2025 Best Law Firms for Compensation
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Morgan Lewis has branched out from its Philadelphia roots to build a global network of lawyers in 30+ offices, reaching from Boston to Singapore and from San Francisco to Dubai. The firm’s strengths include litigation, labor and employment,...
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Each year, a significant chunk of the world’s deals—major mergers and acquisitions, antitrust and shareholder litigation, big-name restructurings, and multibillion-dollar real estate ventures—are cranked through the well-oiled machine that is...
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
Started in 1997, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP is a relative newcomer to the elite firm ranks, and its principal offices are in New York; Washington, DC; California; Florida; the United Kingdom; and Milan. As one of the nation’s premier litigation...
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Long residing in California—where it maintains a quintet of offices—O’Melveny & Myers has branched out in all directions with offices in eight countries on three continents, including recent expansion into Texas. The firm is known for its...
Clifford Chance US LLP
With 2,500 lawyers across more than 30 offices around the globe, Clifford Chance is a legal behemoth. The firm boasts a growing practice in the United States and a global reputation that shines. Brits and Yanks The modern Clifford Chance...
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
With a reputation for capital markets prowess and high-stakes litigation excellence, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP is the picture of an effective and conservatively managed firm. With around 300 attorneys, Cahill focuses on a wide array of...
Proskauer Rose LLP
Proskauer Rose handles incredibly diversified work across top-notch corporate, litigation, tax, private client services, entertainment, and labor and employment practices. From Small Business to Big Business Firm forefather William R. Rose...
McDermott Will & Emery
A Chicago institution since the 1930s, McDermott Will & Emery has broadened its gaze in recent decades to new markets in the United States and abroad. The strategy has paid off in spades, with McDermott firmly ensconced among the world’s...
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
One of the New York elites, Willkie is home to more than 500 attorneys in New York. In addition to its home in the Big Apple, the firm has offices in Chicago, DC, Houston, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, and San Francisco, plus six locations across...
Linklaters
Consistently ranked as a top money-maker both in terms of firm profits and PPP, the Magic Circle firm Linklaters has achieved the status of legal industry royalty by following the BigLaw formula well: Build finance and M&A practices and grow...