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Top Construction firms in Chicago
The firms combining the deepest construction footprint with a presence in Chicago, ranked by the Sartori Firm Index.
Construction firms in Chicago
These law firms pair a strong public Construction footprint with a recorded presence in Chicago, 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 construction work in Chicago.
| # | Firm | Index | Tier | Attorneys mapped | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashurst Perkins Coie | 69.6 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Seattle, London, New York… |
| 2 | Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani | 69.2 | National | 1,500–2,500 | San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York… |
| 3 | Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith | 65.1 | National | 1,500–2,500 | Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco… |
| 4 | Clyde & Co | 64.6 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | London, Manchester, New York… |
| 5 | Wilson Elser | 60.8 | National | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco… |
| 6 | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner | 60.6 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | London, St. Louis, New York… |
| 7 | Clark Hill | 60 | International | 1,000–1,500 | Detroit, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles… |
| 8 | Seyfarth Shaw | 55.9 | International | 1,000–1,500 | Chicago, Los Angeles, New York… |
| 9 | Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer | 55.1 | National | 500–1,000 | Miami, Orlando, Atlanta… |
| 10 | Ogletree Deakins | 51.7 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco… |
| 11 | Thompson Hine | 49.9 | National | 500–1,000 | Cleveland, Cincinnati, New York… |
| 12 | Freeman Mathis & Gary | 49.3 | National | 500–1,000 | Atlanta, Los Angeles, Philadelphia… |
| 13 | Kilpatrick | 48.2 | International | 1,000–1,500 | Atlanta, San Francisco, Winston-Salem… |
| 14 | Shook Hardy & Bacon | 48.2 | National | 500–1,000 | Kansas City, Los Angeles, Houston… |
| 15 | Smith Gambrell Russell | 46.6 | International | 250–500 | Atlanta, Chicago, New York… |
| 16 | Amundsen Davis | 45 | National | 250–500 | Chicago, Milwaukee, Indianapolis… |
| 17 | Wyatt Tarrant & Combs | 44.6 | National | 250–500 | Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville… |
| 18 | Goldberg Segalla | 44.4 | National | 500–1,000 | New York, Princeton, Buffalo… |
| 19 | O'Hagan Meyer | 43.4 | National | 250–500 | Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco… |
| 20 | Chartwell Law | 42.2 | National | 250–500 | New York, Philadelphia, Miami… |
| 21 | UB Greensfelder | 39.8 | National | 250–500 | St. Louis, Cleveland, Cincinnati… |
| 22 | Kaufman Dolowich | 38 | National | 250–500 | New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco… |
| 23 | Hinckley Allen & Snyder | 36.5 | National | 100–250 | Boston, Providence, Hartford… |
| 24 | Manning Gross + Massenburg | 36.3 | National | 250–500 | Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles… |
| 25 | Hahn Loeser & Parks | 36.1 | National | 100–250 | Cleveland, Chicago, San Diego… |
| 26 | Litchfield Cavo | 35.8 | National | 250–500 | Chicago, New York, Hartford… |
| 27 | Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney | 34.3 | National | 100–250 | Los Angeles, Chicago, New York… |
| 28 | Hawkins Parnell & Young | 33 | National | 100–250 | Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco… |
| 29 | Hall & Evans | 32.3 | National | 100–250 | Denver, Las Vegas, Missoula… |
| 30 | Much Shelist | 31.4 | National | 100–250 | Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami |
| 31 | Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost | 30.7 | National | 100–250 | Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco… |
| 32 | Swanson, Martin & Bell | 30.6 | National | 100–250 | Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City |
| 33 | Cassiday Schade | 30.1 | National | 100–250 | Chicago, Indianapolis, Merrillville… |
| 34 | Foley and Mansfield | 29.6 | National | 100–250 | Los Angeles, St. Louis, Chicago… |
| 35 | Butler Weihmuller | 27.7 | National | 100–250 | Tampa, Charlotte, Miami… |
| 36 | Kitch Drutchas Wagner | 27.7 | National | 100–250 | Detroit, Chicago, Lansing… |
| 37 | Clausen Miller | 26.7 | National | 100–250 | Chicago, New York, Los Angeles… |
| 38 | Meagher & Geer | 26.7 | National | 100–250 | Minneapolis, Chicago, Phoenix… |
| 39 | Johnson & Bell | 25.4 | National | 50–100 | Chicago |
| 40 | HeplerBroom | 24.8 | National | 50–100 | St. Louis, Chicago, Springfield |
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