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Top Healthcare & Life Sciences firms in San Francisco
The firms combining the deepest healthcare & life sciences footprint with a presence in San Francisco, ranked by the Sartori Firm Index.
Healthcare & Life Sciences firms in San Francisco
These law firms pair a strong public Healthcare & Life Sciences 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 healthcare & life sciences work in San Francisco.
| # | Firm | Index | Tier | Attorneys mapped | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani | 69.2 | National | 1,500–2,500 | San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York… |
| 2 | Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith | 65.1 | National | 1,500–2,500 | Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco… |
| 3 | McDermott Will & Schulte | 62.6 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Chicago, Washington… |
| 4 | Covington & Burling | 61.5 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Washington, New York, London… |
| 5 | Wilson Elser | 60.8 | National | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco… |
| 6 | Sheppard | 59 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | Los Angeles, New York, San Diego… |
| 7 | Littler Mendelson | 56.8 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | San Francisco, Bogotá, Los Angeles… |
| 8 | Sidley Austin | 56.2 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Chicago, Washington… |
| 9 | Foley & Lardner | 52 | International | 1,500–2,500 | Milwaukee, Chicago, Washington… |
| 10 | Hinshaw & Culbertson | 51.9 | National | 500–1,000 | Chicago, Miami, New York… |
| 11 | Faegre Drinker | 50.5 | International | 1,000–1,500 | Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Philadelphia… |
| 12 | King & Spalding | 50.4 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Atlanta, New York, Washington… |
| 13 | Ropes & Gray | 49.5 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Boston, New York, London… |
| 14 | Freeman Mathis & Gary | 49.3 | National | 500–1,000 | Atlanta, Los Angeles, Philadelphia… |
| 15 | Manatt | 49.1 | National | 500–1,000 | Los Angeles, New York, Washington… |
| 16 | McGuireWoods | 49 | International | 1,000–1,500 | Richmond, Charlotte, Washington… |
| 17 | Wood Smith Henning & Berman | 48 | National | 500–1,000 | Los Angeles, New York, Miami… |
| 18 | Davis Wright Tremaine | 47.3 | National | 500–1,000 | Seattle, Los Angeles, New York… |
| 19 | Benesch | 46.8 | National | 500–1,000 | Cleveland, Chicago, New York… |
| 20 | Alston & Bird | 45.9 | International | 1,000–1,500 | Atlanta, New York, Washington… |
| 21 | O'Melveny & Myers | 45.8 | Global | 500–1,000 | Los Angeles, New York, Washington… |
| 22 | Arnold & Porter | 45.7 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | Washington, New York, San Francisco… |
| 23 | Nixon Peabody | 45.7 | International | 500–1,000 | Boston, Washington, New York City… |
| 24 | Crowell & Moring | 44.9 | Global | 500–1,000 | Washington, New York, Los Angeles… |
| 25 | Mintz | 43.6 | International | 500–1,000 | Boston, New York, Washington… |
| 26 | O'Hagan Meyer | 43.4 | National | 250–500 | Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco… |
| 27 | ArentFox Schiff | 42.6 | National | 500–1,000 | Washington, New York, Chicago… |
| 28 | Best Best & Krieger | 41.3 | National | 250–500 | Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento… |
| 29 | Epstein Becker & Green | 41 | National | 250–500 | New York, Washington, Newark… |
| 30 | Hanson Bridgett | 38 | National | 100–250 | San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento… |
| 31 | Tyson & Mendes | 37.4 | National | 250–500 | Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco… |
| 32 | Hawkins Parnell & Young | 33 | National | 100–250 | Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco… |
| 33 | Lydecker | 32.5 | National | 100–250 | Miami, Los Angeles, Orlando… |
| 34 | Manning Kass | 32.1 | National | 100–250 | Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York… |
| 35 | Keller and Heckman | 29.1 | International | 100–250 | Washington, Brussels, San Francisco… |
| 36 | Berger Montague | 28.3 | International | 100–250 | Philadelphia, Minneapolis, San Francisco… |
| 37 | Clausen Miller | 26.7 | National | 100–250 | Chicago, New York, Los Angeles… |
| 38 | Massumi & Consoli | 24.1 | National | 50–100 | New York, Los Angeles, Dallas… |
| 39 | Murchison & Cumming | 22.7 | National | 50–100 | Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego… |
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