Within the Name That Firm quiz, we supplied a number of feedback from in-house attorneys about regulation corporations featured within the Top Tier of the 2025 Exterior Counsel Rankings. Readers had been requested to match the agency to the suggestions. Greater than 300 readers took half. Listed here are their prime guesses together with the right solutions.
- Members had been most on the mark in matching the primary seven feedback listed beneath, the place the highest guess was additionally the right reply for Cooley, Quinn Emanuel, Akin Gump, Arnold & Porter, Jones Day, Cravath, and Wachtell.
- Nobody in any respect guessed that the remarks “Good for SME steering; Regulatory work, litigation” truly referred to Debevoise & Plimpton.
- The final 4 units of feedback — which had been in-house attorneys’ descriptions of Skadden; Paul, Weiss; Gibson Dunn; and Kirkland & Ellis; respectively — had been far more regularly attributed to look corporations.
| Legislation agency | “What are the agency’s specific strengths (or weaknesses)? Would you advocate hiring the agency to friends?” | % with right reply | High guess |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooley | Good mixture of talent and breadth, a wonderful alternative for rising corporations; Enterprise capital financing, small M&A | 46% | Cooley 46% |
| Quinn Emanuel | All the time win; litigation powerhouse however ego to match | 47% | Quinn Emanuel 47% |
| Akin Gump | Good lobbying division; Strong company governance observe | 30% | Akin Gump 30% |
| Arnold & Porter | Very subtle healthcare regulatory and company work | 18% | Arnold & Porter; Ropes & Grey 18% |
| Jones Day | International attain and customised care; Transactional issues, litigation | 16% | Jones Day 16% |
| Cravath | Throughout excellence; Technically glorious however extraordinarily costly | 14% | Cravath 14% |
| Wachtell | Company governance; They’re our go-to regulation agency | 11% | Wachtell; Debevoise; Skadden 11% |
| S&C | Glorious company and M&A piece; Was proud of litigation group however now not use in gentle of their affiliation with President Trump | 16% | Paul, Weiss 28% |
| Simpson | Deep information of personal fairness fundraising and M&A and deep bench even on the affiliate stage; Costly however excellent | 14% | Kirkland 25% |
| WilmerHale | Actually sturdy counselors and nice connections with the federal government; Rock stars | 9% | Williams & Connolly 19% |
| Sidley | Supreme experience in healthcare regulatory, transactional, and litigation issues; Excessive stakes work requiring all arms on deck | 7% | Arnold & Porter; Jones Day 12% |
| Williams & Connolly | Greatest litigators I’ve ever labored with; Better of the most effective IP litigation group | 5% | WilmerHale 16% |
| Jenner | Sturdy in AI and litigation; Nice litigators, can deal with extremely complicated issues | 5% | Cooley 19% |
| Latham | Litigation, compliance, healthcare; Terrific litigators and enforcement companions | 4% | Mayer Brown 13% |
| Mayer Brown | CFIUS; Sturdy litigators | 2% | WilmerHale 13% |
| Ropes & Grey | Compliance; High-tier assist throughout the board | 4% | Debevoise 13% |
| Davis Polk | Better of the most effective. However tremendous billing heavy; Good for bigger issues | 4% | Cravath; Kirkland 20% |
| Debevoise | Good for SME steering; Regulatory work, litigation | 0% | Arnold & Porter 18% |
| Skadden | Highest high quality prime to backside; the go-to agency for large ticket M&A and existential litigation for us | 9% | Kirkland 32% |
| Paul, Weiss | Excellent, top-notch white collar protection group | 4% | Williams & Connolly 31% |
| Gibson Dunn | My go-to agency for M&A and key transactions; would belief them with any deal the place it makes monetary sense; Most issues are usually not definitely worth the worth level, however when you might have a matter that’s, they received’t allow you to down. | 3% | Wachtell 33% |
| Kirkland | Glorious litigators on large case issues; I worth their funding funds observe group and their sturdy information base and experience. However I’m transferring work away from them because of their capitulation to the Trump administration. | 9% | Paul, Weiss 48% |