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

This is a list the law firms on the National Law Journal's 2008 list of the 250 biggest firms in the United States, by number of lawyers (commonly known as the "NLJ 250").

Rank

Firm name

Principal City

No. of Attorneys

1

DLA Piper

Chicago, IL

3,785

2

Baker & McKenzie

Chicago, IL

3,627

3

Jones Day

Cleveland, OH

2,523

4

Latham & Watkins

Los Angeles, CA

2,322

5

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

New York City

2,251

6

White & Case

New York City

2,205

7

Sidley Austin

Chicago, IL

1,877

8

Greenberg Traurig

Miami, FL

1,840

9

Mayer Brown

Chicago, IL

1,809

10

K&L Gates

Pittsburgh, PA

1,726

11

Reed Smith

Pittsburgh, PA

1,558

12

Kirkland & Ellis

Chicago, IL

1,490

13

Dewey & LeBoeuf

New York City

1,455

14

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

Philadelphia, PA

1,441

15

Weil, Gotshal & Manges

New York City

1,359

16

Morrison & Foerster

San Francisco, CA

1,202

17

O'Melveny & Myers

Los Angeles, CA

1,193

18

McDermott Will & Emery

Chicago, IL

1,187

19

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr

Washington, DC

1,180

20

Hogan & Hartson

Washington, DC

1,175

21

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker

Los Angeles, CA

1,175

22

Holland & Knight

Miami, FL

1,094

23

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

New York City

1,076

24

Foley & Lardner

Milwaukee, WI

1,032

25

Dechert

Philadelphia, PA

1,019

26

Winston & Strawn

Chicago, IL

1,004

27

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

New York City

1,000

28

King & Spalding

Atlanta, GA

992

29

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

Washington, DC

983

30

Hunton & Williams

Richmond, VA

950

31

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Los Angeles, CA

948

32

Alston & Bird

Atlanta, GA

924

33

Bingham McCutchen

Boston, MA

903

34

Fulbright & Jaworski

Houston, TX

896

35

McGuireWoods

Richmond, VA

880

36

Shearman & Sterling

New York City

870

37

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

New York City

869

38

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey

Cleveland, OH

856

39

Bryan Cave

St. Louis, MO

852

40

Ropes & Gray

Boston, MA

843

41

Baker Botts

Houston, TX

827

42

Proskauer Rose

New York City

784

43

Goodwin Procter

Boston, MA

781

44

Davis Polk & Wardwell

New York City

774

45

Debevoise & Plimpton

New York City

772

46

Vinson & Elkins

Houston, TX

759

47

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker

New York City

752

48

Seyfarth Shaw

Chicago, IL

750

49

Sullivan & Cromwell

New York City

748

50

Howrey

Washington, DC

743

51

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

New York City

732

52

Littler Mendelson

San Francisco, CA

722

53

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

San Francisco, CA

710

54

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell

Dallas, TX

707

55

Nixon Peabody

Boston, MA

699

56

Drinker Biddle & Reath

Philadelphia, PA

685

57

Troutman Sanders

Atlanta, GA

780

58

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson

New York City

675

59

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal

Chicago, IL

671

60

Dorsey & Whitney

Minneapolis, MN

670

61

Willkie Farr & Gallagher

New York City

669

62

Covington & Burling

Washington, DC

662

63

Katten Muchin Rosenman

Chicago, IL

658

64

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy

New York City

657

65

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith

Los Angeles, CA

654

66

Arnold & Porter

Washington, DC

651

67

Perkins Coie

Seattle, WA

632

68

Husch Blackwell Sanders

St. Louis, MO

629

69

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Palo Alto, CA

620

70

Cooley Godward Kronish

Palo Alto, CA

618

71

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft

New York City

610

72

Duane Morris

Philadelphia, PA

594

73

Baker & Hostetler

Cleveland, OH

594

74

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge

Boston, MA

576

75

Venable LLP

Washington, DC

569

76

Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll

Philadelphia, PA

554

77

Cravath, Swaine & Moore

New York City

554

78

Thelen

New York City

553

79

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

Memphis, TN

549

80

Kaye Scholer

New York City

530

81

Patton Boggs

Washington, DC

529

82

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney

Pittsburgh, PA

529

83

Shook, Hardy & BaCon

Kansas City, MO

520

84

Jackson Lewis

White Plains, NY

517

85

Pepper Hamilton

Philadelphia, PA

514

86

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Washington, DC

506

87

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice

Winston-Salem, NC

505

88

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo

Boston, MA

504

89

Blank Rome

Philadelphia, PA

503

90

Faegre & Benson

Minneapolis, MN

502

91

Haynes and Boone

Dallas, TX

495

92

Akerman Senterfitt

Miami, FL

484

93

Jenner & Block

Chicago, IL

482

94

Chadbourne & Parke

New York City

481

95

Schulte Roth & Zabel

New York City

481

96

Cozen O'Connor

Philadelphia, PA

478

97

Hinshaw & Culbertson

Chicago, IL

477

98

Davis Wright Tremaine

Seattle, WA

467

99

Kilpatrick Stockton

Atlanta, GA

466

100

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton

Los Angeles, CA

458

101

Thompson & Knight

Dallas, TX

458

102

Quarles & Brady

Milwaukee, WI

450

103

Fox Rothschild

Philadelphia, PA

440

104

Snell & Wilmer

Phoenix, AZ

440

105

McKenna Long & Aldridge

Atlanta, GA

435

106

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan

Atlanta, GA

429

107

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Greenville, SC

428

108

Fish & Richardson

Boston, MA

428

109

Barnes & Thornburg

Indianapolis, IN

427

110

Bracewell & Giuliani

Houston, TX

425

111

Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin

Philadelphia, PA

408

112

Crowell & Moring

Washington, DC

408

113

Andrews Kurth

Houston, TX

407

114

Holland & Hart

Denver, CO

406

115

Day Pitney

Florham Park, NJ

405

116

Dickstein Shapiro

Washington, DC

403

117

Kutak Rock

Omaha, NE

399

118

McCarter & English

