Litigation
continues
to
serve
as
much
of
the
legal
profession’s
bread
and
butter,
with
demand
trending
up
for
all
but
the
Am
Law
50.
Despite
the
fact
that
this
practice
area
is
moving
away
from
the
top
firms,
clients
still
want
the
very
best
when
it
comes
to
the
quality
of
work
on
their
litigation
matters.
According
to
a
ranking
from
BTI
Consulting
Group,
certain
firms
seem
to
be
doing
better
than
others
in
clients’
eyes
when
it
comes
to
their
grasp
on
complex
litigation
matters.
From
BTI’s
Mad
Clientist
blog:
More
litigation
complexity
equals
more
opportunity.
Today’s
market
is
filled
to
the
brim
with
complexity.BTI
research
reveals
a
select
group
of
43
law
firms
boosted
their
reputation
—
and
delivery
—
to
move
upmarket
in
litigation.
This
is
down
from
54
BTI
Upmarket
Movers
last
year.
It’s
harder
to
move
up
the
market
than
last
year.These
upmarket
firms
increased
their
status
as
clients
first
choice
and
preferred
providers.These
BTI
Upmarket
Movers
know
clients
want
ideas
–
new
approaches
to
novel
matters
–
and
for
old
matters
as
well.
These
firms
are
becoming
more
aggressive
as
clients
face
more
demanding
opponents.
It
is
far
from
an
easy
world.
So,
which
firms
are
at
the
top
of
their
game
from
the
most
important
point
of
view
of
all,
that
of
their
clients?
The
list
is
still
quite
long
—
43!
—
but
any
firm
that
made
the
list
is
likely
thrilled
to
be
here:
-
A&O
Shearman -
ArentFox
Schiff - Axinn
-
Baker
McKenzie - Benesch
- Blakes
-
Bryan
Cave
Leighton
Paisner - Buchanan
-
Burns
&
Levinson -
Cleary
Gottlieb -
Coblentz
Patch
Duffy
&
Bass -
Cozen
O’Connor -
Davis
Wright
Tremaine - Debevoise
- Dechert
- Dorsey
- Fasken
- Hinshaw
-
Levenfeld
Pearlstein -
Lewis
Brisbois -
Mayer
Brown -
Maynard
Nexsen -
McCarter
&
English -
Morgan
Lewis - Osler
-
Patterson
Belknap -
Poyner
Spruill -
Quinn
Emanuel - Reminger
-
Sheppard
Mullin - Sidley
-
Squire
Patton
Boggs -
Thompson
Hine - Trenam
-
Troutman
Pepper -
UB
Greensfelder -
Warner
Norcross
+
Judd -
Williams
Mullen -
Wilson
Elser -
Winston
&
Strawn -
Womble
Bond
Dickinson -
Woods
Rogers - Zwillgen
Congratulations
to
all
the
firms
that
made
the
cut,
and
best
of
luck
to
them
as
they
stake
out
their
course
in
new
litigation
horizons.
43
Law
Firms
Moving
Upmarket
in
Richest
Litigation
Market
in
Years
[BTI
Consulting
Group]
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Zaretsky is
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