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Top Corporate & M&A firms in Kansas City
The firms combining the deepest corporate & M&A footprint with a presence in Kansas City, ranked by the Sartori Firm Index.
Corporate & M&A firms in Kansas City
These law firms pair a strong public Corporate & M&A footprint with a recorded presence in Kansas City, 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 Kansas City.
| # | Firm | Index | Tier | Attorneys mapped | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner | 60.6 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | London, St. Louis, New York… |
| 2 | Spencer Fane | 55.7 | National | 500–1,000 | Kansas City, Denver, Houston… |
| 3 | Husch Blackwell | 53.2 | National | 1,000–1,500 | St. Louis, Kansas City, Washington… |
| 4 | Kutak Rock | 51.3 | National | 500–1,000 | Omaha, Denver, Kansas City… |
| 5 | Stinson | 50.3 | National | 500–1,000 | Kansas City, Minneapolis, St. Louis… |
| 6 | Polsinelli | 47.6 | National | 1,000–1,500 | Kansas City, Chicago, St. Louis… |
| 7 | Lathrop GPM | 45.6 | National | 250–500 | Kansas City, Minneapolis, San Francisco… |
| 8 | Bond Schoeneck & King | 45 | National | 250–500 | Syracuse, New York, Rochester… |
| 9 | Hughes Hubbard & Reed | 44.1 | International | 250–500 | New York, Washington, Paris… |
| 10 | Armstrong Teasdale | 40.5 | National | 250–500 | St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas City… |
| 11 | Sandberg Phoenix | 38.7 | National | 250–500 | St. Louis, Kansas City, Sarasota… |
| 12 | Lewis Rice | 34.7 | National | 100–250 | St. Louis, Kansas City |
| 13 | Swanson, Martin & Bell | 30.6 | National | 100–250 | Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City |
| 14 | Foulston Siefkin | 29.1 | National | 50–100 | Wichita, Kansas City, Topeka |
| 15 | KN Legal | 12.2 | International | Under 50 | New York, Kansas City, Al Khobar… |
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