Newark, NJ

399

119

Thompson Hine

Cleveland, OH

396

120

Schiff Hardin

Chicago, IL

395

121

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease

Columbus, OH

392

122

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

Columbia, SC

391

123

Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone

Detroit, MI

387

124

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges

Los Angeles, CA

382

125

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold

San Francisco, CA

380

126

Kelley Drye & Warren

New York City

378

127

Dykema Gossett

Detroit, MI

374

128

Epstein Becker & Green

New York City

372

129

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel

New York City

372

130

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner

Washington, DC

366

131

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

Los Angeles, CA

358

132

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan

New York City

357

133

Stoel Rives

Portland, OR

350

134

Dinsmore & Shohl

Cincinnati, OH

347

135

Jackson Walker

Dallas, TX

345

136

Thompson Coburn

St. Louis, MO

344

137

Frost Brown Todd

Cincinnati, OH

342

138

Baker & Daniels

Indianapolis, IN

342

139

Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Cincinnati, OH

337

140

Arent Fox

Washington, DC

336

141

Hughes Hubbard & Reed

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

Richmond, VA

300

148

Moore & Van Allen

Charlotte, NC

300

149

Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen

Philadelphia, PA

298

150

Cahill Gordon & Reindel

New York City

287

151

Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman

New York City

286

152

Carlton Fields

Tampa, FL

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

Roseland, NJ

278

158

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

Pittsburgh, PA

273

159

Stites & Harbison

Louisville, KY

272

160

Fenwick & West

Mountain View, CA

271

161

Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi

Minneapolis, MN

267

162

Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz

Chicago, IL

265

163

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre

New Orleans, LA

264

164

Adorno & Yoss

Miami, FL

262

165

Wiley Rein

Washington, DC

262

166

Ice Miller

Indianapolis, IN

262

167

Bell, Boyd & Lloyd

Chicago, IL

260

168

Phelps Dunbar

New Orleans, LA

258

169

Bradley Arant Rose & White

Birmingham, AL

255

170

Adams and Reese

New Orleans, LA

253

171

Armstrong Teasdale

St. Louis, MO

252

172

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur

Columbus, OH

251

173

Foley Hoag

Boston, MA

251

174

Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear

Irvine, CA

249

175

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein

Charlotte, NC

248

176

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

Los Angeles, CA

247

177

Balch & Bingham

Birmingham, AL

244

178

Butzel Long

Detroit, MI

243

179

Boies, Schiller & Flexner

New York City

237

180

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Denver, CO

235

181

Williams & Connolly

Washington, DC

235

182

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle

New York City

235

183

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn

Detroit, MI

234

184

Fredrikson & Byron

Minneapolis, MN

233

185

McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter

Morristown, NJ

232

186

Saul Ewing

Philadelphia, PA

231

187

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

New York City

231

188

Gibbons P.C.

Newark, NJ

230

189

Michael Best & Friedrich

Milwaukee, WI

229

190

Dickinson Wright

Detroit, MI

228

191

Holme Roberts & Owen

Denver, CO

228

192

Irell & Manella

Los Angeles, CA

228

193

Roetzel & Andress

Akron, OH

227

194

Hodgson Russ

Buffalo, NY

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

Grand Rapids, MI

215

200

Robinson & Cole

Hartford, CT

215

201

Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis

Nashville, TN

214

202

GrayRobinson

Orlando, FL

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

Miami, FL

203

209

Choate, Hall & Stewart

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

Phoenix, AZ

199

214

Miller & Martin

Chattanooga, TN

198

215

Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs

Louisville, KY

198

216

Best Best & Krieger

Riverside, CA

198

217

Goulston & Storrs

Boston, MA

195

218

Powell Goldstein

Atlanta, GA

195

219

Strasburger & Price

Dallas, TX

194

220

Fennemore Craig

Phoenix, AZ

194

221

Stevens & Lee

Reading, PA

193

222

Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon

Chicago, IL

192

223

Munger, Tolles & Olson

Los Angeles, CA

190

224

Leonard, Street and Deinard

Minneapolis, MN

189

225

Bond, Schoeneck & King

Syracuse, NY

189

226

Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis

Philadelphia, PA

189

227

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler

New York City

188

228

Hiscock & Barclay

Syracuse, NY

187

229

Jackson Kelly PLLC

Charleston, WV

187

230

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps

San Diego, CA

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

182

235

Sullivan & Worcester

Boston, MA

182

236

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy

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

180

240

Calfee, Halter & Griswold

Cleveland, OH

180

241

Kenyon & Kenyon

New York City

180

242

Ford & Harrison

Atlanta, GA

179

243

Harris Beach

Rochester, NY

179

244

Phillips Lytle

Buffalo, NY

179

245

Shughart Thomson & Kilroy

Kansas City, MO

179

246

Broad and Cassel

Orlando, FL

179

247

Ulmer & Berne

Cleveland, OH

176

248

Briggs and Morgan

Minneapolis, MN

175

249

Ruden McClosky

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

175

250

Nexsen Pruet

Columbia, SC

174

Notes

  • Announced dissolution on 28 October 2008.

  • Announced merger with Bryan Cave on 7 November 2008.

  • Announced dissolution on 23 December 2008.

  • Merging with K&L Gates on 1 March 2009.

  • Announced dissolution on 23 March 2009.

See also

  • List of largest UK law firms
  • List of 100 largest law firms globally
  • List of largest European law firms

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