The NLJ 250 Return to NLJ 250: The Losers Are Often the Winners rank previous: rank firm Name principal Office overall Total Att previous: overall Total Att percent Change total partner non equity previous: total partner previous: nonequity associate previous: associate total other att previous: total other att salary 1 1 Baker & McKenzie 2771 2478 293 563 0 541 0 2208 1641 0 296 WND 2 2 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P. New York 1567 1403 164 320 0 311 0 1230 1077 17 15 $140,000 3 3 Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue 1404 1316 88 437 WND 415 WND 835 777 132 124 $110,000 to $125,000 4 6 White & Case L.L.P. New York 1264 937 327 285 WND 217 WND 893 WND 86 720 $105,000 to $125,000 5 8 Holland & Knight L.L.P. 1136 886 250 698 303 528 194 438 306 0 52 $84,000 to $135,000 6 5 Latham & Watkins 1116 1008 108 341 WND 321 WND 719 634 56 53 $125,000 7 4 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius L.L.P. 1116 1026 90 295 9 310 4 740 651 81 65 $90,000 to $125,000 8 7 Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P. 997 901 96 321 62 309 60 462 519 214 73 $110,000 to $125,000 9 14 Morrison & Foerster L.L.P. San Francisco 959 753 206 248 0 226 0 579 457 132 70 $105,000 to $125,000 10 12 Shearman & Sterling New York 940 831 109 196 0 173 0 696 610 48 48 $132,000 11 10 Mayer, Brown & Platt Chicago 915 864 51 323 0 306 0 497 490 95 68 $105,000 to $125,000 12 11 McDermott, Will & Emery Chicago 893 839 54 482 210 463 211 398 358 13 18 $125,000 13 9 Sidley & Austin Chicago 877 872 5 377 0 400 0 426 423 74 49 $125,000 14 27 Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison L.L.P. San Francisco 867 598 269 195 WND 171 WND 603 368 69 59 $125,000 15 83 Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe L.L.P. 856 369 487 348 131 140 54 447 206 61 23 $95,000 to $125,000 16 18 Weil, Gotshal & Manges L.L.P. New York 843 735 108 220 0 203 0 550 494 73 38 $105,000 to $125,000 17 19 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher L.L.P. Los Angeles 826 710 116 242 0 232 0 489 366 95 112 $125,000 18 20 Winston & Strawn Chicago 801 680 121 337 177 266 137 438 372 26 42 $125,000 19 16 Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. 773 742 31 334 0 319 0 339 319 100 104 $110,000 to $120,000 20 26 Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker L.L.P. Los Angeles 770 601 169 191 7 163 0 454 365 125 73 $100,000 to $125,000 21 22 Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. Washington, D.C. 768 648 120 305 117 276 86 463 372 0 0 $110,000 to $125,000 22 17 O’Melveny & Myers L.L.P. 766 736 30 220 0 213 1 546 520 0 3 $125,000 23 13 LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae L.L.P. New York 766 770 -4 220 33 220 WND 436 484 110 66 $85,000 to $125,000 24 34 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Palo Alto, Calif. 764 534 230 135 0 118 0 576 396 53 20 $125,000 25 45 Greenberg Traurig L.L.P. Miami 764 503 261 346 134 234 71 359 244 59 25 $85,000 to $125,000 26 15 Foley & Lardner 749 748 1 359 35 347 34 339 351 51 50 $70,000 to $125,000 27 23 Kirkland & Ellis Chicago 745 636 109 260 WND 236 WND 485 400 0 0 $125,000 28 24 Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. Houston 730 628 102 302 0 280 0 369 296 59 52 $105,000 to $120,000 29 21 Hunton & Williams 713 663 50 264 16 257 0 404 347 45 59 $90,000 to $125,000 30 25 Dorsey & Whitney L.L.P. Minneapolis 686 608 78 288 18 282 20 327 240 71 86 $55,000 to $120,000 31 44 Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. 