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Top law firms in Atlanta

The firms with the largest mapped presence in Atlanta, ranked 0–100 by the Sartori Firm Index.

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01 The ranking

Leading firms in Atlanta by Index

These law firms have the largest mapped presence in Atlanta, ranked by the Sartori Firm Index — a 0–100 measure of scale, reach and hiring, built from public data. The ranking reflects the size and momentum of each firm's overall public footprint, not the quality of its Atlanta office or a claim about local headcount. Use it to see which firms dominate the Atlanta market and where momentum points.

#FirmIndexTierAttorneys mappedStrengths
1 Eversheds Sutherland 65.3 Global 2,500–4,000 Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate
2 Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith 65 National 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Insurance
3 Greenberg Traurig 63.4 Global 2,500–4,000 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
4 Wilson Elser 61.4 National 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Transportation
5 Jones Day 61.3 Global 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking
6 Taft Stettinius & Hollister 61.1 National 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
7 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 60.6 Global 1,000–1,500 Real Estate, Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A
8 Littler Mendelson 59.9 Global 1,500–2,500 Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Immigration
9 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough 59.6 National 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
10 Clark Hill 59.4 International 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
11 Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart 58.7 Global 1,000–1,500 Employment & Labor, Immigration, Litigation & Disputes
12 Baker & Hostetler 58.5 National 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
13 Holland & Knight 57 Global 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
14 Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 56.2 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Corporate & M&A
15 Seyfarth Shaw 55.3 International 1,000–1,500 Employment & Labor, Real Estate, Litigation & Disputes
16 Reed Smith 54.9 Global 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking
17 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton 54.8 International 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
18 Bradley Arant 54.2 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
19 Maynard Nexsen 54.1 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
20 Troutman Pepper 54 International 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
21 Akerman Senterfitt 53.9 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
22 Fisher & Phillips 53 International 500–1,000 Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Immigration
23 Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer 52.6 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Insurance
24 Kutak Rock 52.2 National 500–1,000 Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate
25 King & Spalding 51.9 Global 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking
26 Barnes & Thornburg 51.3 National 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
27 Buchalter 50.4 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
28 McGuireWoods 50.3 International 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking
29 Thompson Hine 49.7 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Employment & Labor
30 Jackson Lewis 49.4 National 1,000–1,500 Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Immigration
31 Shook Hardy & Bacon 48.6 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Environmental
32 Polsinelli 48.3 National 1,000–1,500 Real Estate, Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A
33 Burr & Forman 48.1 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
34 Freeman Mathis Gary 47.6 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Insurance
35 Alston & Bird 47.5 International 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking, Intellectual Property
36 Hunton Andrews Kurth 47.3 Global 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking, Energy & Natural Resources
37 Offit Kurman 47.3 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
38 Ballard Spahr 47.1 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
39 Smith Gambrell Russell 46.6 International 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
40 Adams and Reese 46.4 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Construction, Corporate & M&A
41 Jones Walker 46.1 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Maritime & Admiralty
42 Carlton Fields 46 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Insurance
43 Hall Booth Smith 45.5 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Employment & Labor
44 Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein 45.1 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Finance & Banking
45 Cipriani & Werner 43.3 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Technology, Data & Privacy
46 Winstead 42.8 National 250–500 Real Estate, Finance & Banking, Corporate & M&A
47 FisherBroyles 42.7 International 100–250 Intellectual Property, Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A
48 Gunderson Dettmer 41.8 International 250–500 Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Technology, Data & Privacy
49 Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner 41.8 Global 250–500 Intellectual Property, Litigation & Disputes, Technology, Data & Privacy
50 Chartwell Law 41.3 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Insurance

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Law firms in Atlanta — common questions

How are the top firms in Atlanta ranked?

Firms are ordered by the Sartori Firm Index — a 0–100 score from public signals (scale, reach, live hiring). This page lists firms with a recorded attorney presence in Atlanta, ranked by their overall Index. It reflects public footprint and momentum, not the quality of any firm's Atlanta office.

Does a presence in Atlanta mean a large local office?

Not necessarily. The Index records that a firm maps attorneys to the Atlanta market on public sources; it does not claim a specific office size. Headcount is shown only as ranges.

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