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Top Government & Public Sector firms in San Francisco

The firms combining the deepest government & public sector footprint with a presence in San Francisco, ranked by the Sartori Firm Index.

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Government & Public Sector firms in San Francisco

These law firms pair a strong public Government & Public Sector 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 government & public sector work in San Francisco.

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1Covington & Burling61.5Global1,500–2,500Washington, New York, London…
2Littler Mendelson56.8Global1,500–2,500San Francisco, Bogotá, Los Angeles…
3Ogletree Deakins51.7Global1,000–1,500Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco…
4Freeman Mathis & Gary49.3National500–1,000Atlanta, Los Angeles, Philadelphia…
5Manatt49.1National500–1,000Los Angeles, New York, Washington…
6McGuireWoods49International1,000–1,500Richmond, Charlotte, Washington…
7Jackson Lewis48.1National1,000–1,500New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco…
8WilmerHale47.2International1,000–1,500Washington, Boston, New York…
9Venable46.3National500–1,000Washington, New York, Baltimore…
10Crowell & Moring44.9Global500–1,000Washington, New York, Los Angeles…
11TMI Associates44.5Global500–1,000Tokyo, Bangkok, Singapore…
12Jenner & Block42International500–1,000Chicago, Washington, New York…
13Best Best & Krieger41.3National250–500Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento…
14Steptoe41Global500–1,000Washington, New York, Los Angeles…
15AALRR40.1National250–500Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento…
16Nossaman38.1National100–250Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington…
17Hanson Bridgett38National100–250San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento…
18Kobre & Kim37.4Global250–500New York, London, Washington…
19Tyson & Mendes37.4National250–500Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco…
20Fish & Richardson33.7International250–500Washington, Boston, Minneapolis…
21Rutan & Tucker32.8National100–250Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix
22Manning Kass32.1National100–250Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York…
23Burke, Williams & Sorensen32National100–250San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
24Kasowitz LLP31.4National100–250New York, Miami, San Francisco…
25Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost30.7National100–250Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco…
26Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth30.2National100–250Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Francisco…
27Liebert Cassidy Whitmore29.6National100–250Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento…
28Motley Rice29.2National100–250Charleston, Washington, Providence…
29Tressler27.2National100–250Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco…
30Van Ness Feldman25.4National100–250Washington, Seattle, San Francisco…
31Dunn Isaacson Rhee15.2NationalUnder 50Washington, New York, San Francisco

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