The firms among the 20 runners up to this year’s A-List are posting strong results across a number of critical areas that demonstrate a combination of financial and cultural success.
The full A-List package can be found here. It recognizes firms based on a combination of factors, both financial and cultural: revenue per lawyer, pro bono commitment, associate satisfaction, racial diversity and gender diversity (the percentage of equity partners who are women), with RPL and pro bono given double weight. Each metric measures Am Law 200 firms’ relative performance—a firm’s score in a given category is based on its ranking among all 200 firms. Each category, as well as the overall score, is based on a 100-point scale. Additional data and other A-List rankings can be found at Law.com Compass. An analysis of the top-ranked firms can be found here.
| Rank | Firm Name | Location | 2024 A-List Rank | 2023 A-List Rank | Change in Rank | 2024 A-List Score | 2023 A-List Score | Change in Score | 2024 RPL A-List Score | 2023 RPL A-List Score | Change in Score | 2024 Associate A-List Score | 2023 Associate A-List Score | Change in Score | 2024 Diversity A-List Score | 2023 Diversity A-List Score | Change in Score | 2024 Pro Bono A-List Score | 2023 Pro Bono A-List Score | Change in Score | 2024 Fem Equity A-List Score | 2023 Fem Equity A-List Score |
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| 21 | Paul Hastings | National | 21 | 18 | 3 | 78.8 | 80.9 | -2.1 | 94.5 | 90 | 4.5 | 96 | 100 | -4.0 | 84.5 | 76 | 8.5 | 78 | 95 | -17 | 26 | 20 |
| 22 | Cooley | Palo Alto, California | 22 | 12 | 10 | 77.2 | 83.1 | -5.9 | 87.5 | 84 | 3.5 | 68 | 89.5 | -21.5 | 75 | 85 | -10 | 73.5 | 85 | -11.5 | 75.5 | 69.5 |
| 23 | Proskauer | New York | 22 | 21 | 1 | 77.2 | 77.6 | -0.4 | 88 | 94 | -6.0 | 96.5 | 88 | 8.5 | 75.5 | 90.5 | -15 | 80.5 | 74 | 6.5 | 31.5 | 28.5 |
| 24 | Robins Kaplan | Minneapolis | 24 | 60 | -36 | 76.5 | 60.8 | 15.7 | 89.5 | 37 | 52.5 | 81.5 | 95 | -13.5 | 42 | 33 | 9 | 93.5 | 88 | 5.5 | 46 | 47.5 |
| 25 | Dechert | National | 25 | 29 | -4 | 76.2 | 74.3 | 1.9 | 78.5 | 78 | 0.5 | 95 | 91.5 | 3.5 | 58 | 39.5 | 18.5 | 98 | 96 | 2 | 27.5 | 41 |
| 26 | Finnegan | Washington, D.C. | 26 | 40 | -14 | 75.2 | 69.1 | 6.1 | 69 | 65 | 4.0 | 92.5 | 71.5 | 21.0 | 95.5 | 64 | 31.5 | 70 | 71 | -1 | 60.5 | 76.5 |
| 27 | Kirkland | National | 27 | 28 | -1 | 74.2 | 75.1 | -0.9 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 0.0 | 87.5 | 87 | 0.5 | 52.5 | 54 | -1.5 | 66.5 | 69 | -2.5 | 51.5 | 51.5 |
| 28 | Steptoe | Washington, D.C. | 28 | 25 | 3 | 73.6 | 75.8 | -2.2 | 69.5 | 68 | 1.5 | 65.5 | 63 | 2.5 | 33.5 | 74.5 | -41 | 89 | 91.5 | -2.5 | 99.5 | 74 |
| 29 | Milbank | New York | 29 | 27 | 2 | 73.5 | 75.3 | -1.8 | 91.5 | 88.5 | 3.0 | 72 | 68 | 4.0 | 69 | 52 | 17 | 86.5 | 92 | -5.5 | 17.5 | |
| 30 | Fenwick | Mountain View, California | 30 | 30 | 0 | 73.4 | 73.7 | -0.3 | 90 | 90.5 | -0.5 | 68.5 | 67.5 | 1.0 | 74.5 | 93.5 | -19 | 68 | 64.5 | 3.5 | 55 | 45 |
| 31 | Manatt | Los Angeles | 30 | 61 | -31 | 73.4 | 59.9 | 13.5 | 83 | 83 | 0.0 | 95.5 | 95.5 | 24 | 23.5 | 0.5 | 70.5 | 73 | -2.5 | 87 | 84 | |
| 32 | Cravath | New York | 32 | 33 | -1 | 73.3 | 72.1 | 1.2 | 98 | 98.5 | -0.5 | 83.5 | 70.5 | 13 | 78.5 | 78 | 0.5 | 76.5 | 81.5 | |||
| 33 | Winston & Strawn | National | 32 | 34 | -2 | 73.3 | 71.9 | 1.4 | 78 | 79.5 | -1.5 | 91 | 90 | 1.0 | 64 | 46.5 | 17.5 | 93 | 93.5 | -0.5 | 16 | 21 |
| 34 | Hogan Lovells | International | 34 | 24 | 10 | 73.0 | 76.2 | -3.2 | 61 | 57 | 4.0 | 74 | 84 | -10.0 | 90.5 | 89 | 1.5 | 92 | 95.5 | -3.5 | 40.5 | 55.5 |
| 35 | McDermott | National | 35 | 39 | -4 | 71.0 | 70.2 | 0.8 | 81.5 | 84.5 | -3.0 | 99.5 | 99.5 | 0.0 | 56.5 | 66.5 | -10 | 76.5 | 55 | 21.5 | 25 | 46.5 |
| 36 | Sheppard Mullin | Los Angeles | 35 | 47 | -12 | 71.0 | 64.9 | 6.1 | 70 | 69.5 | 0.5 | 86 | 83.5 | 2.5 | 80 | 72 | 8 | 73 | 59.5 | 13.5 | 45 | 40.5 |
| 37 | Fish | National | 37 | 32 | 5 | 70.6 | 72.6 | -2.0 | 88.5 | 91 | -2.5 | 75 | 81.5 | -6.5 | 78.5 | 65.5 | 13 | 68.5 | 77.5 | -9 | 27 | 24.5 |
| 38 | Goulston & Storrs | Boston | 38 | 38 | 0 | 69.0 | 70.4 | -1.4 | 62.5 | 68.5 | -6.0 | 94.5 | 88.5 | 6.0 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 82.5 | 79 | 3.5 | 83.5 | 80.5 |
| 39 | Blank Rome | National | 39 | 44 | -5 | 67.8 | 66.3 | 1.5 | 60 | 57.5 | 2.5 | 98 | 96.5 | 1.5 | 43 | 17.5 | 25.5 | 72 | 76 | -4 | 69.5 | 83 |
| 40 | Hughes Hubbard | New York | 39 | 26 | 13 | 67.8 | 75.6 | -7.8 | 71 | 71 | 0.0 | 93.5 | 91 | 2.5 | 55 | 92 | -37 | 88 | 96.5 | -8.5 | 8 | 11 |
