<p>In addition to the points already made, which are valid, there's another fundamental flaw in the analysis. The "Top 50" firms cited in the article are the 50 largest firms, not the 50 most prestigious firms. Thus, for example, it doesn't include Wachtell, Cravath, Williams & Connolly, Debevoise, Wilmer, Hale & Dorr, Milbank, Fried Frank and a number of other firms in the "most prestigious" list from the first post. It does include a number of firms that are big, but not considered prestigious, such as Baker & McKenzie. The article also notes that five of the 50 firms did not report numbers (though it doesn't identify which five). It doesn't make a lot of sense to try to draw conclusions from this list.</p>
<p>Here's a link to the NLJ "Top 50" for 2005:</p>