2023 Vault Law Firm Tax Rankings: Skadden Is #1 For 13th 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	36.09%
2	Davis Polk	New York	22.39%
3	Kirkland & Ellis	Chicago	19.35%
4	Cravath	New York	17.17%
5	Wachtell	New York	16.74%
6	Baker McKenzie	Chicago	15.44%
7	Latham & Watkins	New York	15.22%
8	McDermott, Will & Emery	Chicago	14.78%
9	Weil	New York	9.57%
10	Paul Weiss	New York	8.48%
11	Simpson Thacher	New York	8.04%
11	Sullivan & Cromwell	New York	8.04%
13	Cleary Gottlieb	New York	7.83%
14	Caplin & Drysdale	D.C.	6.47%
15	Morgan Lewis	Philadelphia	5.00%
16	DLA Piper	New York	4.57%
16	Miller & Chevalier	D.C.	4.57%
18	Eversheds Sutherland	D.C.	4.35%
18	Ropes & Gray	Boston	4.35%
20	Mayer Brown	Chicago	3.91%

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

1. New York (11)
2. Chicago (4)
3. D.C. (3)
4. Boston,  Philadelphia (1)

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

• 2011
• 2012
• 2013
• 2014
• 2015
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022