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Law360, New York (December 04, 2009) -- The following is a list of the 100 largest law firms in the United States, ranked by the number of lawyers at the firm practicing within the U.S.:
1. Jones Day, 1,758
2. Greenberg Traurig LLP, 1,699
3. K&L Gates LLP, 1,554
4. Skadden Arps LLP, 1,520
5. Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 1,417
6. Sidley Austin LLP, 1,377
7. Latham & Watkins, 1,326
8. DLA Piper, 1,304
9. Morgan Lewis LLP, 1,288
10. Morrison & Foerster LLP, 1,100
11. Holland & Knight, 1,026
12. Bingham McCutchen LLP, 1,005
13. Gibson Dunn LLP, 990
14. McDermott Will & Emery LLP, 982
15. Foley & Lardner LLP, 977
16. Hogan & Hartson, 973
17. Bryan Cave LLP, 949
17. Mayer Brown LLP, 949
19. Reed Smith LLP, 924
20. Weil Gotshal, 915
21. Ropes & Gray, 886
22. Simpson Thacher, 871
22. WilmerHale LLP, 871
24. Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, 867
25. Goodwin Procter, 850
26. Akin Gump LLP, 843
27. McGuireWoods, 835
28. Alston & Bird LLP, 818
29. Winston & Strawn, 815
30. Nixon Peabody LLP, 790
31. Littler Mendelson PC, 764
32. Dewey & LeBoeuf, 762
33. Orrick Herrington, 754
33. Wilson Elser LLP, 754
35. Seyfarth Shaw LLP, 748
36. Hunton & Williams LLP, 747
37. O'Melveny & Myers, 726
38. Paul Hastings, 745
39. Lewis Brisbois, 724
40. King & Spalding, 718
41. Davis Polk, 717
42. Baker Botts LLP, 712
43. Perkins Coie LLP, 708
44. Drinker Biddle LLP, 704
44. Vinson & Elkins LLP, 704
46. Duane Morris LLP, 700
47. Baker & McKenzie, 694
48. Covington & Burling, 685
49. Sonnenschein Nath LLP, 685
50. Troutman Sanders LLP, 680
51. Pillsbury Winthrop LLP, 675
52. Paul Weiss LLP, 674
53. Cleary Gottlieb, 663
54. White & Case LLP, 657
55. Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, 650
55. Proskauer Rose, 650
57. Arnold & Porter, 645
58. Husch Blackwell LLP, 644
59. Locke Lord LLP, 621
60. Baker & Hostetler LLP, 618
61. Shook Hardy, 617
62. Squire Sanders, 612
63. Katten Muchin LLP, 601
64. Jackson Lewis, 600
64. Wilson Sonsini PC, 600
66. Dorsey & Whitney, 593
67. Howrey LLP, 590
68. Dechert LLP, 586
69. Debevoise & Plimpton, 583
70. Baker Donelson, 572
71. Sheppard Mullin, 558
72. Venable LLP, 549
73. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, 542
74. Patton Boggs LLP, 534
75. Davis Wright LLP, 531
76. Pepper Hamilton, 531
77. Milbank Tweed LLP, 529
78. Willkie Farr, 503
79. Faegre & Benson LLP, 502
80. Haynes and Boone, LLP, 501
81. Ballard Spahr, 500
82. Shearman & Sterling LLP, 492
83. Womble Carlyle, 484
84. Barnes & Thornburg LLP, 482
85. Cadwalader LLP, 481
86. Polsinelli Shughart PC, 481
87. Fox Rothschild, 479
88. Frost Brown Todd LLC, 477
89. Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, 476
90. Akerman Senterfitt, 473
91. Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, 470
92. Edwards Angell LLP, 468
93. Mintz Levin PC, 466
94. Crowell & Moring LLP, 463
95. Buchanan Ingersoll PC, 461
96. Blank Rome LLP, 459
97. Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, 458
98. Cravath Swaine LLP, 445
99. Quarles & Brady, 455
100. Jenner & Block, 444
Correction: In the original version of this article, K&L Gates was listed at number one on Law360's list; that firm is actually number three. Cooley Godward Kronish LLP was not originally listed; that firm is actually placed at number 55. Debevoise & Plimpton was listed at number 75; that firm is actually placed at number 68. O'Melveny & Myers was originally listed at number 57; that firm is actually placed at number 37. McKenna Long and
Cozen O'Connor are no longer listed in the largest 100 firms.
Methodology:
In September and October 2009, Law360 surveyed law firms with 100 or more lawyers and select boutique firms to find the number of lawyers working for the firm in the United States and in the following practice areas: Bankruptcy, Competition, Employment, Energy, Environmental, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Product Liability and Securities.
Respondents were asked to count only full-time lawyers who work in the United States and who devote at least 50 percent of their time to the listed practice area. For lawyers who straddle multiple areas, respondents were asked to provide an estimated headcount based on the percentage of time dedicated to each listed area. Information for nonresponding firms was researched using the firms’ Web sites and the information the firms submitted to Martindale.
