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Top Bankruptcy & Restructuring firms in Washington
The firms combining the deepest bankruptcy & restructuring footprint with a presence in Washington, ranked by the Sartori Firm Index.
Bankruptcy & Restructuring firms in Washington
These law firms pair a strong public Bankruptcy & Restructuring footprint with a recorded presence in Washington, ranked by the Sartori Firm Index — a 0–100 measure of scale, reach and hiring built from public data. The ranking reflects public footprint and momentum, not the quality of any firm's bankruptcy & restructuring work in Washington.
| # | Firm | Index | Tier | Attorneys mapped | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dentons | 78.3 | Global | 4,000+ | London, Toronto, New York… |
| 2 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader | 75.7 | Global | 2,500–4,000 | Washington, London, New York… |
| 3 | White & Case | 64.7 | Global | 2,500–4,000 | New York, London, Paris… |
| 4 | Gibson Dunn & Crutcher | 64.4 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Los Angeles, Washington… |
| 5 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher | 61.9 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 6 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 61.7 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 7 | Latham & Watkins | 61.3 | Global | 4,000+ | New York, London, Washington… |
| 8 | Clark Hill | 60 | International | 1,000–1,500 | Detroit, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles… |
| 9 | Weil Gotshal & Manges | 58.8 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 10 | Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | 58.6 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 11 | Kirkland & Ellis | 58.3 | Global | 4,000+ | New York, Chicago, London… |
| 12 | Morgan & Morgan | 57.9 | National | 1,000–1,500 | Orlando, Tampa, Atlanta… |
| 13 | Akin | 57.6 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 14 | Davis Polk & Wardwell | 57.3 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 15 | Sidley Austin | 56.2 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Chicago, Washington… |
| 16 | Debevoise & Plimpton | 55.8 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 17 | Proskauer | 55.7 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, London, Boston… |
| 18 | Baker Donelson | 55.6 | National | 500–1,000 | Nashville, Memphis, Baltimore… |
| 19 | Haynes and Boone | 55.3 | International | 500–1,000 | Dallas, New York, Houston… |
| 20 | Bradley | 54.1 | National | 500–1,000 | Birmingham, Nashville, Atlanta… |
| 21 | Dickinson Wright | 53.9 | International | 500–1,000 | Troy, Toronto, Detroit… |
| 22 | Womble Bond Dickinson | 53.5 | International | 1,500–2,500 | Newcastle upon Tyne, Bristol, Winston-Salem… |
| 23 | Mayer Brown | 52.8 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Chicago, London, New York… |
| 24 | Thompson Coburn | 51.9 | National | 500–1,000 | St. Louis, Chicago, New York… |
| 25 | Paul Hastings | 51.8 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 26 | Katten Muchin Rosenman | 50.4 | International | 500–1,000 | Chicago, New York, Los Angeles… |
| 27 | Stinson | 50.3 | National | 500–1,000 | Kansas City, Minneapolis, St. Louis… |
| 28 | Quinn Emanuel | 50.1 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Los Angeles, London… |
| 29 | Ropes & Gray | 49.5 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Boston, New York, London… |
| 30 | Snell & Wilmer | 49.5 | International | 500–1,000 | Phoenix, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City… |
| 31 | Saul Ewing | 49 | National | 500–1,000 | Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore… |
| 32 | Blank Rome | 48.4 | International | 1,500–2,500 | Philadelphia, New York, Washington… |
| 33 | Ice Miller | 48.3 | National | 250–500 | Indianapolis, Columbus, Chicago… |
| 34 | Shook Hardy & Bacon | 48.2 | National | 500–1,000 | Kansas City, Los Angeles, Houston… |
| 35 | Milbank | 48.1 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, London, Munich… |
| 36 | Fox Rothschild | 48 | National | 1,000–1,500 | Philadelphia, New York, Minneapolis… |
| 37 | McCarter & English | 47.8 | National | 250–500 | Newark, Boston, New York… |
| 38 | Offit Kurman | 47.3 | National | 250–500 | Washington, New York, Philadelphia… |
| 39 | BakerHostetler | 46.8 | National | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Cleveland, Washington… |
| 40 | Dykema | 46.7 | National | 250–500 | Detroit, Chicago, Dallas… |
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