 | 3.29 | 3.29 | 3.57 | 3.43 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 4.00 | |
Japan | |||||||||||||||
Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
Morrison & Foerster | 4.045 | 8 | 3.88 | 3.88 | 4.13 | 4.50 | 3.88 | 3.63 | 4.38 | 3.63 | 3.75 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 4.38 | |
( The American Lawyer, October 2005) |