Hello.
Below you will find the Top 25 law firms in terms of representing
venture capital firms, according to a December 2002 report in the
publication Private Equity Analyst. I know that you just asked for
the Top 10, but it wasn't much trouble to give you all 25. :-)
(ranking based on the number of VC funds represented)
(1)
Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP
125 High Street
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-248-7000
http://www.tht.com
(2)
Ropes & Gray, LLP
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110-2624
T 617-951-7000
http://www.ropesgray.com/
(3)
Debevoise & Plimpton
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
212-909-6000
http://www.debevoise.com/
(4)
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
190 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60603
312-782-0600
http://www.mayerbrownrowe.com/
(5)
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153
(212) 310-8000
http://www.weil.com/weil/home.html
(6)
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Old Federal Reserve Bank Building
400 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-3143
tel 415-392-1122
http://www.orrick.com/
(7)
Nixon Peabody LLP
101 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
617-345-1000
http://www.nixonpeabody.com/
(8)
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019-6064
212-373-3000
http://www.paulweiss.com/
(9)
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3954
212-455-2000
http://www.simpsonthacher.com/
(10)
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP
155 Constitution Drive
Menlo Park, California 94025
Telephone (650) 321-2400
http://www.gunder.com/
(11)
MORRISON & FOERSTER
425 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105-2482,
USA. tel: 1 415 268 7000
http://www.mofo.com
(12)
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
Phone: 650-493-9300
http://www.wsgr.com/
(13)
Baker & McKenzie
One Prudential Plaza
130 East Randolph Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
Tel: (312) 861-8000
http://www.bakernet.com/
(14)
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212) 756-2000
http://www.srz.com/
(15)
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison
(firm went bankrupt several months ago)
http://www.brobeck.com/
(16)
Latham & Watkins LLP
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2007
(213) 485-1234
http://www.lw.com/
(17)
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
55 Second Street
Twenty-Fourth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: +1 (415) 856-7000
http://www.paulhastings.com/
(18)
Goodwin Procter LLP
Exchange Place
53 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
617.570.1000
http://www.goodwinprocter.com/
(19)
Winston & Strawn LLP
35 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601-9703
Main Phone: (312)558-5600
http://www.winston.com/
(20)
Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019-6099
Tel: (212) 728-8000
http://www.willkie.com/
(21)
Arnold & Porter
555 Twelfth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004-1206
202.942.5000
http://www.arnoldandporter.com/
(22)
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
333 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90071-3197
Tel: (213) 229-7000
http://www.gdclaw.com/
(23)
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
8000 Sears Tower
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 876-8000
http://www.sonnenschein.com/
(24)
Davis Polk & Wardwell
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
212 450 4000
http://www.dpw.com
(25)
Hogan & Hartson LLP
555 Thirteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Tel: (202) 637-5600
http://www.hhlaw.com/
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source:
The Private Equity Analyst, December 2002
reprinted on the web site of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP
http://www.tht.com/Pubs/PDFs/Testa_Active_Reprint.pdf
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