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Top Corporate & M&A firms in Washington
The firms combining the deepest corporate & M&A footprint with a presence in Washington, ranked by the Sartori Firm Index.
Corporate & M&A firms in Washington
These law firms pair a strong public Corporate & M&A 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 corporate & M&A work in Washington.
| # | Firm | Index | Tier | Attorneys mapped | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dentons | 78.3 | Global | 4,000+ | London, Toronto, New York… |
| 2 | DLA Piper | 76 | Global | 4,000+ | London, New York, Washington… |
| 3 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader | 75.7 | Global | 2,500–4,000 | Washington, London, New York… |
| 4 | Baker McKenzie | 72 | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, Chicago, Amsterdam… |
| 5 | Ashurst Perkins Coie | 69.6 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Seattle, London, New York… |
| 6 | Norton Rose Fulbright | 65.5 | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, New York, Houston… |
| 7 | Troutman Pepper Locke | 65.4 | International | 1,500–2,500 | Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York… |
| 8 | Eversheds Sutherland | 64.8 | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, Atlanta, Washington… |
| 9 | White & Case | 64.7 | Global | 2,500–4,000 | New York, London, Paris… |
| 10 | Gibson Dunn & Crutcher | 64.4 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Los Angeles, Washington… |
| 11 | Clifford Chance | 63.9 | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, New York, Paris… |
| 12 | McDermott Will & Schulte | 62.6 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Chicago, Washington… |
| 13 | Goodwin Procter | 62.3 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Boston, New York, Washington… |
| 14 | Greenberg Traurig | 62 | Global | 2,500–4,000 | Miami, New York, London… |
| 15 | Taft | 62 | National | 1,500–2,500 | Chicago, Minneapolis, Indianapolis… |
| 16 | Freshfields | 62 | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, New York, Frankfurt… |
| 17 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher | 61.9 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 18 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 61.7 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 19 | Covington & Burling | 61.5 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Washington, New York, London… |
| 20 | Latham & Watkins | 61.3 | Global | 4,000+ | New York, London, Washington… |
| 21 | Winston Taylor | 61 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | London, Chicago, New York… |
| 22 | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner | 60.6 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | London, St. Louis, New York… |
| 23 | Clark Hill | 60 | International | 1,000–1,500 | Detroit, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles… |
| 24 | Jones Day | 59.9 | Global | 2,500–4,000 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 25 | Sheppard | 59 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | Los Angeles, New York, San Diego… |
| 26 | Weil Gotshal & Manges | 58.8 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 27 | Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | 58.6 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 28 | Kirkland & Ellis | 58.3 | Global | 4,000+ | New York, Chicago, London… |
| 29 | Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough | 58.1 | National | 1,000–1,500 | Atlanta, Columbia, Miami… |
| 30 | Morgan Lewis | 57.7 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Washington, Philadelphia, New York… |
| 31 | Akin | 57.6 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 32 | K&L Gates | 57.6 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Pittsburgh, Melbourne, Washington… |
| 33 | Skadden | 57.5 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 34 | Davis Polk & Wardwell | 57.3 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 35 | Morrison & Foerster | 57.3 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | San Francisco, New York, Washington… |
| 36 | Cooley | 56.7 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | San Francisco, Washington, New York… |
| 37 | Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy | 56.6 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, London, San Francisco… |
| 38 | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | 56.4 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | San Francisco, New York, Washington… |
| 39 | Sidley Austin | 56.2 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Chicago, Washington… |
| 40 | Seyfarth Shaw | 55.9 | International | 1,000–1,500 | Chicago, Los Angeles, New York… |
Index measures public footprint and momentum, not quality or prestige. Methodology. Spot an error? Tell us.
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