List of largest U.S. law firms by number of lawyers

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s on the National Law Journal's 2008 list of the 250 biggest firms in the United States

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, by number of lawyer

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s (commonly known as the "NLJ 250").

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Rank	Firm name	Principal City	No. of Attorneys
1	Baker & McKenzie Baker & McKenzie Baker & McKenzie is an international law firm, founded in Chicago in 1949 by Russell Baker and John McKenzie. It is home to more than 3,800 lawyers spread over 70 offices in 42 different countries....	Chicago, IL	3,774
2	DLA Piper DLA Piper DLA Piper is a global law firm with 76 offices across 30 countries and more than 4,200 lawyers. As of May 2011, it was the largest law firm in the world by number of attorneys. The firm's global revenues were $1.92 billion in 2009-2010. The firm is composed of two partnerships, DLA Piper...	Chicago, IL	3,448
3	Jones Day Jones Day Jones Day is an international law firm founded in Cleveland, Ohio on March 1, 1893, by Judge Edwin J. Blandin and William Lowe Rice. Jones Day is the eighth largest law firm in the world by revenue, and the fourth highest grossing firm in the US with annual revenues of US$1.4 billion...	Cleveland, OH	2,515
4	Hogan Lovells Hogan Lovells Hogan Lovells is an international law firm co-headquartered in London, United Kingdom and Washington, D.C., United States. It was formed on May 1, 2010 following the merger of Washington-based Hogan & Hartson and London-based Lovells. The two firms' agreement to merge was announced on 15 December...	Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....	2,345
5	Latham & Watkins Latham & Watkins Latham & Watkins LLP is a global law firm, one of the largest in the world. Latham currently employs approximately 2,000 attorneys in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm was started in Los Angeles in 1934 and has extensive Californian roots, but its largest office is now...	Los Angeles, CA	2,006
6	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates , founded in 1948, is a prominent law firm based in New York City. With over 2,000 attorneys, it is one of the largest and highest-grossing law firms in the world. Forbes magazine calls Skadden "Wall Street's most powerful law firm"...	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	1,886
7	White & Case White & Case White & Case was founded in New York in 1901 and has grown into one of the world's leading global law firms. The firm has since expanded, and has practice groups in emerging markets including Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as well as in Europe...	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	1,863
8	Greenberg Traurig Greenberg Traurig Greenberg Traurig LLP and Greenberg Traurig PA is an international law firm based in Miami, Florida.The firm has approximately 1,800 attorneys and governmental professionals in 32 locations in the United States, Europe and Asia. Its founding office is in Miami, Florida with its largest office in...	Miami, FL	1,763
9	K&L Gates	Pittsburgh, PA	1,734
10	Mayer Brown Mayer Brown Mayer Brown is an international law firm head-quartered in Chicago which specializes in commercial transactions and litigation. The firm employs more than 1,600 lawyers, including approximately 875 in the Americas, 425 in Europe and 300 in Asia....	Chicago, IL	1,684
11	Sidley Austin Sidley Austin Sidley Austin LLP, formerly known as Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, is one of the oldest law firms in the world. It is the sixth-largest U.S.-based corporate law firm with more than 1,650 lawyers, annual revenues of more than one billion dollars, and offices in 17 cities worldwide, with the most...	Chicago, IL	1,571
12	Reed Smith Reed Smith Reed Smith LLP is a global law firm, with more than 1,600 lawyers in 23 offices throughout the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia....	Pittsburgh, PA	1,430
13	Kirkland & Ellis Kirkland & Ellis Kirkland & Ellis LLP is an international law firm with headquarters in Chicago, known for its profitability and its litigation, bankruptcy, intellectual property and private equity departments. Kirkland & Ellis is currently ranked as the ninth most prestigious law firm in the United States by...	Chicago, IL	1,419
14	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius	Philadelphia, PA	1,206
15	Weil, Gotshal & Manges Weil, Gotshal & Manges Weil, Gotshal & Manges is a prominent international law firm, one of the largest and most prestigious in the world with 1,200 lawyers and gross annual revenue in excess of $1.1 billion. The firm was founded in New York City in 1931 by Frank Weil, Sylvan Gotshal, and Horace Manges...	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	1,193
16	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	1,123
17	Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is an international law firm founded in San Francisco. Orrick traces its roots back to 1863, making it the oldest continuously-operating law firm in San Francisco, and the second-oldest privately-held company in San Francisco after Levi Strauss & Co....	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	1,079
18	Dewey & LeBoeuf Dewey & LeBoeuf Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP is a prominent global white shoe law firm, headquartered in New York City. Originally founded in 1909, the firm currently has over 2400 lawyers spread throughout 26 offices in 15 countries on 4 continents, and is known primarily for its corporate, insurance, litigation, tax and...	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	1,071
19	Ropes & Gray	Boston, MA	1062
20	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is a global law firm, founded in Los Angeles in 1890. The firm is one of the most prestigious and selective in the nation, and ranks among the most successful firms globally. Gibson Dunn has nearly 1,000 attorneys and over 2,000 staff located in 17 offices around the world,...	Los Angeles, CA	1033
21	Morrison & Foerster	San Francisco, CA	1,004
22	Holland & Knight Holland & Knight Holland & Knight is an international law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers in 17 U.S. offices. Other offices around the world are located in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Beijing, China, and Mexico City, Mexico. Holland & Knight provides representation in litigation, business, real estate and governmental law.-...	Miami, FL	942
23	O'Melveny & Myers	Los Angeles, CA	884
24	McDermott Will & Emery McDermott Will & Emery McDermott Will & Emery LLP, also known by its initials, MWE, was founded in 1934 and is an international law firm headquartered in Chicago. It is one of the top 10 largest law firms in the United States and one of the 20 largest in the world...	Chicago, IL	1,187
