2022 Vault Law Firm Tax Rankings: Skadden Is #1 For 12th 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	43.98%
2	Davis Polk	New York	21.76%
3	Kirkland & Ellis	Chicago	20.83%
4	Cravath	New York	20.37%
5	Baker McKenzie	Chicago	16.90%
6	Wachtell	New York	14.58%
7	McDermott, Will & Emery	Chicago	14.35%
8	Latham & Watkins	Los Angeles	13.19%
9	Cleary Gottlieb	New York	9.49%
10	Weil Gotshal	New York	9.26%
11	Sullivan & Cromwell	New York	9.03%
12	Caplin & Drysdale	D.C.	7.64%
12	Simpson Thacher	New York	7.64%
14	Morgan Lewis	Philadelphia	7.41%
15	Paul Weiss	New York	6.48%
16	Mayer Brown	Chicago	6.02%
17	Miller & Chevalier	D.C.	5.32%
18	Debevoise & Plimpton	New York	4.17%
19	Eversheds Sutherland	Atlanta	3.94%
19	Ropes & Gray	Boston	3.94%

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

1. New York (10)
2. Chicago (4)
3. D.C. (2)
4. Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia (1)

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

• 2011
• 2012
• 2013
• 2014
• 2015
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021