2018 Vault Law Firm Tax Rankings: Skadden Is #1 For 8th Year In A Row

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	46.40%
2	Davis Polk	New York	20.80%
3	Cravath	New York	20.00%
4	Wachtell	New York	19.73%
5	Baker McKenzie	Chicago	17.33%
6	McDermott Will & Emery	Chicago	16.80%
7	Cleary Gottlieb	New York	15.73%
8	Sullivan & Cromwell	New York	12.27%
9	Kirkland & Ellis	Chicago	12.00%
10	Caplin & Drysdale	D.C.	8.53%
10	Weil Gotshal	New York	8.53%
12	Simpson Thacher	New York	8.27%
13	Latham & Watkins	Los Angeles	8.00%
14	Mayer Brown	Chicago	5.07%
15	Eversheds Sutherland	Atlanta	4.53%
16	Miller & Chevalier	D.C.	4.27%
16	Morrison & Foerster	San Fran.	4.27%
16	Sidley Austin	Chicago	4.27%
19	Debevoise & Plimpton	New York	4.00%
19	Paul, Weiss	New York	4.00%

For the eighth year in a row, Skadden is #1. The city rankings are:

1. New York (10)
2. Chicago (5)
3. D.C. (2)
4. Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco(1)

For prior years' Vault Law Firm Tax Rankings, see:

• 2011
• 2012
• 2013
• 2014
• 2015
• 2016
• 2017