25	Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, which also goes by the shorter market name WilmerHale, is an American law firm with twelve offices across the USA, Europe and Asia. It was created in 2004 through the merger of the Boston-based firm Hale and Dorr and the Washington-based firm Wilmer Cutler...	Washington, DC	1,180
26	Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker Paul Hastings LLP, formerly known as Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, is a leading international law firm with 18 offices worldwide. Paul Hastings serves a diverse client base that includes many of the top financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies....	Los Angeles, CA	1,175
27	Foley & Lardner Foley & Lardner Foley & Lardner LLP is an international law firm started in 1842. According to The American Lawyer, the firm ranked 39th on The American Lawyer's 2011 AmLaw 100 rankings of U.S. law firms, with $633,000,000 in gross revenue in 2010. Foley & Lardner has been in The American Lawyer's annual AmLaw 100...	Milwaukee, WI	1,032
28	Dechert	Philadelphia, PA	1,019
29	Winston & Strawn	Chicago, IL	1,004
30	King & Spalding King & Spalding King & Spalding LLP is an American law firm with 125 years of service. It was founded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1885 by Alexander C. King and Jack Spalding. The firm has expanded nationally, with offices in Austin, Charlotte, Houston, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C...	Atlanta, GA	992
31	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a law firm founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1945 by Robert Strauss and Richard Gump. The firm now numbers more than 800 attorneys and advisers in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia...	Washington, DC	983
32	Hunton & Williams Hunton & Williams Founded in 1901, Hunton & Williams LLP is a US law firm that employs more than 800 lawyers. It has been called "one of the most well-connected legal and lobbying firms in DC." The firm was founded in Richmond, Virginia and has 18 other offices throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. In...	Richmond, VA	950
32	Alston & Bird Alston & Bird Alston & Bird LLP, commonly abbreviated , is the largest law firm in Atlanta and the forty-third largest in the United States.-History:...	Atlanta, GA	924
33	Bingham McCutchen Bingham McCutchen Bingham McCutchen LLP is a global law firm with approximately 1,100 attorneys in nine US offices and four international offices. It represents clients in corporate litigation, cross-border restructurings and insolvencies, financing and securities, structured finance and capital markets, government...	Boston, MA	903
34	Fulbright & Jaworski Fulbright & Jaworski The international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. is one of the largest law firms in the United States with nearly 1,000 attorneys in over 50 practice areas. The firm was founded in Houston in 1919 by R. C. Fulbright, an attorney working in railway regulation, and J.H. Crooker, a litigator...	Houston, TX	896
35	McGuireWoods McGuireWoods McGuireWoods LLP is a major U.S. law firm with more than 900 attorneys in 19 offices in the United States and Europe. With the firm's largest offices in Richmond, VA, Charlotte, NC, and Chicago, IL, McGuireWoods has recently experienced a period of rapid growth by opening new offices in London in...	Richmond, VA	880
36	Shearman & Sterling Shearman & Sterling Shearman & Sterling LLP is a law firm headquartered in New York City with 20 offices located in major financial centers around the world founded in 1873. It is well known for both its litigation and transactional capabilities, especially in International Arbitration, Capital Markets, Finance, and...	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	870
37	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is a law firm headquartered in New York City which employs over 800 attorneys in ten offices worldwide. The firm is highly regarded for its litigation and corporate practices, with special attention focused on its mergers and acquisitions specialty...	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	869
38	Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Squire, Sanders & Dempsey is an international legal practice with 36 offices in 17 countries. Squire, Sanders & Dempsey International Association does not itself provide, directly or indirectly, any legal or other client services...	Cleveland, OH	856
39	Bryan Cave Bryan Cave Bryan Cave LLP is an international law firm with twenty-one offices worldwide, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.- Overview :The international law firm Bryan Cave LLP dates back to 1873 in St. Louis. Founded in 1873 in St. Louis as King, Phillips and Stewart, the firm became Stewart, Bryan,...	St. Louis, MO	852
40	Baker Botts Baker Botts Baker Botts L.L.P. is a major United States-based international law firm of around 800 attorneys, with a long, prominent history, significant political connections, boasting more than half of the Fortune 100 companies among its clients. Headquartered in One Shell Plaza in Downtown Houston, Texas,...	Houston, TX	827
42	Proskauer Rose Proskauer Rose Proskauer Rose is one of the largest law firms in the United States, with twelve offices in the United States and around the world...	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	784
43	Goodwin Procter Goodwin Procter Goodwin Procter LLP is a prominent law firm based in the United States, consisting of 850 attorneys serving clients in Boston, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York City, Silicon Valley, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C....	Boston, MA	781
44	Davis Polk & Wardwell Davis Polk & Wardwell Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is an international law firm. The firm employs more than 800 attorneys worldwide and is headquartered in New York City. The firm represents many of the world's largest companies and leading financial institutions, and is best known for its corporate and litigation...	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	774
45	Debevoise & Plimpton Debevoise & Plimpton Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a prominent international law firm based in New York City. Founded in 1931 by Eli Whitney Debevoise and William Stevenson, Debevoise has been a long established leader in corporate litigation and large financial transactions. In recent years, its practice has taken on an...	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	772
46	Vinson & Elkins	Houston, TX	759
