Top 50 Law Firms for the First Half of 1996

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Ranked by Deal Value

Total

Deal

Rank Firm Value

1 Sullivan & Cromwell 13,046.20

2 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 12,500.10

3 Richards, Layton & Finger 12,310.10

- Cravath, Swaine & Moore 12,310.10

5 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz1 1,048.00

6 Edwards & Angell1 950

- Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett1 950

8 Alston & Bird2 739.3

9 Housley, Kantarian & Bronstein1 597.2

10 Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs 578.7

11 Luse, Lehman, Gorman, Pomerenk & Schick 425.1

12 Lindquist & Vennum 355.5

13 Miller, Nash, Wiener, Hager & Carlsen1 327.4

14 Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton2 279.8

15 Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick 255.5

16 Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch1 221.7

17 Correro, Fishman & Castix 219.2

18 Silver, Freedman, & Taff 213.2

19 Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz2 207.6

20 Thompson Coburn1 204.1

21 Mayer, Brown & Platt1 197.3

- McDermott, Will, & Emery1 197.3

23 Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette 189.8

24 O'Melveny & Myers1 175

25 Malizia, Spidi, Sloane & Fisch 166.2

26 Arnold & Porter 151.9

27 Foley, Hoag & Eliot1 150.5

28 Lowenstein, Sandler, Kohl, Fischer1 142.9

29 Manatt, Phelps & Phillips 141.5

30 Gilbert, Harrell, Gilbert, Summerford1 136.3

31 Sherman & Howard1,2 119.5

32 Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt 104.2

33 Breyer & Aguggia1 101.3

34 Hinshaw & Culbertson1 101.1

35 Werner & Blank 100.9

36 Hogan & Hartson1 100.1

37 McGinnis, Lockridge & Kilgore1 99.5

- Meadows, Owens, Collier, Reed et al.1 99.5

39 Baker Botts1 94.7

- Smith, Helms, Mulliss & Moore1 94.7

41 Bracewell & Patterson1 90.7

42 Moore & Van Allen 87

43 Smith, Gambrell & Russell1 82.2

44 Jenkens & Gilchrist, PC1,2 78.3

45 Levy, Trautwein & Pancake L.C. 78.2

- Robinson & McElwee 78.2

47 Graham & Dunn2 76.5

48 Bischoff, Kenney & Niehaus1 74.8

- Warner, Norcross & Judd1 74.8

50 Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon1 72.6 ===

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