NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new ranking of the law firms with the biggest securities practices by Law360, the newswire for business lawyers, shows that it takes expertise as well as manpower to excel in the field.
The firms that top the Law360 Securities 100 are among the most exalted in the industry and boast practice groups that often exceed 200 attorneys. The ranking is accompanied by an article on the three largest powerhouses in securities law.
"The increased scrutiny expected to result from Dodd-Frank, as well as the continued legal fallout from the financial crisis, will likely see law firms building up their securities regulatory and litigation expertise over the next year," Law360 managing editor Cat Fredenburgh said.
The Securities 100 is part of Law360's practice area survey covering bankruptcy, competition, employment, energy, environmental, government contracts, insurance, intellectual property, international trade, media and entertainment, mergers and acquisitions, privacy and consumer protection, product liability, project finance, real estate, securities, and white collar.
The Law360 Securities 100 includes Akin Gump, Allen & Overy, Alston & Bird, Andrews Kurth, Arnold & Porter, Baker & McKenzie, Baker Hostetler, Ballard Spahr, Bennett Jones, Bingham McCutchen, Bracewell & Giuliani, Bradley Arant, Bryan Cave, Butzel Long, Cadwalader Wickersham, Chadbourne & Parke, Cooley, Covington & Burling, Dechert, Dewey & LeBoeuf, DLA Piper, Dorsey & Whitney, Drinker Biddle, Duane Morris, Faegre Baker, Fasken Martineau, Foley & Lardner, Fredrikson & Byron, Frost Brown Todd, Gibson Dunn, Goodwin Procter, Greenberg Traurig, Haynes and Boone, Holland & Hart, Holland & Knight, Hunton & Williams, Jackson Walker, Jones Day, Jones Walker, K&L Gates, Kaye Scholer, King & Spalding, Kirkland & Ellis, Kutak Rock, Labaton Sucharow, Latham & Watkins, Lowenstein Sandler, Mayer Brown, McCarter & English, Milbank Tweed, Morgan Lewis, Morrison & Foerster, O'Melveny & Myers, Orrick, Osler Hoskin, Patton Boggs, Paul Hastings, Pepper Hamilton, Perkins Coie, Pillsbury Winthrop, Quinn Emanuel, Ropes & Gray, Seward & Kissel, Shearman & Sterling, Sidley Austin, Skadden, SNR Denton, Stikeman Elliott, Stroock & Stroock, Sullivan & Cromwell, Sutherland Asbill, Thompson & Knight, Troutman Sanders, Vinson & Elkins, Weil Gotshal, White & Case, WilmerHale, Wilson Sonsini, Winston & Strawn.
Law360 (www.law360.com) is a publisher of legal news and data, and one of the fastest-growing media companies in the U.S. The company covers breaking news on high-stakes litigation as well as legislative and regulatory developments.
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