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The American Lawyer magazine published its 2007 "A-List" ranking, naming Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as one of the nation’s law firm elite. Drawn from four different ALM rankings of the nation’s largest firms, the 20-member A-List looks beyond simple business results to identify firms that set the standard for their peers in areas including:

• Diversity, as a measure of each firm’s track record in hiring and retaining minority lawyers
• Pro Bono, as a measure of each firm’s fulfillment of its professional requirement to contribute high-quality, free legal services to indigent clients and community service and non-profit organizations.
• Associate Satisfaction, as a measure of each firm’s training and development commitment
• Economic Performance, as a measure of the success of a firm’s practice and an approximation of client quality and satisfaction

A weighted ranking of firms is created from these factors for all Am Law 200 firms, based on data collected for various surveys throughout the year. The top 20 firms comprise The A-List. The A-List firms will be honored at The American Lawyer’s 4th Annual Awards dinner, to be held October 24th at Cipriani in New York City.