Ranking Table

Tax

Tax covers transactional and controversy-related work. Tax on the transactional side covers corporate partnerships structures, tax planning, spin-offs and negotiating tax-free acquisitions. Tax controversy encompasses any contentious tax issue, predominantly at the federal court stage. This includes tax-based litigation, IRS examinations (usually concerning federal income tax issues) and tax shelter investigations. This section also takes into account transfer pricing.

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  • Band 1

    Band 1

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

    23 years ranked

    Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

    Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

    23 years ranked

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

    23 years ranked

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP

    22 years ranked

    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

    23 years ranked

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

    23 years ranked

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates

    23 years ranked

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

    23 years ranked

    Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

    Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

    23 years ranked

  • Band 2

    Band 2

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

    23 years ranked

    Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

    Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

    23 years ranked

    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

    11 years ranked

    Latham & Watkins LLP

    Latham & Watkins LLP

    21 years ranked

    Milbank LLP

    Milbank LLP

    22 years ranked

    Proskauer Rose LLP

    Proskauer Rose LLP

    15 years ranked

    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

    23 years ranked

  • Band 3

    Band 3

    Akin

    Akin

    12 years ranked

    Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

    Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

    14 years ranked

    DLA Piper LLP (US)

    DLA Piper LLP (US)

    11 years ranked

    Goodwin

    Goodwin

    6 years ranked

    Mayer Brown LLP

    Mayer Brown LLP

    14 years ranked

    McDermott Will & Schulte

    McDermott Will & Schulte

    35 years ranked

    Ropes & Gray LLP

    Ropes & Gray LLP

    17 years ranked

    Sidley Austin LLP

    Sidley Austin LLP

    17 years ranked

    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

    18 years ranked

  • Band 4

    Band 4

    Baker McKenzie

    Baker McKenzie

    12 years ranked

    Clifford Chance US LLP

    Clifford Chance US LLP

    16 years ranked

    Dechert LLP

    Dechert LLP

    11 years ranked

    Freshfields US LLP

    Freshfields US LLP

    6 years ranked

    Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

    Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

    22 years ranked

    HSF Kramer

    HSF Kramer

    16 years ranked

    Jones Day

    Jones Day

    11 years ranked

    Kostelanetz LLP

    Kostelanetz LLP

    5 years ranked

    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

    9 years ranked

    White & Case LLP

    White & Case LLP

    17 years ranked

  • Band 5

    Band 5

    A&O Shearman

    A&O Shearman

    17 years ranked

    Alston & Bird LLP

    Alston & Bird LLP

    4 years ranked

    Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

    Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

    10 years ranked

    Linklaters

    Linklaters

    4 years ranked

    Massumi + Consoli LLP

    Massumi + Consoli LLP

    1 year ranked

    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

    6 years ranked

    Paul Hastings LLP

    Paul Hastings LLP

    12 years ranked

    Reed Smith LLP

    Reed Smith LLP

    3 years ranked

    Ruchelman P.L.L.C.

    Ruchelman P.L.L.C.

    1 year ranked

    Ziering & Esman PLLC

    Ziering & Esman PLLC

    1 year ranked

    Roberts & Holland LLP

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