47	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker Wilson Elser is a full-service law firm with over 800 attorneys in 22 offices throughout the United States. Wilson Elser ranks among the top law firms identified by The American Lawyer and is listed in the “Top 50” by The National Law Journal...	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	752
48	Seyfarth Shaw Seyfarth Shaw Seyfarth Shaw LLP is an American law firm. It has offices in the United States, including Chicago, New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento, and an office in London, England.- Labor & Employment :...	Chicago, IL	750
49	Sullivan & Cromwell Sullivan & Cromwell Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is an international law firm headquartered in New York. The firm has approximately 800 lawyers in 12 offices, located in financial centers in the United States, Asia, Australia and Europe. Sullivan & Cromwell was founded by Algernon Sydney Sullivan and William Nelson...	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	748
50	Howrey	Washington, DC	743
51	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is a law firm headquartered on Sixth Avenue in New York City. The firm has well-noted expertise in its corporate, personal representation, entertainment law and litigation practices, having long been a leader among national litigation firms...	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	732
52	Littler Mendelson Littler Mendelson Littler Mendelson P.C. is a San Francisco-based law firm. The firm has 52 offices and over 800 lawyers practicing exclusively in the representation of employers in labor and employment law, and has the largest practice in this area in the United States and Venezuela.-History and practice:The firm...	San Francisco, CA	722
53	Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is an international, full-service law firm with strengths in the energy, financial services, real estate and technology sectors and offices located throughout the United States and the world, including key financial centers such as New York, London, Tokyo and...	San Francisco, CA	710
54	Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell	Dallas, TX Dallas, Texas Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...	707
55	Nixon Peabody Nixon Peabody Nixon Peabody LLP is one of the largest multipractice law firms in the United States, with offices in seventeen cities in the United States, and in London, Paris, and Shanghai. It has more than eight hundred attorneys in twenty-five major practice areas...	Boston, MA	699
56	Drinker Biddle & Reath Drinker Biddle & Reath Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is a national law firm founded in Philadelphia in 1849 by John Christian Bullitt. The firm has 650 lawyers located in 11 offices in the United States: Philadelphia; Chicago; Washington, D.C.; Florham Park; Princeton; New York City; Albany; Los Angeles; San Francisco;...	Philadelphia, PA	685
57	Troutman Sanders Troutman Sanders Troutman Sanders LLP, founded in 1897, is an international law firm with more than 600 attorneys located in North America and Asia.On January 2, 2009, the firm merged with D.C.-based Ross Dixon & Bell, keeping and operating under the name Troutman Sanders...	Atlanta, GA	780
58	Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP is a law firm founded in New York City in the early 20th century that has grown into an international law firm with offices in New York City, Washington, DC, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong and Shanghai. The firm has 468 attorneys worldwide...	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	675
59	Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP was an international law firm with nearly 800 lawyers and other professionals in the United States and Europe, serving the needs of many of the world’s best-known businesses, non-profits and individuals. The firm was founded in Chicago in 1906 and as of May 2010...	Chicago, IL	671
60	Dorsey & Whitney Dorsey & Whitney Dorsey & Whitney LLP is a large law firm, with close to 600 lawyers and 650 staff located in 19 offices in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Its headquarters is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has been since its inception. Dorsey is currently led by its managing partner, Marianne D. Short...	Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	670
61	Willkie Farr & Gallagher Willkie Farr & Gallagher Founded in 1888, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is an international law firm with eight offices in six countries . The firm has cultivated a strong corporate practice focused on investment funds, bankruptcy and intellectual property...	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	669
62	Covington & Burling Covington & Burling Covington & Burling LLP is an international law firm with offices in Beijing, Brussels, London, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, San Diego, and Washington, DC. The firm advises multinational corporations on significant transactional, litigation, regulatory, and public policy matters...	Washington, DC	662
63	Katten Muchin Rosenman	Chicago, IL	658
64	Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is a United States law firm headquartered in New York City. It also has offices in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, London, Frankfurt, Munich, Tokyo, Hong Kong, São Paulo, Singapore and Beijing.Milbank is a global law firm, with approximately 550 lawyers who...	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	657
65	Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP is a law firm with 21 offices across the U.S. Founded in 1979, it has over 795 attorneys and is based in Los Angeles, California...	Los Angeles, CA	654
66	Arnold & Porter Arnold & Porter Arnold & Porter LLP is a nine-office international law firm based in Washington, D.C. Arnold & Porter is well known for its trial, corporate, and antitrust work, and for its pro bono commitments and support for liberal causes.-History:...	Washington, DC	651
67	Perkins Coie Perkins Coie Perkins Coie is an international law firm based in Seattle, Washington. It has been listed on the Fortune Magazine "100 Best Places to Work in America" for the past nine years. It is noted for its intellectual property, Labor and Employment, and Products Liability practice groups, and for its...	Seattle, WA Seattle, Washington Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...	632
68	Husch Blackwell Sanders Husch Blackwell Sanders Husch Blackwell LLP is a litigation and business services law firm with approximately 625 attorneys in offices in 14 cities, stretching from Washington, D.C. to Phoenix, Arizona and London. The firm was formed in 2008 as a combination of two regional law firms, Blackwell Sanders LLP and Husch &...	St. Louis, MO	629
69	Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is a law firm in the United States that specializes in business, securities, and intellectual property law. The firm's Chairman, Larry Sonsini, is well known as an attorney and advisor to technology companies....	Palo Alto, CA Palo Alto, California Palo Alto is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States. The city shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park. It is...	620
70	Cooley Godward Kronish	Palo Alto, CA	618
71	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	610
72	Duane Morris Duane Morris Duane Morris LLP is a law firm headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1904 as Duane, Morris, Heckscher & Roberts, the firm has 24 offices in the United States, London, Singapore and Vietnam. In addition to legal services, Duane Morris has independent affiliates employing...	Philadelphia, PA	594
73	Baker & Hostetler	Cleveland, OH	594
74	Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP is an AmLaw 100 law firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was formed by the 2005 merger of Edwards & Angell LLP and Palmer & Dodge LLP...	Boston, MA	576
75	Venable LLP Venable LLP Venable LLP is a law firm formerly known as Venable, Baetjer & Howard LLP. The firm is . It was founded in Baltimore in 1900. Today the firm maintains 7 offices throughout the country and includes over 500 attorneys practicing in over covering corporate and business law, complex litigation,...	Washington, DC	569
76	Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll	Philadelphia, PA	554
77	Cravath, Swaine & Moore Cravath, Swaine & Moore Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is a prominent American law firm based in New York City, with an additional office in London. The second oldest firm in the country, Cravath was founded in 1819 and consistently ranks first among the world's most prestigious law firms according to a survey of partners,...	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	554
78	Thelen	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	553
79	Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz P.C. is a large U.S. law firm and lobbying group with offices in the Southeastern United States, Washington, D.C. and London, England. According to the National Law Journal's 2010 rankings, it is the 72nd largest law firm in the United States, and...	Memphis, TN Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....	549
80	Kaye Scholer	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	530
81	Patton Boggs Patton Boggs Patton Boggs is a full service law firm and lobbyist headquartered in Washington, D.C. It has more than 600 lawyers and professionals in nine locations in the United States and the Middle East. Patton Boggs specializes in , , , , international and trade law with over 200 international clients from...	Washington, DC	529
82	Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney	Pittsburgh, PA	529
83	Shook, Hardy & Bacon Shook, Hardy & Bacon Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP is a large U.S. law firm based in Kansas City, Missouri. In 2008, the National Law Journal ranked the firm as the 83rd largest in the United States.-Personnel:...	Kansas City, MO Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...	520
84	Jackson Lewis	White Plains, NY White Plains, New York White Plains is a city and the county seat of Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound...	517
85	Pepper Hamilton	Philadelphia, PA	514
86	Steptoe & Johnson LLP	Washington, DC	506
87	Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice	Winston-Salem, NC Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to...	505
88	Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo	Boston, MA	504
89	Blank Rome Blank Rome Blank Rome LLP, formerly known as Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley, is a full-service international law and government affairs firm. It is ranked as the 84th largest law firm in the United States in terms of revenue, according to the AmLaw 100 Survey...	Philadelphia, PA	503
90	Faegre & Benson Faegre & Benson Faegre & Benson LLP is the largest law firm in Minnesota and one of the 100 largest firms headquartered in the United States. The firm employs more than 500 lawyers throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Faegre & Benson was established in Minneapolis in 1886 as Cobb & Wheelwright...	Minneapolis, MN	502
91	Haynes and Boone Haynes and Boone Haynes and Boone, LLP is an international corporate law firm with offices in Texas, New York, California, Washington, D.C., Mexico City and Moscow. Haynes and Boone is ranked the 76th largest law firm in the nation by the National Law Journal...	Dallas, TX	495
92	Akerman Senterfitt Akerman Senterfitt Akerman Senterfitt is a large law firm, BigLaw, based in Miami, Florida. It was founded in 1920 and has grown to become one of the largest in the United States. In 2008, the National Law Journal ranked the firm as 92nd largest in the U.S. by number of attorneys, and the second-largest...	Miami, FL	484
93	Jenner & Block Jenner & Block Jenner & Block is a U.S. law firm with offices in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC. Approximately 450 attorneys serve a wide range of clients in corporate litigation, business transactions, and in the public sector. Jerold S. Solovy was the longtime Chair of the firm, but on Sept...	Chicago, IL	482
94	Chadbourne & Parke Chadbourne & Parke Chadbourne & Parke LLP, founded in 1902 by Thomas L. Chadbourne, currently has some 400 lawyers and tax advisors in 13 offices in ten countries...	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	481
95	Schulte Roth & Zabel Schulte Roth & Zabel Schulte Roth & Zabel is an American law firm and one of the top 100 largest law firms by revenue. The firm was founded in New York City in 1969 and launched in London offering American and English law capabilities in 2002. The firm also has an office in Washington, D.C...	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	481
96	Cozen O'Connor Cozen O'Connor Cozen O'Connor P.C. is a large U.S. law firm based in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm was ranked 99th on the AmLaw 100 Survey in 2011, ranked 114th on the AmLaw 200 Survey in 2008, and ranked 89th on the National Law Journal's list of the 250 Largest American Law Firms in 2007...	Philadelphia, PA	478
97	Hinshaw & Culbertson	Chicago, IL	477
98	Davis Wright Tremaine Davis Wright Tremaine Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is a national business and litigation law firm representing clients in the United States and in China. In 2008, the National Law Journal ranked the firm 98th largest in the United States based on attorney headcount. In 2008 , Davis Wright Tremaine ranked No...	Seattle, WA	467
99	Kilpatrick Stockton	Atlanta, GA	466
100	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton	Los Angeles, CA	458
101	Thompson & Knight Thompson & Knight Thompson & Knight LLP is a law firm of approximately 350 attorneys based in the United States. It has U.S. offices in Texas, New York, and Michigan and international offices and associations in the Americas, North Africa, and Europe...	Dallas, TX	458
102	Quarles & Brady Quarles & Brady Quarles & Brady LLP is a large U.S. law firm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. According to the National Law Journal's 2007 rankings, it is the 90th largest law firm in the United States, and the second-largest firm in the state of Wisconsin...	Milwaukee, WI	450
103	Dinsmore & Shohl Dinsmore & Shohl Dinsmore is a large U.S. law firm based in Cincinnati, Ohio. According to the National Law Journal's 2011 rankings, it is the 107th largest law firm in the United States...	Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...	450
104	Fox Rothschild Fox Rothschild Fox Rothschild LLP is a national law firm with more than 500 attorneys practicing in 16 offices coast to coast. Lawyers at the firm provide a full range of legal services to public and private business entities, charitable, medical and educational institutions and individuals throughout the...	Philadelphia, PA	440
105	Snell & Wilmer Snell & Wilmer Snell & Wilmer LLP is a law firm based in Phoenix, Arizona. The firm is the largest in the state of Arizona and the 99th largest in the United States by number of lawyers, according to the National Law Journal's 2007 statistics.-History:...	Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...	440
106	McKenna Long & Aldridge	Atlanta, GA	435
107	Sutherland Asbill & Brennan Sutherland Asbill & Brennan Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, rebranded to the abbreviated name of Sutherland, is an AmLaw 100 American law firm. Founded in 1924 by William Sutherland and Elbert Tuttle as Sutherland & Tuttle, the firm originally achieved national prominence on tax issues...	Atlanta, GA	429
108	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart	Greenville, SC Greenville, South Carolina -Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...	428
109	Fish & Richardson Fish & Richardson Fish & Richardson P.C. is a national law firm practicing intellectual property law.Fish is the 109th largest firm in the United States. Fish has over 350 attorneys, of which 96 percent are dedicated to intellectual property law. Fish is one of the most sought-after firms for both patent...	Boston, MA	428
110	Barnes & Thornburg Barnes & Thornburg Barnes & Thornburg LLP is a large U.S. law firm and lobbying group. It is currently the largest law firm in the state of Indiana, and 97th largest in the United States...	Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...	427
111	Bracewell & Giuliani Bracewell & Giuliani Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is an international law firm based in Houston, Texas, that began in 1945. The firm has over 470 lawyers, and has United States offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Hartford, San Antonio, Seattle, Dallas, and Austin, and overseas offices in Dubai, and London...	Houston, TX	425
112	Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin	Philadelphia, PA	408
113	Crowell & Moring Crowell & Moring Crowell & Moring is an international law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in Irvine, New York City, Los Angeles, Anchorage, San Francisco, London and Brussels, and around 450 lawyers....	Washington, DC	408
114	Andrews Kurth Andrews Kurth Andrews Kurth LLP is a Houston, Texas based law firm founded by Frank Andrews and U.S. Congressman Thomas Henry Ball in 1902 and later joined by Melvin Kurth in 1913.Andrews Kurth served a pivotal role in representing Texas railroad firms in the early 1900s...	Houston, TX	407
115	Holland & Hart Holland & Hart Since its inception in 1947, Holland & Hart has grown into a firm of more than 400 lawyers in 15 United States offices in Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and the District of Columbia...	Denver, CO Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...	406
116	Day Pitney	Florham Park, NJ Florham Park, New Jersey Florham Park is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 8,857, which had grown to 12,389 as of the Bureau's 2008 estimate....	405
117	Dickstein Shapiro Dickstein Shapiro Dickstein Shapiro LLP is a large U.S. law firm and lobbying group based in Washington, D.C.. According to the National Law Journal's 2007 rankings, it is the 117th largest law firm in the United States...	Washington, DC	403
118	Kutak Rock Kutak Rock Kutak Rock LLP is a large law firm and lobbying group based in Omaha, Nebraska. In 2007, the firm was ranked by the National Law Journal as the largest law firm in the state of Nebraska, and the 119th largest in the United States by number of attorneys. The firm also ranked 150th in profit per...	Omaha, NE Omaha, Nebraska Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...	399
119	McCarter & English McCarter & English Founded over 160 years ago, McCarter & English LLP is among the oldest and largest law firms in the United States and is the oldest and largest law firm based in the State of New Jersey.-Overview:...	Newark, NJ Newark, New Jersey Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...	399
120	Thompson Hine	Cleveland, OH	396
121	Schiff Hardin Schiff Hardin Schiff Hardin LLP is a national law firm with nearly 400 attorneys practicing out of seven offices nationwide — Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Lake Forest, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC...	Chicago, IL	395
122	Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP is a large U.S. law firm and lobbying group based in Columbus, Ohio. It is the largest law firm based in Columbus and the fifth largest in the State of Ohio. In 2008, the National Law Journal ranked the firm the 121st largest in the United States...	Columbus, OH Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...	392
123	Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is a large U.S. law firm and lobby group based in Columbia, South Carolina. In 2007, the National Law Journal ranked the firm the largest in South Carolina and 123rd largest in the United States...	Columbia, SC Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...	391
124	Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone	Detroit, MI Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...	387
125	Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges	Los Angeles, CA	382
126	Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold	San Francisco, CA	380
127	Kelley Drye & Warren	New York City	378
128	Dykema Gossett Dykema Gossett Dykema is a law firm founded in 1926. The firm has offices in various locations around the United States including Detroit, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. It currently employs more than 400 lawyers and lobbying professionals...	Detroit, MI	374
129	Epstein Becker & Green	New York City	372
130	Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel	New York City	372
131	Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP, commonly known as Finnegan, is an international intellectual property law firm based in Washington, DC. Finnegan was founded on March 1, 1965 by Marc Finnegan and Douglas Henderson in Washington, DC. with the mission, "to do high-quality legal...	Washington, DC	366
132	Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP is a Los Angeles-based law firm of more than 400 attorneys and other professionals founded in 1965. The firm earned revenues of nearly $260 million in 2010...	Los Angeles, CA	358
133	Stroock & Stroock & Lavan Stroock & Stroock & Lavan Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP is an American law firm based in New York City with approximately 350 lawyers in three offices, the other two being Miami and Los Angeles...	New York City	357
134	Stoel Rives Stoel Rives Stoel Rives LLP is a U.S. business law firm with 11 office locations in seven U.S. states. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon in the Standard Insurance Center, it is the 134th largest law firm in the United States, making it the largest law firm in the state of Oregon, and one of the largest in the...	Portland, OR Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...	350
135	Jackson Walker	Dallas, TX	345
136	Thompson Coburn Thompson Coburn Thompson Coburn LLP is an "AmLaw 200" U.S. law firm. In 2010, the firm ranked second in the nation in "Midlevel Associates Survey" conducted by The American Lawyer.-Practice areas:...	St. Louis, MO	344
137	Frost Brown Todd	Cincinnati, OH	342
138	Baker & Daniels Baker & Daniels Baker & Daniels LLP is a full-service law firm representing clients in regional, national and international matters.With more than 370 lawyers and legal professionals, the firm counsels clients in transactional, regulatory and litigation issues throughout the United States and around the world...	Indianapolis, IN	342
139	Taft Stettinius & Hollister	Cincinnati, OH	337
140	Arent Fox Arent Fox Arent Fox LLP is a law firm and lobbying group based in Washington, D.C.. The firm also has offices in New York City and Los Angeles, California. In 2007, the National Law Journal ranked the firm as the 137th largest in the United States based on number of attorneys...	Washington, DC	336
141	Hughes Hubbard & Reed Hughes Hubbard & Reed Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP , founded in 1888, is a law firm headquartered in New York City.The firm's history dates back to the late 19th century when it counted among its partners former Chief Justice of the United States Charles Evans Hughes.Hughes Hubbard was recently ranked first among law firms...	New York City	334
142	Williams Mullen	Richmond, VA	326
143	Stinson Morrison Hecker	Kansas City, MO	324
144	Gordon & Rees	San Francisco, CA	322
145	Loeb & Loeb	Los Angeles, CA	310
146	Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus	Kansas City, MO	304
147	LeClairRyan LeClairRyan -History:Founded by Gary D. LeClair and Dennis M. Ryan, LeClairRyan is a first generation firm that has grown 100-fold in its first 20 years.LeClairRyan has approximately 300 attorneys in 21 offices. Attorneys and legal professionals are currently located in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts,...	Richmond, VA	300
148	Moore & Van Allen	Charlotte, NC Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...	300
149	Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen	Philadelphia, PA	298
150	Cahill Gordon & Reindel Cahill Gordon & Reindel Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP is a prominent New York-based international law firm with offices in New York, Washington, D.C. and London...	New York City	287
151	Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman	New York City	286
152	Carlton Fields	Tampa, FL Tampa, Florida Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....	281
153	Gardere Wynne Sewell	Dallas, TX	281
154	Winstead P.C.	Dallas, TX	281
155	Lathrop & Gage	Kansas City, MO	281
156	Thacher Proffitt & Wood	New York City	280
157	Lowenstein Sandler Lowenstein Sandler Lowenstein Sandler is an AmLaw 200 corporate law firm with offices in New York, Palo Alto and Roseland, NJ. In 2007, the firm was ranked 157th largest in the United States in terms of attorney headcount by the National Law Journal, and 84th in profit per attorney by the AmLaw 200 survey. Many...	Roseland, NJ Roseland, New Jersey Roseland is a borough in western Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,819...	278
158	Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott	Pittsburgh, PA	273
159	Stites & Harbison Stites & Harbison Stites & Harbison has offices in Louisville, Lexington and Frankfort, Kentucky; Jeffersonville, Indiana; Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee; Atlanta, Georgia; and Alexandria, Virginia. U.S...	Louisville, KY Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	272
160	Fenwick & West	Mountain View, CA Mountain View, California -Downtown:Mountain View has a pedestrian-friendly downtown centered on Castro Street. The downtown area consists of the seven blocks of Castro Street from the Downtown Mountain View Station transit center in the north to the intersection with El Camino Real in the south...	271
161	Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. is a large U.S. law firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As of 2010, the firm had 250 lawyers in six offices nationwide: Minneapolis; Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; Los Angeles, California; New York, New York and Naples, Florida.-Practice...	Minneapolis, MN	267
162	Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz	Chicago, IL	265
163	Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre	New Orleans, LA New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...	264
164	Adorno & Yoss	Miami, FL	262
165	Wiley Rein	Washington, DC	262
166	Ice Miller Ice Miller Ice Miller LLP is a large law firm in the United States. It was founded in 1910 in Indianapolis, Indiana under the name of Henley Matson and Gates. Ice Miller provides counsel to businesses, government entities and individuals. The firm has offices in Indianapolis; Chicago, Illinois; Lisle,...	Indianapolis, IN	262
167	Bell, Boyd & Lloyd	Chicago, IL	260
168	Phelps Dunbar	New Orleans, LA	258
