Best Law Firms in New York

Location, location, location. These rankings reveal the best law firms by region across the U.S.
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2015 Rank	2014 Rank	Change	Company	Score	Location
1	1	—	Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz	9.38	New York, NY
2	2	—	Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP	9.05	New York, NY
3	3	—	Sullivan & Cromwell LLP	8.81	New York, NY
4	4	—	Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP	8.70	New York, NY
5	5	—	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates	8.55	New York, NY
6	6	—	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP	8.31	New York, NY
7	7	—	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP	8.15	New York, NY
8	9	▲	Debevoise & Plimpton LLP	7.91	New York, NY
9	10	▲	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP	7.88	New York, NY
10	8	▼	Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	7.82	New York, NY
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