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Law360, New York (January 12, 2009) -- The following is a list of the 10 defense firms involved with the most class actions in the United States, ranked by number of cases for which the firms were retained as defense counsel over a recent a two-year period, as published in the 2009 Law360 Litigation Almanac:
1. Morgan Lewis
2. Littler Mendelson
3. Greenberg Traurig
4. Jones Day
5. Gibson Dunn
6. Reed Smith
7. Kirkland & Ellis
8. Seyfarth Shaw
9. Mayer Brown
10 Latham & Watkins
Source: Law360 Litigation Almanac
About The Litigation Almanac
The almanac is an authoritative source on litigation trends in the U.S., including market share for more than 360 firms in ten major practice areas. With data culled from over 500,000 federal cases and input from more than 200 participating law firms, the report provides unprecedented breadth and depth in its coverage of the state of the U.S. legal market.
At more than 300 pages, the almanac presents over 10,000 data points across 60 separate rankings and tables. For each practice area, the report includes rankings of firms by case volume and number of lawyers, as well as a concise analysis of legislation and cases to watch in 2009. The almanac will help lawyers understand their strengths relative to other firms' and identify business development opportunities based on litigation growth trends. In today's challenging environment, the 2009 Law360 Litigation Almanac provides guidance for firms to develop both offensive and defensive business strategies.
For more information about the coverage, law firms surveyed and methodology, consult the detailed description.
