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Rankings: Law360 400

  • May 30, 2017

    How 3 Employment Boutiques Grew Their Ranks

    Three of the smaller nationwide employment firms are far outpacing their general practice counterparts in growth, according to the latest Law360 400. Here’s how they took advantage of their unique position in the market.

  • May 29, 2017

    The Firms That Lost The Most Ground In 2016

    Four firms saw their roster of U.S.-based attorneys shrink by more than 10 percent last year, according to the latest Law360 400. In some cases, a dramatic exodus can be devastating, but experts say there can also be a silver lining.

  • May 29, 2017

    The Law360 400

    The Law360 400 features the largest U.S.-based law firms and vereins with a U.S. component, as measured by domestic attorney headcount.

  • May 29, 2017

    Biggest US Firms Opt For Modest Growth In Sluggish Market

    In a highly competitive legal market, U.S. law firms on average appear to be leaning on a strategy of slow-but-steady growth as they continue to adjust to sluggish demand for legal services, according to the latest Law360 400.

  • May 29, 2017

    Turning 50, Greenberg Traurig Tops The Law360 400

    Greenberg Traurig LLP is celebrating its golden anniversary with a trip to the top of Law360's list of the largest U.S. law firms, capping off decades of steady growth by ousting Jones Day from the No. 1 spot.

  • May 29, 2017

    The Firms That Grew Fastest Without Merging

    Often with one hire at a time, five firms drove double-digit growth last year, according to the latest Law360 400. Here’s how they added headcount without putting their culture at risk.

  • May 29, 2017

    Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms

    The Law360 400 features the largest U.S.-based law firms and vereins with a U.S. component, as measured by domestic attorney headcount.

  • March 30, 2016

    The Law360 400

    Jones Day has edged its way back to the top of the Law360 400, reclaiming its title as the largest U.S. law firm after falling to second place last year, according to our annual ranking of the largest firms in the country. Morgan Lewis & Bockius shed some of its attorneys since adding hundreds of U.S.-based attorneys from Bingham McCutchen in 2014, causing it to fall from first to third place on the list as Greenberg Traurig snagged the No. 2 spot.

  • March 25, 2016

    Littler Shrinks As Employment Space Sees New Competition

    National employment firm Littler Mendelson PC lost more than 7 percent of its total attorney headcount last year, according to recent Law360 400 data, and sources pointed to increasing competition and internal client conflicts as possible drivers of the losses.

  • March 23, 2016

    Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms

    Jones Day has edged its way back to the top of the Law360 400, reclaiming its title as the largest U.S. law firm after falling to second place last year, according to our annual ranking of the largest firms in the country.

  • March 23, 2016

    Morgan Lewis Sheds Over 100 Attorneys After Bingham Deal

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP has seen its U.S.-based attorney headcount drop by 108 in the past year, which sources tell Law360 is a combination of losses tied to the firm's mass acquisition of Bingham McCutchen LLP laterals and BigLaw's increasing trend of associate-level attrition.

  • March 23, 2016

    5 Firms On The Rise In 2016

    While the firms on the Law360 400 only grew modestly as a whole last year, a handful stood out, each expanding its U.S. headcount by more than 10 percent. Here, Law360 names five firms worth watching as they move up the ranks of the largest U.S. firms.

  • March 23, 2016

    The Firms That Lost The Most Ground This Year

    Faced with contracting markets and increasing competition, five midsize and boutique firms on the Law360 400 shrank their attorney headcounts by 12 percent or more last year, according to data compiled by Law360.

  • March 23, 2016

    Greenberg Traurig On Track To Become Biggest US Firm

    Greenberg Traurig LLP’s ranks swelled again in 2015 through a number of high-profile lateral acquisitions, and though the firm’s leader said that growth for its own sake is not a sound strategy, the firm is poised to top next year’s Law360 400.

  • March 24, 2015

    Top 3 Employment Boutiques Gain As Rivals See Drop-Off

    The country's biggest labor and employment boutiques are getting bigger, according to this year's Law360 400, a trend lawyers say is fueled by clients increasingly turning to firms that specialize in labor and employment work as opposed to their general practice brethren.

  • March 23, 2015

    The Law360 400

    There's a new leader of the pack for BigLaw. Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP leapfrogged eight competitors to become the largest law firm in America and now holds the top spot in the Law360 400, our annual ranking of the largest U.S. law firms. Morgan Lewis took over the top spot from Jones Day in November when it added more than 750 lawyers, including hundreds in the U.S., from Bingham McCutchen LLP.

  • March 20, 2015

    Litigation Firms Make Cuts Amid Work Slowdown

    The trend among U.S. companies to end litigation as quickly and cheaply as possible has left many litigation-focused firms with a work shortfall, and some have been forced to cut their associate ranks, according to industry watchers and Law360 data.

  • March 20, 2015

    Is MegaLaw Just Big Enough To Fail?

    Globalization and the lure of lucrative cross-border transaction work are driving the emergence of a new class of international megafirms, but experts say the advantages of size may be offset by ballooning overhead costs and the inevitability of client conflicts.

  • March 20, 2015

    Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP has leapfrogged eight competitors to become the largest law firm in America and now holds the top spot in the Law360 400, our annual ranking of the largest U.S. law firms.  

  • March 24, 2014

    3 Employment Boutiques Rank Among Largest US Firms

    Three employment law boutiques landed in the top 50 of the Law360 400, a list of the 400 biggest firms by U.S. attorney head count, and with the need for workplace legal services still surging, the firms' heads say they don't expect to stop growing anytime soon.

  • March 21, 2014

    4 Elite New York Law Firms Keep Partner Ranks Lean

    Law360's ranking of the 400 largest U.S. law firms shows bigger firms tend to have a lower partner concentration, with some of the most elite New York law firms boasting the lowest percentage of partners. And experts say these firms can leverage their vast associate manpower on big client projects to boost partner profitability.

  • March 21, 2014

    NY, Chicago Home To Most Law360 400 Firms

    The firms featured in the Law360 400 hail from 36 states across the country, with New York and Chicago hosting the largest concentration of firms.

  • March 21, 2014

    Jones Day Lands Top Spot In Law360 400

    With more than 1,700 attorneys in 16 offices across the U.S., Jones Day is the largest law firm in the U.S., earning the top spot in the Law360 400 ranking.

  • March 21, 2014

    In BigLaw, The Big Keep Getting Bigger

    The Law360 400 features 14 firms with more than 1,000 U.S. attorneys, behemoths that are the product of the "be everywhere" growth strategy that triggered waves of office openings and mergers in recent decades.

  • March 21, 2014

    Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Law Firms

    Law360 is pleased to announce the Law360 400, our inaugural ranking of the 400 largest law firms in the U.S.

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