Law Firm Corporate Tax Rankings

Chambers has updated its rankings of the top U.S. law firms by various specialities.  The rankings are based on 30-minute interviews with lawyers and clients (greater weight is given to the views of clients) (methodology). Here are the top Top 35 U.S. law firms in the area of Tax: Corporate and Finance, grouped in four bands:

Band #1:

• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
• Davis Polk & Wardwell
• Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
• Sullivan & Cromwell
• Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Band #2:

• Cravath, Swaine & Moore
• Debevoise & Plimpton
• Kirkland & Ellis
• Latham & Watkins
• Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
• Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Band #3:

• Baker & McKenzie
• Baker Botts
• Bingham McCutchen
• Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
• Dewey & LeBoeuf
• Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
• Mayer Brown
• McDermott Will & Emery
• Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
• Ropes & Gray
• Shearman & Sterling
• Sidley Austin

Band #4:

• Alston & Bird
• Dechert
• Fenwick & West
• Fulbright & Jaworski
• Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
• Irell & Manella
• Ivins, Phillips & Barker
• King & Spalding
• O'Melveny & Myers
• Steptoe & Johnson
• Sutherland Asbill & Brennan
• Vinson & Elkins