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Top law firms in Boston

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

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01 The ranking

Leading firms in Boston by Index

These law firms have the largest mapped presence in Boston, 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 Boston office or a claim about local headcount. Use it to see which firms dominate the Boston market and where momentum points.

#FirmIndexTierAttorneys mappedStrengths
1 Goodwin Procter 63.5 Global 1,500–2,500 Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking
2 Greenberg Traurig 63.4 Global 2,500–4,000 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
3 Covington & Burling 61.6 Global 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Compliance & Regulatory
4 Cooley Godward 60.5 Global 1,500–2,500 Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property
5 Kirkland & Ellis 60.5 Global 4,000+ Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes
6 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough 59.6 National 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
7 Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe 59.6 Global 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking, Corporate & M&A
8 Skadden Arps 59.4 Global 500–1,000 Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking
9 K&L Gates 58.7 Global 1,500–2,500 Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking
10 Morgan Lewis 58.6 Global 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Finance & Banking
11 Latham & Watkins 58.4 Global 2,500–4,000 Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes
12 Morrison & Foerster 58 Global 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
13 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 57.8 Global 500–1,000 Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes
14 Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy 57.8 Global 500–1,000 Immigration, Employment & Labor, Corporate & M&A
15 Holland & Knight 57 Global 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
16 Sidley Austin 57 Global 1,500–2,500 Finance & Banking, Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes
17 Wilmer Hale 56.3 International 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Securities & Capital Markets
18 Weil Gotshal & Manges 56.2 Global 1,000–1,500 Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes
19 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 56.2 Global 1,000–1,500 Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property, Litigation & Disputes
20 Seyfarth Shaw 55.3 International 1,000–1,500 Employment & Labor, Real Estate, Litigation & Disputes
21 Proskauer 54.6 Global 1,000–1,500 Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking
22 Troutman Pepper 54 International 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
23 Ropes & Gray 52.7 Global 1,500–2,500 Finance & Banking, Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes
24 Hinshaw & Culbertson 52.2 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Employment & Labor
25 Quinn Emanuel 51 Global 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, International & Cross-Border
26 Foley & Lardner 51 International 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
27 Paul Hastings 50.8 Global 1,000–1,500 Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes
28 Mintz Levin 50.4 International 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
29 Blank Rome 49.6 International 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking
30 Manatt 49.5 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Corporate & M&A
31 Jackson Lewis 49.4 National 1,000–1,500 Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Immigration
32 McCarter & English 48.8 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
33 Shook Hardy & Bacon 48.6 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Environmental
34 Freeman Mathis Gary 47.6 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Insurance
35 Akin Gump 47.4 Global 1,000–1,500 Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes
36 Hunton Andrews Kurth 47.3 Global 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking, Energy & Natural Resources
37 Lathrop GPM 47.1 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
38 Robinson & Cole 47 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Finance & Banking
39 Arnold & Porter 46.4 Global 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
40 Nixon Peabody 46.4 International 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
41 Dechert 45.7 Global 500–1,000 Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A
42 Foley Hoag 45.7 International 250–500 Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property, Litigation & Disputes
43 Crowell & Moring 45 Global 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Government & Public Sector
44 Bond Schoeneck & King 44.9 National 250–500 Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Private Client & Estate Planning
45 Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott 44.2 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Intellectual Property
46 Harris Beach Murtha 44 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Immigration
47 Cipriani & Werner 43.3 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Technology, Data & Privacy
48 ArentFox Schiff 42.8 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
49 Barclay Damon 42.7 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
50 FisherBroyles 42.7 International 100–250 Intellectual Property, Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A

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Law firms in Boston — common questions

How are the top firms in Boston 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 Boston, ranked by their overall Index. It reflects public footprint and momentum, not the quality of any firm's Boston office.

Does a presence in Boston mean a large local office?

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

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