683 506 177 267 102 184 35 368 269 48 53 $90,000 to $125,000 32 46 Dechert Philadelphia 653 501 152 205 20 156 14 430 295 18 50 $85,000 to $125,000 33 30 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett New York 646 570 76 129 0 128 0 495 423 22 19 $125,000 34 36 Coudert Brothers New York 635 525 110 230 59 193 53 380 316 25 16 $125,000 35 29 Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton New York 628 590 38 146 0 142 0 461 433 21 15 $125,000 36 31 King & Spalding Atlanta 620 567 53 204 52 171 33 416 317 0 79 $100,000 to $125,000 37 28 Bryan Cave L.L.P. 613 591 22 227 76 228 43 279 289 107 74 $85,000 to $125,000 38 49 Reed Smith L.L.P. Pittsburgh 612 489 123 277 80 206 42 272 208 63 75 $90,000 to $110,000 39 35 Baker Botts L.L.P. 608 531 77 191 11 188 11 374 311 43 32 $110,000 to $125,000 40 33 Kirkpatrick & Lockhart L.L.P. 596 546 50 231 23 199 0 334 305 31 42 $80,000 to $120,000 41 41 Davis Polk & Wardwell New York 590 512 78 140 0 130 0 416 351 34 31 $125,000 42 42 Arnold & Porter Washington, D.C. 585 512 73 216 0 194 0 298 265 71 53 $110,000 to $125,000 43 32 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe L.L.P. San Francisco 572 550 22 197 WND 187 WND 375 363 0 0 $95,000 to $125,000 44 52 Cooley Godward L.L.P. Palo Alto, Calif. 570 470 100 136 0 125 0 428 321 6 24 $125,000 45 38 Pillsbury Madison & Sutro L.L.P. 568 515 53 204 101 231 63 320 250 44 34 $90,000 to $125,000 46 39 Sullivan & Cromwell New York 558 514 44 127 0 119 0 385 355 46 40 $125,000 47 37 Proskauer Rose L.L.P. New York 550 525 25 148 5 137 0 364 346 38 42 $125,000 48 43 Dewey Ballantine L.L.P. New York 545 506 39 134 0 143 0 366 323 45 40 $125,000 49 40 McGuireWoods L.L.P. Richmond, Va. 537 513 24 242 WND 238 WND 274 275 21 0 $67,000 to 90,000* 50 50 Perkins Coie L.L.P. Seattle 531 482 49 202 21 186 4 273 238 56 58 $80,000 to $125,000 51 55 Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe L.L.P. 520 463 57 193 16 173 0 262 244 65 46 $92,500 to $125,000 52 48 Alston & Bird L.L.P. Atlanta 516 489 27 200 75 191 71 279 247 37 51 $100,000 to $125,000 53 62 Seyfarth Shaw Chicago 512 427 85 216 8 184 0 251 208 45 35 $105,000 to $120,000 54 56 Nixon Peabody L.L.P. 510 453 57 252 46 235 38 229 191 29 27 $75,000 to $115,000 55 63 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. Kansas City, Mo. 505 423 82 152 0 131 0 231 193 122 99 $80,000 to $115,000 56 69 Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson New York 503 404 99 135 0 122 0 363 256 5 26 $125,000 57 47 Baker & Hostetler L.L.P. Cleveland 503 496 7 261 115 267 WND 195 197 47 32 $80,000 to $117,000 58 59 Kilpatrick Stockton L.L.P. Atlanta 497 448 49 224 WND 211 WND 236 213 37 24 $75,000 to $100,000 59 68 Goodwin, Procter & Hoar L.L.P. Boston 485 408 77 132 37 120 29 303 258 50 30 $125,000 60 58 Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker L.L.P. New York 484 449 35 193 71 185 69 284 260 7 4 WND 61 71 Willkie Farr & Gallagher New York 478 400 78 119 0 112 0 345 288 14 0 WND 62 57 Jenkens & Gilchrist P.C. Dallas 476 450 26 196 74 175 60 221 217 59 58 $98,000 to $125,000 63 