2024 Vault Law Firm Tax Rankings: Skadden Is #1 For 14th 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	37.95%
2	Kirkland & Ellis	Chicago	23.12%
3	Davis Polk	New York	19.96%
4	Cravath	New York	19.37%
5	Latham & Watkins	New York	18.97%
6	Baker McKenzie	Chicago	17.98%
7	Wachtell	New York	17.59%
8	McDermott, Will & Emery	Chicago	11.46%
9	Sullivan & Cromwell	New York	10.28%
10	Simpson Thacher	New York	9.49%
11	Weil	New York	9.09%
12	Cleary Gottlieb	New York	8.70%
13	Caplin & Drysdale	D.C.	6.32%
13	Paul Weiss	New York	6.32%
15	Morgan Lewis	Philadelphia	4.94%
15	Ropes & Gray	Boston	4.94%
15	Sidley Austin	Chicago	4.94%
18	Eversheds Sutherland	D.C.	4.74%
19	Miller & Chevalier	D.C.	4.35%
20	Mayer Brown	Chicago	3.95%

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

1. New York (10)
2. Chicago (5)
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
• 2023