Recognition & Rankings

2010 AmLaw 100
#33 Gross Revenue

2010 AmLaw Global 100
#42 Gross revenues

Chambers Global 2012
13 Winston & Strawn attorneys listed as leading lawyers
4 Winston & Strawn partners received #1 ranking
Recognized as a leading firm in 5 practice areas

Chambers Asia-Pacific 2012
2 Winston & Strawn partners listed as leading lawyers
Recognized as a leading firm in 3 practice areas

Chambers UK 2012
4 Winston & Strawn partners listed among leading lawyers

Chambers Europe 2012
6 Winston & Strawn partners listed as leading lawyers
2 Winston & Strawn partners received #1 ranking
Recognized as a leading firm in environmental and employment 

Chambers USA 2012
68 Winston & Strawn attorneys listed among leading lawyers
12 attorneys with No. 1 (or Star) ranking
7 practice areas ranked nationally
11 practice areas received #1 or #2 rankings

U.S. News-Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" 2011-2012 Rankings
19 practice areas receiving national-tier rankings

AmLaw Litigation Department of the Year
IP practice selected in 2010 as one of four finalists

BTI Consulting’s Client Service A-Team
Winston & Strawn listed for the past 12 years as one of 30 law firms delivering the best client service

Legal 500 2012
26 key practice areas garnered rankings

Legal 500 2012 (UK edition)
6 key practice areas included in rankings

Legal 500 2011 (Europe edition)
Ranked in first tier for Media and Environment
12 key practice areas included in rankings
19 Winston & Strawn attorneys recommended

National Law Journal
Ranked 28 in the 2010 “NLJ 250” survey
Named to the inaugural IP "Hot List" in 2012
Named to the Appellate “Hot List” in 2009 and 2010 

Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms, 2012 edition
#46 Top 100 Firms – Prestige

Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms, 2011 edition
#6 Regional–Chicago
#9 Quality of Life–Offices
#17 Regional–Northern California
#18 Regional–Washington, D.C.
#19 White-Collar Defense and Internal Investigations

The Best Lawyers in America 2012
76 Winston & Strawn attorneys listed as the nation’s best

France’s Best Lawyers 2011
2 partners listed as nation’s best, including Paris office managing partner as "Environmental Lawyer of the Year"

2009 Decideurs-Stratégie Finance Droit
Paris office ranked as a leading international firm
Environmental practice recognized

Human Rights Campaign 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 Corporate Equality Index
100% rating - "Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality"

Minority Corporate Counsel Association Diversity Innovator
Recognized in the category of LGBT initiatives based on the firm's achievements toward LGBT workplace equality

2010 Chicago Lawyer "Diversity Survey" (of Chicago's 30 largest law firms)
#2 Highest number of minority partners

Burton Foundation and Association of Legal Administrators Award 2008
Best law firm newsletter (Diversity@Winston & Strawn)

The American Lawyer Associate Tech Survey 2012
Ranked 11 out of 129 large and mid-sized firms for technology quality, support, and training