M&A litigation: defense

Rankings

Tier 1

• 1

  Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

  Lawyer & team qualityBilling & efficiencySector knowledge
  Firm profile
• 1

  Kirkland & Ellis LLP

  Lawyer & team qualitySector knowledge
  Firm profile
• 1

  Latham & Watkins LLP

  Sector knowledgeNPS ®
  Firm profile
• 1

  Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

  Lawyer & team qualitySector knowledge
  Firm profile
• 1

  Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

  Sector knowledge
  Firm profile
• 1

  Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

  Lawyer & team qualityBilling & efficiencySector knowledge
  Firm profile
• 1

  Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

  Firm profile

Tier 2

• 2

  Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

  Lawyer & team qualityBilling & efficiencySector knowledge
  Firm profile
• 2

  DLA Piper LLP (US)

  Lawyer & team qualityBilling & efficiency
  Firm profile
• 2

  Freshfields

  Firm profile
• 2

  Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

  Firm profile
• 2

  Goodwin

  Lawyer & team quality
  Firm profile
• 2

  Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP

  NPS ®
  Firm profile
• 2

  Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.

  Firm profile
• 2

  Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

  Firm profile
• 2

  Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP

Tier 3

• 3

  A&O Shearman

  Firm profile
• 3

  Baker Botts L.L.P.

  Firm profile
• 3

  Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

  Firm profile
• 3

  Dechert LLP

  Lawyer & team qualitySector knowledge
  Firm profile
• 3

  Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

  Lawyer & team qualityBilling & efficiencySector knowledgeNPS ®
  Firm profile
• 3

  King & Spalding LLP

  Firm profile
• 3

  Paul Hastings LLP

  Firm profile
• 3

  Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

  Firm profile
• 3

  Winston & Strawn LLP

  Firm profile

Tier 4

• 4

  Brown Rudnick LLP

  Firm profile
• 4

  Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

  Billing & efficiencyNPS ®
  Firm profile
• 4

  McDermott Will & Schulte

  Lawyer & team qualityBilling & efficiencySector knowledgeNPS ®
  Firm profile
• 4

  Vinson & Elkins LLP

  Lawyer & team qualityBilling & efficiency
  Firm profile
• 4

  Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP
• 4

  Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP