Innovation is rampant. Top legal decision makers recognize a whopping 40% increase in the number of innovative law firms over last year. This translates into 200 law firms—of the 650 who compete for business from Fortune 1000 and large companies—standing out in a noticeable way, up from 143 last year.
Clients are resetting their expectations and perceptions of innovation as they continue to see more innovative thinking from their law firms. But, 9 firms stand out with the most impressive and impactful innovation. 4 of these firms—Jones Day, Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, and Skadden—repeat their Best of the Best performances from last year, while the other 5 are newly recognized.
You’ll find the top Innovators—this year’s Movers & Shakers—from the just-released BTI Brand Elite 2017 at the bottom of this post.
And, don’t miss out on the significant changes in the other 8 branding factors clients rely on to separate one law firm from another, make hiring decisions, and pick and choose who they ultimately work with—and who they don’t:
Big Growth in Firms Making Big Changes to Boost Client Service
Number of Law Firms Worth Premium Rates Continues to Climb
Clients Name More Tech-Savvy Law Firms in 2017
Clients See Fewer Bet-the-Company Law Firms as This Work Surges
Many More Law Firms Delivering More Value
Clients Name the Long Term Law Firm Survivors
Clients Keep Shrinking Their Law Firm Short Lists
A Downward Trend in Law Firms Earning Client Recommendations
Please join us in congratulating the below world-class innovators in the legal world.
The law firms climbing to the top of the Mover & Shaker ranks in the just-released BTI Brand Elite 2017 are:
Best of the Best
Baker McKenzie
Cooley
Dentons
DLA Piper
Jones Day
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Skadden
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Leaders
BakerHostetler
Bryan Cave
Covington
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Davis Polk
Dechert
Gibson Dunn
Greenberg Traurig
Hogan Lovells
K&L Gates
King & Spalding
McDermott Will & Emery
McGuireWoods
Morgan Lewis
Ogletree Deakins
Pillsbury
Polsinelli
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Reed Smith
Ropes & Gray
Sidley
Simpson Thacher
Sullivan & Cromwell
Weil
White & Case
Learn more about how your firm can influence both clients—and competitors—in the new BTI Brand Elite 2017: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms, available now.