169	Bradley Arant Rose & White	Birmingham, AL Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...	255
170	Adams and Reese	New Orleans, LA	253
171	Armstrong Teasdale Armstrong Teasdale Armstrong Teasdale LLP, based in St. Louis, Missouri, is one of the state’s largest law firms. With nearly 250 lawyers located throughout the United States and China. Armstrong Teasdale is a full-service firm with main practice areas in corporate services, financial services, intellectual property,...	St. Louis, MO	252
172	Porter Wright Morris & Arthur	Columbus, OH	251
173	Foley Hoag Foley Hoag Foley Hoag LLP is a law firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Washington, DC; Paris; and Waltham, Massachusetts. The firm represents public and private clients in a wide range of disputes and transactions worldwide...	Boston, MA	251
174	Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear	Irvine, CA Irvine, California Irvine is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California...	249
175	Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein	Charlotte, NC	248
176	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis	Los Angeles, CA	247
177	Balch & Bingham Balch & Bingham Balch & Bingham, LLP is a regional law firm based in Birmingham, Alabama. Founded in 1920, Balch & Bingham also has offices in Montgomery, Alabama, Atlanta, Georgia, Gulfport, Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi and in Washington, D.C....	Birmingham, AL	244
178	Butzel Long Butzel Long Founded in 1854, Butzel Long is one of the oldest law firms in Michigan. Based in Detroit, Michigan, the firm has 170 attorneys throughout the State, in New York City, and Washington, D.C.. It has alliance offices in Mexico and China...	Detroit, MI	243
179	Boies, Schiller & Flexner Boies, Schiller & Flexner Boies, Schiller & Flexner L.L.P. is a prominent American law firm founded by David Boies and Jonathan D. Schiller in 1997. In 1999, they were joined by Donald L. Flexner, former partner with Crowell & Moring. In March of 2009, a 27-lawyer firm, located in Miami, named Zack Kosnitzky, merged into...	New York City	237
180	Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP is a national law firm based in Denver, Colo. with 250 attorneys and policy consultants in offices across the western U.S. and in Washington, D.C...	Denver, CO	235
181	Williams & Connolly Williams & Connolly Williams & Connolly LLP is a prominent litigation firm based in Washington, D.C. The firm was founded by trial lawyer Edward Bennett Williams, who left the partnership of D.C. firm Hogan & Hartson to launch his own litigation boutique....	Washington, DC	235
182	Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP is a New York-based international law firm with 260 attorneys in 15 offices worldwide. In 2009, its declared revenues were approximately $135 million...	New York City	235
183	Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn Honigman is a leading business law firm based in Michigan with an international practice. Headquartered in Detroit with offices in Lansing, Oakland County, Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo, Michigan the firm has attorneys practicing in more than 50 different areas of concentration.-Honors:Chambers USA:...	Detroit, MI	234
184	Fredrikson & Byron	Minneapolis, MN	233
185	McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter	Morristown, NJ Morristown, New Jersey Morristown is a town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 18,411. It is the county seat of Morris County. Morristown became characterized as "the military capital of the American Revolution" because of its strategic role in the...	232
186	Saul Ewing Saul Ewing Saul Ewing LLP is a Philadelphia-based law firm. In addition to their main headquarters Saul Ewing has eight Mid-Atlantic regional offices in Baltimore, MD, Chesterbrook, PA, Harrisburg, PA, Newark, NJ, New York, NY, Princeton, NJ, Washington, DC, and Wilmington, DE.- History :Saul Ewing's...	Philadelphia, PA	231
187	Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is a prominent law firm located in New York City. Herbert Wachtell, Martin Lipton, Leonard Rosen, and George Katz founded the firm in 1965. All four were graduates of New York University School of Law...	New York City	231
188	Gibbons P.C. Gibbons P.C. Gibbons P.C. is a large U.S. law firm based in Newark, New Jersey. The firm has 230 lawyers in five offices across three states. In 2008, Gibbons was ranked 188th in the National Law Journal's list of the 250 largest American law firms. The firm also ranked 179th in profit per attorney on the...	Newark, NJ	230
189	Michael Best & Friedrich	Milwaukee, WI	229
190	Dickinson Wright Dickinson Wright Dickinson Wright PLLC , is a law firm based in Detroit, Michigan. It is one of the city's oldest firms, having been founded in 1878....	Detroit, MI	228
191	Holme Roberts & Owen Holme Roberts & Owen Holme Roberts & Owen is a law firm based in Denver, Colorado with over 210 attorneys. The only international law firm based in Denver, it has several other offices in the United States and worldwide...	Denver, CO	228
192	Irell & Manella Irell & Manella Irell & Manella LLP was founded in 1941 by lawyers Lawrence E. Irell and Arthur Manella , and has grown to 220 lawyers. It currently has two locations in Southern California: Century City and Newport Beach. Irell is well known for both intellectual property litigation and general business...	Los Angeles, CA	228
193	Roetzel & Andress	Akron, OH Akron, Ohio Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...	227
194	Hodgson Russ	Buffalo, NY Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...	227
195	Townsend and Townsend and Crew	San Francisco, CA	227
196	Miles & Stockbridge	Baltimore, MD	224
197	Chapman and Cutler	Chicago, IL	219
198	White and Williams	Philadelphia, PA	216
199	Warner Norcross & Judd Warner Norcross & Judd Warner Norcross & Judd LLP is a corporate law firm with 220 attorneys serving clients in six offices throughout Michigan. Among the largest law firms in Michigan, Warner Norcross works in virtually all areas of business law.- Practice Areas :...	Grand Rapids, MI Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...	215
200	Robinson & Cole	Hartford, CT Hartford, Connecticut Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...	215
201	Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis	Nashville, TN Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...	214
202	GrayRobinson	Orlando, FL Orlando, Florida Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...	213
203	Brown Rudnick	Boston, MA	213
204	Bass, Berry & Sims	Nashville, TN	211
205	Burr & Forman	Birmingham, AL	208
206	Fisher & Phillips	Atlanta, GA	208
207	Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg	Chicago, IL	204
