List of largest United States–based law firms by head count

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This article lists the largest law firms in the United States by total number of attorneys. The table is also sortable by total number of partners, associates, and total revenue. [1]

RankFirm nameLargest U.S. Office [2] Total number of lawyers (2022) [2] Number of associates (2022) [2] Number of partners (2018) [2] Total revenue (millions, in 2018) [3] Notes
1 Baker McKenzie Chicago 479528651518$2,900
2 DLA Piper New York City 402824921317$2,634
3 Norton Rose Fulbright New York City 308419281087$1,958
4 Latham & Watkins New York City 30782004821$3,063
5 Kirkland & Ellis Chicago 302517721158$3,165
6 Hogan Lovells Washington, D.C. 25321757793$2,036
7 White & Case New York City 24641589587$1,804
8 Jones Day Washington, D.C. 24061245843$1,959
9 Greenberg Traurig New York City 22098411087$1,477
10 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Washington, D.C. 19921051788$2,001
11 Sidley Austin New York City 18931048648$2,036
12 Mayer Brown Chicago 1748900657$1,313
13 K&L Gates Seattle 1698855757$969
14 Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom New York City 16441078320$2,582
15 Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith Los Angeles 1613678895$470
16 Reed Smith New York City 1673758678$1,119
17 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher New York City 1538990412$1,642
18 Squire Patton Boggs Washington, D.C. 14387394801,000
19 Holland & Knight Dallas 1393505640$846
20 Ropes & Gray Boston 1372986265$1,592
21 Goodwin Procter Boston 1315737417
22 Cooley LLP Palo Alto, California 1267808328
23 King & Spalding Atlanta 1261565488$1,138
24 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner St. Louis 1252556528$592
25 Covington & Burling Washington, D.C. 1217708322$945
26 Weil, Gotshal & Manges New York City 1180749263$1,390
27 McDermott Will & Emery Chicago 1177459607$925
28 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett New York City 1163750228
29 Perkins Coie Seattle 1124507515
30 Troutman Pepper Atlanta 1121479479
31 Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath Minneapolis 1093392552
32 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton New York City 1051654165$1,214
33 Davis Polk & Wardwell New York City 1025735161$1,240
34 Foley & Lardner Milwaukee 1021434468
35 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison New York City 1008686168$1,301
36 Morrison & Foerster San Francisco 996550298
37 Littler Mendelson Miami 986360472$538

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References

  1. ↑ Zaretsky, Staci (2022-06-21). "Dueling Rankings Of The Biggest Biglaw Firms In The Country (2022) - Above the LawAbove the Law" . Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2022/06/21/the-nlj-500-ranked-by-head-count/
  3. ↑ "The Global 200, Ranked by Revenue" . Retrieved 30 August 2020.
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