2027 Best Law Firms for General Corporate Practice
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Each year, a significant chunk of the world’s largest and most complex deals—major mergers and acquisitions, antitrust and shareholder litigation, big-name restructurings, and multibillion-dollar real estate ventures—are cranked through the...
Kirkland & Ellis
Kirkland & Ellis, one of the world’s most elite law firms, is known for its corporate, intellectual property (IP), litigation, M&A, private equity, and restructuring work. With more than 4,000 lawyers, the firm is regularly recognized as...
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
With two centuries under its belt, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is one of the nation’s preeminent law firms. Cravath has settled on a lean-and-mean approach to world dominance with three strategically placed offices in New York, London, and...
Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s largest law firms. With more than 3,500 attorneys in 14 countries around the world, Latham practices in all the major jurisdictions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia and regularly...
Skadden
Skadden is one of the most profitable and well-known law firms in the world. Renowned for its M&A prowess, the firm is an all-star across practice areas, with over 1,700 lawyers around the globe. From Proxy Fights to Powerhouse ...
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP boasts one of the nation’s best and most comprehensive corporate departments with impressive teams in capital markets, M&A, investment management, executive compensation, finance, financial institutions,...
Simpson Thacher
A Wall Street institution, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett houses elite teams in M&A, banking, capital markets, private equity, and litigation. With more than 1,000 lawyers across 15 global offices, Simpson Thacher has long held its spot...
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
A BigLaw powerhouse, Sullivan & Cromwell has created a blueprint for legal success: It has grown internationally and in response to the increasing cross-border M&A, restructuring, and finance transactional demands of the biggest...
Milbank LLP
Milbank LLP is one of the nation’s leading firms for corporate finance and restructuring, litigation and project finance, and it is known for its international work and focus on the energy sector. Embracing Change Milbank planted its roots...
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
For 150 years, Paul, Weiss has been a leader in the legal industry and a mainstay in the New York City legal market. Today, the firm has more than 1,500 lawyers and is known for representing some of the world’s largest companies, private equity...