208	Shutts & Bowen Shutts & Bowen Shutts & Bowen LLP is a Florida-based law firm with over 230 attorneys in six offices in the State of Florida and one office in Europe. Shutts & Bowen was founded in 1910. Frank B. Shutts came to Miami in 1909 and became the legal representative of Henry M. Flagler and the Florida East Coast...	Miami, FL	203
209	Choate, Hall & Stewart Choate, Hall & Stewart Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP is a Boston-based law firm founded in 1899. It is currently one of the largest law firms in the Greater Boston market, and one of the old-line Boston Brahmin firms which has previously been described by The New York Times as having a reputation for being "stuffy." Legal...	Boston, MA	202
210	McKee Nelson	New York City	202
211	Fowler White Boggs Banker	Tampa, FL	201
212	Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren	Milwaukee, WI	201
213	Lewis and Roca Lewis and Roca Lewis and Roca LLP is a large U.S. law firm based in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2007, The National Law Journal ranked the firm the 198th largest in the United States and second-largest in the state of Arizona .-History:...	Phoenix, AZ	199
214	Miller & Martin Miller & Martin Miller & Martin PLLC is a large Southeastern law firm with offices in Atlanta, Georgia, and Nashville, Tennessee, and Chattanooga, Tennessee. In 2008, the firm was ranked the 214th largest law firm in the U.S. by the National Law Journal. The firm employs over 170 attorneys and a similar number...	Chattanooga, TN Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...	198
215	Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP is one of the largest law firms in the Southeastern United States. The firm has more than 200 attorneys in eight offices in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Colorado and Indiana.-Notable lawyers and alumni:...	Louisville, KY	198
216	Best Best & Krieger	Riverside, CA Riverside, California Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...	198
217	Goulston & Storrs	Boston, MA	195
218	Powell Goldstein	Atlanta, GA	195
219	Strasburger & Price	Dallas, TX	194
220	Fennemore Craig Fennemore Craig Fennemore Craig, P.C., a law firm for businesses. With 180 attorneys, the firm offers clients many legal services in both litigation and commercial transactions with offices in Phoenix, Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; Nogales, Arizona; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Denver, Colorado.The law firm offers clients...	Phoenix, AZ	194
221	Stevens & Lee	Reading, PA Reading, Pennsylvania Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,...	193
222	Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon	Chicago, IL	192
223	Munger, Tolles & Olson Munger, Tolles & Olson Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP is a California law firm that has offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Charles Munger founded the firm in 1962 with six other lawyers.-Legal practice:...	Los Angeles, CA	190
224	Leonard, Street and Deinard	Minneapolis, MN	189
225	Bond, Schoeneck & King	Syracuse, NY Syracuse, New York Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...	189
226	Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis	Philadelphia, PA	189
227	Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP , founded in 1919, is a law firm headquartered in New York City.-Notable alumni:*Attorney General of the United States and former federal judge Michael B...	New York City	188
228	Hiscock & Barclay	Syracuse, NY	187
229	Jackson Kelly PLLC	Charleston, WV Charleston, West Virginia Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...	187
230	Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP , founded in 1873, is a prominent law firm headquartered in San Diego, California. With over 200 attorneys, it is one of the largest and highest-grossing law firms in the U.S. Avery Index ranks Luce Forward as among the country’s most prestigious law firms. The...	San Diego, CA San Diego, California San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...	187
231	Herrick, Feinstein	New York City	186
232	Lindquist & Vennum	Minneapolis, MN	185
233	Godfrey & Kahn	Milwaukee, WI	185
234	Steptoe & Johnson PLLC	Clarksburg, WV Clarksburg, West Virginia Clarksburg is a city in and the county seat of Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, in the north-central region of the state. It is the principal city of the Clarksburg, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area...	182
235	Sullivan & Worcester	Boston, MA	182
236	Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP is a large New York City-based International law firm specialising in providing a range of immigration law services to corporate and individual clients, and is widely recognised as the world's leading immigration law firm...	New York City	182
237	Smith, Gambrell & Russell	Atlanta, GA	181
238	Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young	Philadelphia, PA	181
239	Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick	Toledo, OH Toledo, Ohio Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...	180
240	Calfee, Halter & Griswold	Cleveland, OH	180
241	Kenyon & Kenyon Kenyon & Kenyon Kenyon & Kenyon LLP is a law firm specializing in intellectual property law. It competes with other IP specialists, as well as most general practice firms that have intellectual property law practices. It has offices in New York, Washington, D.C., and Silicon Valley...	New York City	180
242	Ford & Harrison	Atlanta, GA	179
243	Harris Beach Harris Beach Founded in 1856, Harris Beach and its non-legal affiliates provide a full range of legal and professional solutions for clients across New York state as well as nationally...	Rochester, NY Rochester, New York Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...	179
244	Phillips Lytle	Buffalo, NY	179
245	Shughart Thomson & Kilroy	Kansas City, MO	179
246	Broad and Cassel Broad and Cassel Broad and Cassel is an international law firm headquartered in Orlando, Florida. It was founded by Shepard Broad and Alvin Cassel and is currently the 250th largest law firm in the country. The firm is well known for its trial, appellate, and health law work, and its pro bono commitments and...	Orlando, FL	179
247	Ulmer & Berne	Cleveland, OH	176
248	Briggs and Morgan	Minneapolis, MN	175
249	Ruden McClosky	Ft. Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...	175
250	Nexsen Pruet Nexsen Pruet Nexsen Pruet, LLC is a large business law firm headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina.The firm ranked as the 217th largest American firm by the National Law Journal list of the largest 250 U.S. firms in 2010.- Offices :...	Columbia, SC	174

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