In just the second year that the Law Journal has been rating law firm litigation departments based on their recipes for success, participation among firms was noticeably more enthusiastic, and consequently, competition was keener. It was no easy task deciding on winners and finalists among a field of such strong contenders.

As before, the competition was open to any litigation firm with a New Jersey presence. We distributed questionnaires by email and on our website, asking firms to provide us with detailed information about their litigation victories in 2013 and the lawyers who attained them and about how their litigation departments are run.