Best law firms in new york

New York is home to many top-tier law firms, with a high concentration of firms in Manhattan. Here are some of the best law firms in New York, across various practice areas:

Top 10 Law Firms in New York (according to Vault's 2022 rankings)

1. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (Corporate Law)
2. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (Corporate Law)
3. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (Corporate Law)
4. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (Corporate Law)
5. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Corporate Law)
6. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (Corporate Law)
7. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (Litigation)
8. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (Litigation)
9. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (Corporate Law)
10. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (Litigation)

Other notable law firms in New York

Corporate Law

• Kirkland & Ellis LLP
• Latham & Watkins LLP
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
• Proskauer Rose LLP
• Ropes & Gray LLP

Litigation

• Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP
• Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
• Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP
• Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
• Shearman & Sterling LLP

Intellectual Property

• Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
• Foley & Lardner LLP
• Greenberg Traurig LLP
• Haynes and Boone LLP
• Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Real Estate

• Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
• Greenberg Traurig LLP
• Herrick, Feinstein LLP
• Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
• Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

Labor and Employment

• Epstein Becker & Green PC
• Jackson Lewis P.C.
• Littler Mendelson PC
• Proskauer Rose LLP
• Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, and there are many other excellent law firms in New York. The ranking of law firms can vary depending on the source and criteria used.