61 Debevoise & Plimpton New York 475 435 40 105 0 99 0 337 309 33 27 $125,000 64 54 Arter & Hadden L.L.P. Cleveland 471 468 3 206 72 210 60 172 193 93 65 $80,000 to $100,000 65 86 Buchanan Ingersoll P.C. Pittsburgh 462 363 99 207 121 164 83 208 168 47 31 $82,000 to $105,000 66 53 Katten Muchin Zavis Chicago 460 470 -10 200 91 195 87 238 244 22 31 $105,000 to $125,000 67 70 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison New York 451 404 47 102 0 100 0 319 278 30 26 $125,000 68 51 Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal 445 479 -34 218 70 227 77 206 225 21 27 $85,000 to $125,000 69 66 Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy L.L.P. New York 444 411 33 105 0 101 0 327 299 12 11 $125,000 70 73 Hale and Dorr L.L.P. Boston 437 400 37 151 9 138 0 259 244 27 18 $125,000 71 91 Quarles & Brady L.L.P. Milwaukee 432 350 82 243 30 196 20 181 135 8 19 $82,000 to $125,000 72 89 Howrey Simon Arnold & White L.L.P. Washington, D.C. 428 352 76 169 62 131 41 217 189 42 32 TBD 73 67 Covington & Burling Washington, D.C. 427 411 16 143 0 149 0 243 212 41 50 $125,000 74 100 Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich L.L.P. San Diego/Palo Alto, Calif. 424 320 104 147 44 124 32 264 182 13 14 $125,000 75 64 Locke Liddell & Sapp L.L.P. Texas 420 417 3 197 18 200 0 183 179 40 38 $78,000 to $104,000 76 78 Bingham Dana L.L.P. Boston 419 380 39 165 WND 154 WND 220 192 34 34 $85,000 to $125,000 77 76 Brown & Wood L.L.P. New York 418 388 30 119 0 111 0 276 231 23 46 $125,000 78 97 ShawPittman Washington, D.C. 418 334 84 146 0 129 0 230 160 42 45 $125,000 79 77 Thelen Reid & Priest L.L.P. 418 380 38 190 67 189 51 171 173 57 18 $125,000 80 75 Ropes & Gray Boston 413 396 17 151 0 143 0 262 244 0 9 $125,000 81 81 Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice P.L.L.C. 407 377 30 191 53 166 34 170 146 46 65 $80,000 to $110,000 82 112 Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley L.L.P. Philadelphia 406 302 104 195 38 135 WND 188 WND 23 167 $105,000 to $125,000 83 99 Cozen and O’Connor P.C. Philadelphia 404 330 74 88 0 87 0 303 236 13 7 $80,000 to $100,000 84 82 Littler Mendelson P.C. San Francisco 403 374 29 169 36 175 WND 234 189 0 10 $70,000 to $100,000 85 122 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C. Boston 403 284 119 149 86 113 51 241 156 13 15 $125,000 86 84 Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler L.L.P. New York 402 368 34 116 9 108 0 229 202 57 58 $125,000 87 87 Pepper Hamilton L.L.P. Philadelphia 398 360 38 171 70 152 31 214 193 13 15 $85,000 to $100,000 88 95 Duane, Morris & Heckscher L.L.P. Philadelphia 398 341 57 209 61 189 54 151 142 38 10 $100,000 to $105,000 89 80 Haynes and Boone L.L.P. Dallas 397 378 19 157 1 147 0 189 187 51 44 $110,000 90 114 Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering Washington, D.C. 391 299 92 112 0 110 0 226 162 53 27 $125,000 91 79 Cravath, Swaine & Moore New York 386 379 7 80 0 83 0 237 241 69 55 WND 92 72 Jenner & Block Chicago 379 400 -21 171 10 181 7 208 218 0 1 $125,000 93 107 Venable Baltimore 379 306 73 194 73 161 56 162 119 23 26 $95,000 to $105,000 94 74 Hinshaw & Culbertson Chicago 377 400 -23 201 112 225 131 164 151 12 24 WND 95 60 Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft New York 362 436 -74 91 13 89 12 271 291 