Introducing Vault’s 2013 Regional Rankings

Published:  Jun 27, 2012

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Article Introducing Vault’s 2013 Regional Rankings

Today, Vault.com released its annual Regional Law Rankings, which reflect the prestige of firms within specific legal markets—specifically, Atlanta, Boston, California, Chicago, Miami, the Mid-Atlantic, the Midwest, New York City, Northern California, the Pacific Northwest, Southern California, Texas and Washington, DC.

Here is a glimpse of those rankings, with a list of the top firm in each region for both this year and last year, as well as a sample of our survey respondents’ views of the firms. Make sure to take a look at our two shake-ups, in the Mid-Atlantic and Washington, DC.

For a full list of Vault’s Regional Rankings, click here.

Atlanta: King & Spalding (last year: King & Spalding)

  • “great arbitration practice,” “well-regarded in the south,” “rock solid”

Boston: Ropes & Gray (last year: Ropes & Gray)

  • “best Boston firm out there,” “smartest lawyers in the business”

Chicago: Kirkland & Ellis (last year: Kirkland & Ellis)

  • “Chicago’s best,” “great clients,” “great compensation,” “outstanding litigators”

Miami: Greenberg Traurig (last year: Greenberg Traurig)

  • “best in Miami,” “amazing real estate department”

Mid-Atlantic: Skadden (last year: Morgan Lewis & Bockius)

  • “cream of the crop,” “great for corporate and bankruptcy,” “legendary”

Midwest: Jones Day (last year: Jones Day)

  • “Ohio roots,” “elite,” “international,” “good litigation group”

New York City: Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz (last year: Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz)

  • “still the best,” “no true peer firms,” “the gold standard,” “the preeminent law firm”

Northern California: Morrison & Foerster (last year: Morrison & Foerster)

  • “Californian (in a good way),” “fun,” “cool,” “liberal,” “go-to firm for international work in Asia”

Pacific Northwest: Perkins Coie (last year: Perkins Coie)

  • “the elite northwest firm,” “northwest powerhouse,” “great place to work”

Southern California: Gibson Dunn (last year: Gibson Dunn)

  • “L.A. powerhouse,” “strong California firm,” “best partners,” “fantastic litigators”

Texas: Baker Botts (last year: Baker Botts)

  • “the best in Texas,” “top dog in the Houston market,” “energy deal powerhouse”

Washington, DC: Covington & Burling (last year: Williams & Connolly)

  • “DC institution,” “interesting clients and smart associates”

 

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