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Top Compliance & Regulatory firms in San Francisco
The firms combining the deepest compliance & regulatory footprint with a presence in San Francisco, ranked by the Sartori Firm Index.
Compliance & Regulatory firms in San Francisco
These law firms pair a strong public Compliance & Regulatory footprint with a recorded presence in San Francisco, 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 compliance & regulatory work in San Francisco.
| # | Firm | Index | Tier | Attorneys mapped | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Covington & Burling | 61.5 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Washington, New York, London… |
| 2 | Skadden | 57.5 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 3 | Morrison & Foerster | 57.3 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | San Francisco, New York, Washington… |
| 4 | Littler Mendelson | 56.8 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | San Francisco, Bogotá, Los Angeles… |
| 5 | Cooley | 56.7 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | San Francisco, Washington, New York… |
| 6 | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | 56.4 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | San Francisco, New York, Washington… |
| 7 | Ogletree Deakins | 51.7 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco… |
| 8 | Fisher Phillips | 51.5 | International | 500–1,000 | Los Angeles, Atlanta, San Diego… |
| 9 | King & Spalding | 50.4 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Atlanta, New York, Washington… |
| 10 | Jackson Lewis | 48.1 | National | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco… |
| 11 | WilmerHale | 47.2 | International | 1,000–1,500 | Washington, Boston, New York… |
| 12 | Lowenstein Sandler | 45.4 | National | 250–500 | New York, San Francisco, Washington… |
| 13 | O'Hagan Meyer | 43.4 | National | 250–500 | Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco… |
| 14 | Kelley Drye & Warren | 43.3 | National | 250–500 | New York, Washington, Chicago… |
| 15 | Gunderson Dettmer | 42.2 | International | 250–500 | San Francisco, New York, Boston… |
| 16 | Jenner & Block | 42 | International | 500–1,000 | Chicago, Washington, New York… |
| 17 | Steptoe | 41 | Global | 500–1,000 | Washington, New York, Los Angeles… |
| 18 | Epstein Becker & Green | 41 | National | 250–500 | New York, Washington, Newark… |
| 19 | Brown Rudnick | 40.5 | International | 250–500 | New York, Boston, Washington… |
| 20 | Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner | 40 | Global | 250–500 | Washington, Boston, London… |
| 21 | Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu | 39.7 | Global | 500–1,000 | Tokyo, Singapore, New York… |
| 22 | Boies Schiller Flexner | 38.7 | International | 250–500 | New York, Miami, Washington… |
| 23 | Fenwick & West | 37.9 | National | 500–1,000 | San Francisco, New York, Seattle… |
| 24 | Kobre & Kim | 37.4 | Global | 250–500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 25 | Constangy Brooks Smith | 36.3 | National | 250–500 | Los Angeles, Atlanta, Philadelphia… |
| 26 | Fish & Richardson | 33.7 | International | 250–500 | Washington, Boston, Minneapolis… |
| 27 | Beveridge & Diamond | 32 | National | 100–250 | Washington, New York, San Francisco… |
| 28 | Keller and Heckman | 29.1 | International | 100–250 | Washington, Brussels, San Francisco… |
| 29 | Cohen & Gresser | 26 | International | 50–100 | New York, Paris, London… |
| 30 | Axinn Veltrop | 25.9 | National | 100–250 | Washington, New York, Hartford… |
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