0 56 $103,000 to $125,000 96 126 Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman L.L.P. Washington, D.C. 357 279 78 94 26 83 17 208 151 55 45 $110,000 to $120,000 97 85 Thompson Hine & Flory L.L.P. 356 363 -7 174 23 180 0 159 157 23 26 $80,000 to $100,000 98 110 Faegre & Benson L.L.P. Minneapolis 355 303 52 180 0 173 0 148 108 27 22 $90,000 99 159 Drinker Biddle & Reath L.L.P. Philadelphia 354 233 121 147 20 107 0 185 110 22 16 $95,000 to $110,000 100 93 Preston Gates & Ellis L.L.P. Seattle 353 345 8 174 40 176 33 158 151 21 18 $75,000 to $125,000 101 106 Jackson Lewis Schnitzler & Krupman 347 306 41 124 0 113 0 191 172 32 21 $70,000 to $90,000 102 94 Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll L.L.P. Philadelphia 347 343 4 154 15 141 4 146 156 47 46 $90,000 to $104,000 103 98 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease L.L.P. Columbus, Ohio 347 331 16 155 0 148 0 128 137 64 46 $90,000 to $100,000 104 146 Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis L.L.P. Philadelphia 345 246 99 159 56 106 32 137 106 49 34 $88,000 to $100,000 105 103 Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault L.L.P. Boston 339 315 24 69 0 65 0 261 244 9 6 $140,000 106 101 Davis Wright Tremaine L.L.P. Seattle 339 316 23 183 17 186 16 139 116 17 14 $75,000 to $110,000 107 116 Kelley Drye & Warren L.L.P. New York 338 296 42 106 47 106 WND 210 184 22 6 $125,000 108 104 Patton Boggs L.L.P. Washington, D.C. 338 313 25 152 53 135 41 144 149 42 29 $90,000* 109 129 Stoel Rives L.L.P. Portland, Ore. 328 276 52 169 43 159 48 159 101 0 16 $70,000 to $85,000 110 90 Stroock & Stroock & Lavan L.L.P. New York 328 351 -23 95 0 105 0 198 211 35 35 $105,000 to $125,000 111 115 Bracewell & Patterson L.L.P. Houston 323 296 27 138 36 127 17 185 169 0 0 $95,000 to $110,000 112 118 Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. Phoenix 323 292 31 127 70 131 71 187 152 9 9 $78,000 to $110,000 113 130 Thompson & Knight L.L.P. Dallas 321 274 47 165 50 162 52 134 90 22 22 $100,000 114 102 Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin L.L.P. Kansas City, Mo. 320 316 4 125 41 124 52 158 155 37 37 $80,000 to $90,000 115 143 McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen L.L.P. San Francisco 318 252 66 91 3 85 0 220 138 7 29 $125,000 116 123 Altheimer & Gray Chicago 315 283 32 119 0 107 0 173 153 23 23 $125,000 117 153 Akerman Senterfitt P.A. 315 240 75 152 0 122 0 124 80 39 38 WND 118 109 Sutherland Asbill & Brennan L.L.P. 310 305 5 127 13 123 0 148 166 35 16 $100,000 to $110,000 119 92 Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly L.L.P. 309 350 -41 147 50 174 76 158 151 4 25 $90,000 to $125,000 120 96 Lord, Bissell & Brook Chicago 308 341 -33 161 33 174 35 135 156 12 11 $72,000* 121 132 Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn P.L.L.C. Washington, D.C. 307 273 34 139 26 125 24 143 138 25 10 $110,000 to $121,000 122 161 Fenwick & West L.L.P. Palo Alto, Calif. 304 231 73 70 0 59 0 221 157 13 15 $125,000 123 125 Troutman Sanders L.L.P. Atlanta 302 279 23 105 12 104 11 173 157 24 18 $90,000 124 124 Barnes & Thornburg Indianapolis 302 282 20 117 0 116 0 132 121 53 45 $80,000 to $95,000 125 117 Chadbourne & Parke L.L.P. New York 301 294 7 86 0 95 0 197 169 18 30 $125,000 126 108 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton L.L.P. Los Angeles 301 305 -4 134 21 134 0 135 171 32 0 $110,000 to $125,000 127 120 Kutak Rock Omaha, Neb. 294 290 4 145 0 139 0 119 122 30 29 $65,000 to $80,000 128 134 Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy L.L.P. Atlanta 292 264 28 143 WND 135 15 121 105 28 24 $101,000 129 105 Gardere Wynne Sewell L.L.P. Dallas 288 307 -19 153 46 166 62 132 136 3 5 $86,000 to $110,000 130 135 Baker & Daniels Indianapolis 286 262 24 138 0 129 0 136 125 12 8 $80,000 131 121 Epstein Becker & Green P.C. New York 286 286 0 119 35 104 16 147 155 20 27 $95,000 132 156 Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky L.L.P. Washington, D.C. 282 237 45 94 0 95 0 176 106 12 36 $125,000 133 133 Thompson Coburn L.L.P. St. Louis 274 272 2 133 22 148 21 136 119 5 5 $90,000 134 131 Rosenman & Colin L.L.P. New York 272 274 -2 77 0 82 2 139 134 56 58 $70,000 to $125,000 135 138 Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin Philadelphia 271 260 11 133 0 127 0 138 133 0 0 WND 136 137 Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold San Francisco 271 261 10 99 53 93 WND 142 130 30 38 WND 137 128 Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur L.L.P. Columbus, Ohio 270 277 -7 146 33 149 42 104 91 20 37 $75,000 to $105,000 138 127 Steptoe & Johnson L.L.P. Washington, D.C. 269 278 -9 112 0 119 0 123 124 34 35 $100,000 to $125,000 139 136 Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone P.L.C. Detroit 269 262 7 135 39 134 42 73 84 61 44 $95,000 140 145 Jackson Walker L.L.P. Dallas 266 247 19 127 48 133 51 112 93 27 21 $105,000 141 144 McCarter & English L.L.P. Newark, N.J. 261 251 10 83 WND 83 WND 133 129 45 39 $80,000 142 163 Lewis, D’Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard L.L.P. Los Angeles 260 228 32 176 143 155 125 84 73 0 0 WND 143 119 Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts New York 260 291 -31 91 0 83 0 144 173 25 35 $120,000 144 111 Hughes Hubbard & Reed L.L.P. New York 259 303 -44 85 0 89 0 147 175 27 39 $95,000 to $125,000 145 139 Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C. Dallas 257 260 -3 128 32 123 21 113 126 16 11 $100,000 146 150 Michael Best & Friedrich L.L.P. Milwaukee 255 242 13 145 50 149 57 101 90 9 3 $95,000 147 164 Gardner, Carton & Douglas Chicago 255 228 27 119 36 113 32 126 112 10 3 $105,000 148 176 Edwards & Angell L.L.P. 255 206 49 112 21 100 17 98 80 45 26 $80,000 to $100,000 149 142 Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen L.L.P. Philadelphia 254 252 2 131 17 129 22 116 104 7 19 $100,000 150 165 Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May P.C. Oakland, Calif. 252 227 25 120 0 116 0 121 85 11 26 $120,000 151 155 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough L.L.P. Columbia, S.C. 251 239 12 126 39 98 12 106 105 19 36 $75,000 to $100,000 152 141 Schulte Roth & Zabel L.L.P. New York 248 255 -7 59 1 55 0 179 188 10 12 $125,000 153 147 Schiff Hardin & Waite Chicago 242 245 -3 125 43 116 39 86 93 31 36 $125,000 154 171 Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner L.L.P. Washington, D.C. 239 215 24 76 4 76 5 144 124 19 15 $125,000 155 175 Foley, Hoag & Eliot L.L.P. Boston 236 206 30 84 5 87 3 124 102 28 17 $125,000 156 148 Andrews & Kurth L.L.P. Houston 235 244 -9 89 20 103 27 107 105 39 36 $110,000 to $125,000 157 160 Fox, Rothschild, O’Brien & Frankel L.L.P. Philadelphia 232 232 0 120 0 125 0 91 90 21 17 $85,000 158 158 Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs Louisville, Ky. 232 234 -2 130 0 123 0 68 71 34 40 $70,000 159 152 Dykema Gossett P.L.L.C. Detroit 229 241 -12 133 32 135 36 96 106 0 0 $95,000 160 166 Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell P.C. 229 222 7 109 11 105 9 101 100 19 17 $73,000 to $83,000 161 162 Saul Ewing L.L.P. Philadelphia 229 231 -2 118 17 121 0 81 77 30 33 $85,000 to $100,000 162 183 Moore & Van Allen P.L.L.C. Charlotte, N.C. 228 201 27 109 47 86 34 94 81 25 34 $75,000 to $100,000 163 154 Day, Berry & Howard L.L.P. Hartford, Conn. 228 239 -11 86 2 87 0 113 119 29 33 $74,000 to $95,000 164 149 McKenna & Cuneo L.L.P. Washington, D.C. 227 243 -16 94 27 95 28 93 115 40 33 $97,000 to $110,000 165 172 Holland & Hart L.L.P. Denver 226 214 12 112 0 115 0 80 68 34 31 $60,000 to $95,000 166 140 Crowell & Moring L.L.P. Washington, D.C. 226 256 -30 89 0 87 0 103 136 34 33 $125,000 167 182 Dinsmore & Shohl L.L.P. Cincinnati 223 201 22 93 9 84 3 125 108 5 9 $76,000 to $80,000 168 184 Armstrong Teasdale L.L.P. St. Louis 221 200 21 104 0 99 0 117 80 0 21 $74,000* 169 173 Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. Minneapolis 220 212 8 113 WND 112 WND 95 92 12 8 $90,000 to $100,000 170 170 Strasburger & Price L.L.P. Dallas 220 217 3 125 WND 108 14 74 91 21 18 $88,000 171 157 Cahill Gordon & Reindel New York 216 236 -20 59 2 59 2 143 163 14 14 $125,000 172 168 Phelps Dunbar L.L.P. New Orleans 213 222 -9 90 0 91 0 94 103 29 28 $66,000 to $82,000 173 181 Lathrop & Gage L.C. Kansas City, Mo. 212 203 9 125 0 114 0 71 72 16 17 $78,000 174 179 Manatt, Phelps & Phillips L.L.P. Los Angeles 211 204 7 125 69 119 60 76 75 10 10 $125,000 175 169 Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott L.L.C. Pittsburgh 210 220 -10 112 21 121 22 71 74 27 25 $72,500 to $90,000 176 187 Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon Chicago 205 194 11 102 36 97 33 84 81 19 16 $110,000 177 151 Pennie & Edmonds L.L.P. New York 204 242 -38 59 25 55 22 145 149 0 38 $125,000 178 244 Fish & Richardson P.C. 204 154 50 80 0 56 0 110 89 14 9 $125,000 179 185 Palmer & Dodge L.L.P. Boston 204 200 4 65 0 67 0 96 93 43 40 $100,000 180 190 White and Williams L.L.P. Philadelphia 203 190 13 73 0 72 1 123 111 7 7 WND 181 189 Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz Chicago 203 190 13 108 15 102 17 84 85 11 3 $110,000 182 167 Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel L.L.P. New York 246* 222 -19 61 WND 61 WND 246 141 23 20 $125,000* 183 213 Irell & Manella L.L.P. Century City, Calif. 202 175 27 79 0 79 0 109 91 14 5 $130,000 184 180 Smith Helms Mulliss & Moore L.L.P. 201 204 -3 91 0 95 0 89 86 21 23 $100,000 185 177 Ice Miller Indianapolis 201 206 -5 93 0 92 0 77 78 31 36 $80,000 186 178 Wiley, Rein & Fielding Washington, D.C. 200 205 -5 87 19 87 17 102 100 11 18 $110,000 to $125,000 187 196 Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble & Mallory L.L.P. Los Angeles 199 186 13 84 0 75 0 107 105 8 6 $115,000 188 199 Husch & Eppenberger L.L.C. St. Louis 198 183 15 93 43 91 1 93 84 12 8 $72,000 to $90,000 189 206 Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps L.L.P. San Diego 198 179 19 92 