Best Law Firms by Practice Area

Covington & Burling is a “brain trust” law firm known for quietly (and smartly) going about its business—antitrust, litigation, white collar defense & investigations, corporate, intellectual property, export controls, data privacy and...

Williams & Connolly continues to hold its own against firms 10 times its size by following a basic mantra: Keep it simple. The firm employs approximately 380 attorneys who focus almost exclusively on litigation from a single office in DC....

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 1,200 lawyers working across 10 global offices and is known for representing some of the world’s...

With more than 2,000 attorneys across 10 countries, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher is a force. Among the top firms in the country, Gibson Dunn is well-known for its litigation and trial work—especially its bustling appellate litigation and...

Skadden is one of the most profitable and well-known law firms in the world. It was the first law firm to exceed $1 billion in annual revenue, now the industry brass ring. Renowned for its M&A prowess, the firm is an all-star across practice...

With 1,100 lawyers across the United States and Europe, WilmerHale is a litigation powerhouse known for its work in IP, securities, and appellate litigation, as well as its life sciences and technology experience. The firm counsels clients in a...

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...

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, has been cultivating the persona of an eccentric genius—shocking the often-staid legal world with its unorthodox approach while impressing it with sweeping successes in the courtroom. This global...

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...