2025 Best Law Firms for Integration of Laterals & Clerks
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...
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...
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Munger, Tolles & Olson is a SoCal elite firm with offices in Los Angeles; San Francisco; and Washington, DC. The firm is best known for litigation and, through its highly selective recruiting process, hires a high number of clerks. Cali...
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...
Skadden
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...
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,...
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...
Patterson Belknap
With around 200 attorneys working out of its single outpost in Manhattan, Patterson Belknap may seem like a modest operation relative to New York’s megafirms, but the firm holds its own. Handling litigation and corporate matters on behalf of...
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...
Gibbons P.C.
One of New Jersey's largest firms, Gibbons is a standout in mid-Atlantic, middle-market dealings. The firm has handled high-profile corporate transactions in both the public and private sectors as well as major litigations throughout the...