0 85 0 92 88 14 6 $125,000 190 225 Kenyon & Kenyon New York 196 167 29 39 0 42 0 147 116 10 9 $125,000 191 200 Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre L.L.P. New Orleans 195 183 12 106 0 103 0 69 60 20 20 $75,000 192 193 Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand Chartered Washington, D.C. 194 189 5 66 0 61 0 78 73 50 55 $95,000 to $115,000 193 198 Williams, Mullen, Clark & Dobbins P.C. Richmond, Va. 193 183 10 110 22 102 19 80 76 3 5 $76,000 to $96,000 194 205 Frost & Jacobs L.L.P. Cincinnati 193 180 13 73 0 72 0 79 78 41 30 $78,000 to $80,000 195 208 Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C. Milwaukee 191 178 13 98 29 95 26 86 78 7 5 $95,000 196 221 Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler P.A. Tampa, Fla. 190 169 21 120 21 112 18 70 55 0 2 $70,000 to $80,000 197 226 Adams and Reese L.L.P. New Orleans 190 167 23 105 33 102 35 70 55 15 10 $74,000 to $90,000 198 236 Lowenstein Sandler P.C. Roseland, N.J. 190 160 30 59 0 54 0 115 99 16 7 $90,000 199 188 Lane Powell Spears Lubersky L.L.P. Seattle 190 192 -2 113 31 114 31 58 59 19 19 $80,000 200 217 Holme Roberts & Owen L.L.P. Denver 189 171 18 96 9 96 14 68 63 25 12 $87,500 201 191 Bell, Boyd & Lloyd L.L.C. Chicago 188 190 -2 108 36 111 32 74 55 6 24 $125,000 202 203 Williams & Connolly L.L.P. Washington, D.C. 187 180 7 76 0 77 0 102 97 9 6 $130,000 203 210 Dickinson Wright P.L.L.C. Detroit 186 176 10 102 23 107 28 67 55 17 14 $90,000 204 211 Calfee, Halter & Griswold L.L.P. Cleveland 185 176 9 80 2 81 0 74 70 31 25 $100,000 205 192 Chapman and Cutler Chicago 184 189 -5 113 41 107 8 70 76 1 6 $105,000* 206 202 Ross & Hardies Chicago 184 181 3 91 49 92 47 80 78 13 11 $90,000 207 186 Loeb & Loeb L.L.P. 184 198 -14 85 20 98 37 70 77 29 23 $125,000 208 207 Harris Beach & Wilcox L.L.P. Rochester, N.Y. 183 179 4 88 0 88 0 63 56 32 35 $55,000 to $65,000 209 209 Hodgson, Russ, Andrews, Woods & Goodyear L.L.P. Buffalo, N.Y. 182 176 6 79 14 84 6 101 79 2 13 $65,000 to $75,000 210 197 Lewis, Rice & Fingersh L.C. St. Louis 182 184 -2 103 20 104 22 69 68 10 12 $65,000 to $74,000 211 201 Cummings & Lockwood Stamford, Conn. 181 182 -1 90 41 94 42 85 79 6 9 $80,000 to $90,000 212 215 Fish & Neave New York 181 174 7 47 0 44 0 127 125 7 5 $125,000 213 194 Clausen Miller P.C. Chicago 180 188 -8 78 WND 79 33 102 107 0 2 WND 214 232 Phillips, Lytle, Hitchcock, Blaine & Huber L.L.P. Buffalo, N.Y. 178 164 14 86 2 77 0 78 74 14 13 $62,000 215 246 Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch L.L.P. Florham Park, N.J. 178 154 24 53 0 51 0 93 86 32 17 $85,000 216 New Brown, Rudnick, Freed & Gesmer Boston 175 151 24 60 15 60 15 89 73 26 18 $95,000 to $125,000 217 218 Robinson & Cole L.L.P. Hartford, Conn. 174 171 3 77 0 73 0 76 72 21 26 $75,000 to $90,000 218 222 Brown, Todd & Heyburn P.L.L.C. Louisville, Ky. 173 169 4 76 9 78 17 93 85 4 6 $70,000 219 227 Choate, Hall & Stewart Boston 173 166 7 80 13 66 7 86 89 7 11 $125,000 220 229 Bradley, Arant, Rose & White L.L.P. Birmingham, Ala. 173 164 9 97 14 86 8 64 69 12 9 $63,000 221 235 Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman L.L.P. Charlotte, N.C. 172 160 12 69 2 66 3 95 89 8 5 $100,000 222 234 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz New York 172 162 10 70 0 65 0 79 80 23 17 $140,000 223 242 