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Top Corporate & M&A firms in Cleveland
The firms combining the deepest corporate & M&A footprint with a presence in Cleveland, ranked by the Sartori Firm Index.
Corporate & M&A firms in Cleveland
These law firms pair a strong public Corporate & M&A footprint with a recorded presence in Cleveland, 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 corporate & M&A work in Cleveland.
| # | Firm | Index | Tier | Attorneys mapped | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taft | 62 | National | 1,500–2,500 | Chicago, Minneapolis, Indianapolis… |
| 2 | Jones Day | 59.9 | Global | 2,500–4,000 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 3 | Dinsmore | 56.4 | National | 500–1,000 | Cincinnati, Columbus, Louisville… |
| 4 | Squire Patton Boggs | 55.6 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | London, Washington, Los Angeles… |
| 5 | Thompson Hine | 49.9 | National | 500–1,000 | Cleveland, Cincinnati, New York… |
| 6 | Ice Miller | 48.3 | National | 250–500 | Indianapolis, Columbus, Chicago… |
| 7 | Vorys | 47.7 | International | 250–500 | Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland… |
| 8 | BakerHostetler | 46.8 | National | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Cleveland, Washington… |
| 9 | Benesch | 46.8 | National | 500–1,000 | Cleveland, Chicago, New York… |
| 10 | Amundsen Davis | 45 | National | 250–500 | Chicago, Milwaukee, Indianapolis… |
| 11 | Wyatt Tarrant & Combs | 44.6 | National | 250–500 | Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville… |
| 12 | Robinson & Cole | 43.1 | National | 250–500 | Hartford, New York, Boston… |
| 13 | Miller Canfield | 41.6 | Global | 250–500 | Detroit, Troy, Chicago… |
| 14 | Lippes Mathias | 41.4 | International | 250–500 | Buffalo, Albany, Jacksonville… |
| 15 | UB Greensfelder | 39.8 | National | 250–500 | St. Louis, Cleveland, Cincinnati… |
| 16 | Tucker Ellis | 39.4 | National | 250–500 | Cleveland, Los Angeles, Chicago… |
| 17 | Porter Wright Morris & Arthur | 39.4 | National | 100–250 | Columbus, Chicago, Pittsburgh… |
| 18 | Roetzel & Andress | 37.9 | National | 100–250 | Akron, Cleveland, Chicago… |
| 19 | Calfee Halter & Griswold | 37.5 | National | 100–250 | Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati… |
| 20 | McDonald Hopkins | 37.4 | National | 250–500 | Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit… |
| 21 | Hahn Loeser & Parks | 36.1 | National | 100–250 | Cleveland, Chicago, San Diego… |
| 22 | Reminger | 34.3 | National | 100–250 | Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati… |
| 23 | Burns White | 33.4 | National | 100–250 | Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Huntington… |
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