diversity rankings::Southern California::asian (from betterlegalprofession.org)
abbreviations: CM = Costa Mesa, I = Irvine, LA = Los Angeles, NB = Newport Beach, R = Riverside, SD = San Diego
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| rank | firm | percent | M | F | rank | firm | percent | M | F | ||
| 1 | Paul, Hastings (LA) | 9.8 | 5 | 0 | A | 1 | Latham & Watkins (LA) | 26.5 | 23 | 22 | A |
| 2 | O'Melveny & Myers (LA) | 8.3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Skadden, Arps (LA) | 22.1 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 3 | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips (LA) | 7.2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | O'Melveny & Myers (LA) | 21.7 | 14 | 16 | ||
| 4 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (LA) | 6.3 | 3 | 1 | B | 4 | Paul, Hastings (LA) | 21.6 | 7 | 12 | B |
| 5 | Dla Piper Us (SD) | 5.9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | Sheppard, Mullin (LA) | 18.8 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Sidley Austin (LA) | 5.9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Rutan & Tucker (CM) | 17.6 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Seyfarth Shaw (LA) | 5.6 | 2 | 1 | C | 7 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (LA) | 14.9 | 12 | 14 | C |
| 8 | Quinn Emanuel | 3.4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Sidley Austin (LA) | 14.5 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 9 | Sheppard, Mullin (LA) | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Seyfarth Shaw (LA) | 14.0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | Loeb & Loeb (LA) | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | D | 10 | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips (LA) | 13.9 | 1 | 4 | D |
| 11 | Latham & Watkins (LA) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | Dla Piper Us (SD) | 9.1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12 | Skadden, Arps (LA) | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | F | 12 | Loeb & Loeb (LA) | 8.7 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 | Rutan & Tucker (CM) | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | Quinn Emanuel | 6.6 | 3 | 2 | F | |
An asterisk indicates that the firm did not provide this information. We treated missing data as if it were zero.
See How We Did This for more information on our methodology.
Bold denotes the most prestigious law firms in Southern California, according to vault's 2011 regional rankings