LITIGATION
TOP LAW FIRMS
FIRM SIZE TIERS
LARGE: more than 51 attorneys
Top firms were chosen based on the number of firm attorneys who have
been selected to the 2010 Super Lawyers list in business practice areas, as
well as a combination of metrics indicating the quality of those attorneys.
Quality factors that were considered included the number of years selected
to the list, inclusion on a top list and average blue ribbon panel score.
MEDIUM: 11-50 attorneys
SMALL: 2-10 attorneys
SOLO: 1 attorney
ALABAMA
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge
Frazer Greene Upchurch & Baker
David A. Bagwell
ALASKA
Dorsey & Whitney
Delaney Wiles
Clapp Peterson Van Flein Tiemessen &
Thorsness
ARIZONA
Snell & Wilmer
Osborn Maledon
Roshka De Wulf & Patten
Law Office of A. Bates Butler III
ARKANSAS
Wright Lindsey & Jennings
Rose Law Firm
Watts Donovan & Tilley
Cearley Law Firm
CALIFORNIA
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Irell & Manella
Keker & Van Nest
Coughlan Semmer & Lipman
Peter J. Hughes
COLORADO
Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell
Haddon Morgan and Foreman
Richilano Shea
Walter H. Sargent
FIRM SPOTLIGHT
PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON & GARRISON
NE W YORK, NE W YORK
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, headquartered in New York City,
has more than 700 lawyers, and the firm’s clients include some of the largest
corporations and financial institutions across the world. The firm has been
a leader in litigation since its founding more than 100 years ago. “We work
extensively with Paul, Weiss,” says P.J. Mode, special counsel to Citigroup
Inc. “The firm’s litigation department has excellent talent and judgment,
combined with remarkable depth and litigation infrastructure. This makes it
particularly well-qualified to handle the largest and most complex cases.”
Paul, Weiss litigators use innovative and detailed strategies to successfully
represent clients in “bet the company” cases as well as in traditional
commercial actions. The litigation department is skilled at handling
matters throughout all the stages of high-stakes disputes and incorporates
technology professionals in order to manage the information needs of large-scale litigation matters in-house.
CONNECTICUT
Day Pitney
Ryan Ryan Deluca
Cowdery Ecker & Murphy
Law Offices of Garrett S. Flynn
DELAWARE
Potter Anderson & Corroon
Grant & Eisenhofer
Bouchard Margules & Friedlander
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Hogan Lovells
Robbins Russell Englert Orseck
Untereiner & Sauber
Trout Cacheris
The Law Office of Melvin White
FLORIDA
Carlton Fields
Richman Greer
Brannock & Humphries
Michael S. Olin
GEORGIA
Alston & Bird
Bondurant Mixson & Elmore
Maloy Jenkins Parker
Michael C. Russ
HAWAII
Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel
Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing
Gary G. Grimmer & Associates
IDAHO
Holland & Hart
Hall Farley Oberrecht & Blanton
Gjording & Fouser
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