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ATL March Madness for Law Firms, Round 2 (Part 2): The Sweet Sixteen

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Tonight, the “real” Sweet Sixteen games will play out on NCAA courts. Here at ATL, the NCAA-styled ATL March Madness for Law Firms continues. Sixteen firms remain in the tournament hoping to be crowned Biglaw’s safest — the place where you’re least likely to get laid off.

Thirty-two firms entered the tournament, based on Vault prestige rankings. Thousands of ATL readers voted to eliminate sixteen firms in the first round. There was only one upset of a higher-ranked seed: Linklaters (V26) beat Latham (V7). The Magic Circle firm’s magic run may not last though. Kirkland has a solid lead over the UK-based firm at the moment.

Will there be more upsets in the Sweet Sixteen? Over 4,000 votes are in since voting started on Tuesday and two of the contests are nail-biters: Skadden vs Paul Weiss and Davis Polk vs Debevoise.

Check out the brackets and vote on the next four match-ups, after the jump.


Voting on the bracket’s Big Left started on Tuesday. Here are the match-ups of firms on our brackets’ right side. Polls close on Sunday at midnight.

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Earlier: ATL March Madness for Law Firms, Round 2 (Part 1)

ATL March Madness for Law Firms, Round 1: Which Biglaw Firm is Safest? — Part 1 and Part 2

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