Monday, July 15, 2013
2014 Vault Law Firm Tax Rankings
Vault has released its annual ranking of the Top 100 Law Firms, based on prestige as voted on by associates (methodology here). The Top Tax Practices are:
Rank
Firm
Home City
% Vote
1
Skadden
New York
41.80%
2
Cleary Gottleib
New York
25.13%
3
Davis Polk
New York
23.81%
4
Cravath
New York
20.90%
5
Wachtell
New York
19.58%
6
Sullivan & Cromwell
New York
17.99%
7
Baker & McKenzie
Chicago
15.34%
8
McDermott, Will & Emery
Chicago
15.08%
9
Caplin & Drysdale
D.C.
8.99%
10
Weil Gotchal & Manges
New York
8.73%
11
Mayer Brown
Chicago
8.47%
12
Bingham McCutchen
Boston
7.67%
13
Kirkland & Ellis
Chicago
6.97%
14
Miller & Chevalier
D.C.
6.88%
15
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
New York
6.35%
For the fifth year in a row, Skadden is #1 and New York City tax firms take up the Top 6 slots. The city rankings are:
- New York (8)
- Chicago (4)
- D.C. (2)
- Boston (1)
For prior years' Vault Law Firm Tax Rankings, see:
https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2013/07/2014-vault.html
The likelihood that all the best tax lawyers are in New York is close to zero.
Posted by: michael livingston | Jul 16, 2013 5:52:10 AM