Smith, Gambrell & Russell L.L.P. Atlanta 170 155 15 88 33 80 0 82 62 0 13 $100,000 224 238 Greenebaum Doll & McDonald P.L.L.C. Louisville, Ky. 170 160 10 84 19 81 7 67 55 19 24 $70,000 225 New Warner Norcross & Judd L.L.P. Grand Rapids, Mich. 169 153 16 103 WND 84 WND 66 52 0 17 $67,000 226 214 Morrison & Hecker L.L.P. Kansas City, Mo. 169 175 -6 124 WND 117 22 39 49 6 9 $72,000 to $78,000 227 216 Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn L.L.P. Detroit 168 172 -4 118 22 118 17 48 52 2 2 $110,000 228 233 Hughes & Luce L.L.P. Dallas 166 162 4 72 0 70 0 94 90 0 2 $105,000 229 195 Miles & Stockbridge P.C. Baltimore 166 187 -21 89 0 90 0 62 92 15 5 $75,000 to $95,000 230 New Godfrey & Kahn S.C. Milwaukee 165 121 44 78 0 66 11 75 46 12 9 $95,000 231 237 Leonard, Street and Deinard P.A. Minneapolis 164 160 4 109 15 93 0 49 57 6 10 $90,000 232 New Ruden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell P.A. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 164 142 22 93 0 78 0 56 51 15 13 WND 233 248 Butzel Long Detroit 164 154 10 83 0 77 0 44 42 37 35 $90,000 234 204 Long Aldridge & Norman L.L.P. Atlanta 163 180 -17 68 47 76 38 95 88 0 16 $100,000 to $125,000 235 New Nutter, McClennen & Fish L.L.P. Boston 163 153 10 62 9 60 8 68 64 33 29 WND 236 228 Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle L.L.P. New York 162 166 -4 52 16 53 WND 80 79 30 34 $125,000 237 224 Steel Hector & Davis L.L.P. Miami 161 168 -7 86 WND 94 WND 75 67 0 7 $105,000 238 219 Thacher Proffitt & Wood New York 161 170 -9 47 0 46 0 108 119 6 5 $112,500 to $125,000 239 239 Dow, Lohnes & Albertson P.L.L.C. Washington, D.C. 160 158 2 67 27 62 22 93 96 0 0 $125,000 240 New Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione P.C. Newark, N.J. 160 152 8 61 WND 58 WND 88 78 11 16 $85,000 241 231 Stinson, Mag & Fizzell P.C. Kansas City, Mo. 160 164 -4 78 17 78 23 51 73 31 13 $74,000 to $84,000 242 230 Sills Cummis Radin Tischman Epstein & Gross P.A. Newark, N.J. 159 164 -5 65 0 62 0 84 93 10 9 $82,000 243 New Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti L.L.P. Morristown, N.J. 159 152 7 43 0 41 0 98 96 18 15 $80,000 244 243 Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker P.A. Tampa, Fla. 157 154 3 76 0 78 0 73 70 8 6 $60,000 245 250 Briggs and Morgan P.A. 156 153 3 88 0 91 0 56 51 12 11 $90,000 246 New Stites & Harbison P.L.L.C. Louisville, Ky. 155 149 6 101 22 80 WND 54 62 0 7 $60,000 247 New Broad and Cassel Orlando, Fla. 154 150 4 73 0 68 0 72 72 9 10 WND 248 New Burr & Forman L.L.P. Birmingham, Ala. 153 131 22 85 6 73 8 60 51 8 7 $80,000 to $90,000 249 New Miller Nash L.L.P. Portland, Ore. 153 120 33 71 0 56 0 64 51 18 13 $75,000 250 New Haight, Brown & Bonesteel L.L.P. Santa Monica, Calif. 152 152 0 74 17 63 WND 71 79 7 10 $75,000 *The number of lawyers from Kramer Levin Neftalis & Frankel came from the National Association for Law Placement. The firm has since provided the NLJ with its own figure: 246. ----------------------------------------------------------- Note: Law firms with hypertext links paid a fee to participate in law.com's law firm marketing program. Whether or not a firm participates in that program in no way influences whether the firm appears in the survey, or its ranking. ----------------------------------------------------------