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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.

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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.

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1Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani69.2National1,500–2,500San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York…
2Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith65.1National1,500–2,500Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco…
3McDermott Will & Schulte62.6Global1,500–2,500New York, Chicago, Washington…
4Covington & Burling61.5Global1,500–2,500Washington, New York, London…
5Wilson Elser60.8National1,500–2,500New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco…
6Sheppard59Global1,000–1,500Los Angeles, New York, San Diego…
7Littler Mendelson56.8Global1,500–2,500San Francisco, Bogotá, Los Angeles…
8Sidley Austin56.2Global1,500–2,500New York, Chicago, Washington…
9Foley & Lardner52International1,500–2,500Milwaukee, Chicago, Washington…
10Hinshaw & Culbertson51.9National500–1,000Chicago, Miami, New York…
11Faegre Drinker50.5International1,000–1,500Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Philadelphia…
12King & Spalding50.4Global1,500–2,500Atlanta, New York, Washington…
13Ropes & Gray49.5Global1,500–2,500Boston, New York, London…
14Freeman Mathis & Gary49.3National500–1,000Atlanta, Los Angeles, Philadelphia…
15Manatt49.1National500–1,000Los Angeles, New York, Washington…
16McGuireWoods49International1,000–1,500Richmond, Charlotte, Washington…
17Wood Smith Henning & Berman48National500–1,000Los Angeles, New York, Miami…
18Davis Wright Tremaine47.3National500–1,000Seattle, Los Angeles, New York…
19Benesch46.8National500–1,000Cleveland, Chicago, New York…
20Alston & Bird45.9International1,000–1,500Atlanta, New York, Washington…
21O'Melveny & Myers45.8Global500–1,000Los Angeles, New York, Washington…
22Arnold & Porter45.7Global1,000–1,500Washington, New York, San Francisco…
23Nixon Peabody45.7International500–1,000Boston, Washington, New York City…
24Crowell & Moring44.9Global500–1,000Washington, New York, Los Angeles…
25Mintz43.6International500–1,000Boston, New York, Washington…
26O'Hagan Meyer43.4National250–500Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco…
27ArentFox Schiff42.6National500–1,000Washington, New York, Chicago…
28Best Best & Krieger41.3National250–500Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento…
29Epstein Becker & Green41National250–500New York, Washington, Newark…
30Hanson Bridgett38National100–250San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento…
31Tyson & Mendes37.4National250–500Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco…
32Hawkins Parnell & Young33National100–250Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco…
33Lydecker32.5National100–250Miami, Los Angeles, Orlando…
34Manning Kass32.1National100–250Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York…
35Keller and Heckman29.1International100–250Washington, Brussels, San Francisco…
36Berger Montague28.3International100–250Philadelphia, Minneapolis, San Francisco…
37Clausen Miller26.7National100–250Chicago, New York, Los Angeles…
38Massumi & Consoli24.1National50–100New York, Los Angeles, Dallas…
39Murchison & Cumming22.7National50–100Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego…

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