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Top law firms in Los Angeles
The firms with the largest mapped presence in Los Angeles, ranked 0–100 by the Sartori Firm Index.
Leading firms in Los Angeles by Index
These law firms have the largest mapped presence in Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles office or a claim about local headcount. Use it to see which firms dominate the Los Angeles market and where momentum points.
| # | Firm | Index | Tier | Attorneys mapped | Strengths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DLA Piper | 76.4 | Global | 4,000+ | Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking |
| 2 | Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani | 68.2 | National | 1,500–2,500 | Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Insurance |
| 3 | Clyde & Co | 67.7 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Insurance, Litigation & Disputes, Construction |
| 4 | Gibson Dunn & Crutcher | 67.3 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate |
| 5 | White & Case | 66.1 | Global | 2,500–4,000 | Finance & Banking, Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes |
| 6 | Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith | 65 | National | 1,500–2,500 | Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Insurance |
| 7 | Goodwin Procter | 63.5 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking |
| 8 | Greenberg Traurig | 63.4 | Global | 2,500–4,000 | Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate |
| 9 | Covington & Burling | 61.6 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Compliance & Regulatory |
| 10 | Wilson Elser | 61.4 | National | 1,000–1,500 | Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Transportation |
| 11 | Jones Day | 61.3 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking |
| 12 | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner | 60.6 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | Real Estate, Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A |
| 13 | Cooley Godward | 60.5 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property |
| 14 | Kirkland & Ellis | 60.5 | Global | 4,000+ | Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes |
| 15 | Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath | 60.1 | International | 1,000–1,500 | Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property |
| 16 | Davis Polk & Wardwell | 59.9 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A |
| 17 | Littler Mendelson | 59.9 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Immigration |
| 18 | Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe | 59.6 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking, Corporate & M&A |
| 19 | Squire Patton Boggs | 59.5 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking |
| 20 | Clark Hill | 59.4 | International | 500–1,000 | Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate |
| 21 | Skadden Arps | 59.4 | Global | 500–1,000 | Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking |
| 22 | Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart | 58.7 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | Employment & Labor, Immigration, Litigation & Disputes |
| 23 | K&L Gates | 58.7 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking |
| 24 | Morgan Lewis | 58.6 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Finance & Banking |
| 25 | Baker & Hostetler | 58.5 | National | 1,000–1,500 | Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property |
| 26 | Latham & Watkins | 58.4 | Global | 2,500–4,000 | Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes |
| 27 | Morrison & Foerster | 58 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property |
| 28 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 57.8 | Global | 500–1,000 | Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes |
| 29 | Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy | 57.8 | Global | 500–1,000 | Immigration, Employment & Labor, Corporate & M&A |
| 30 | Holland & Knight | 57 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate |
| 31 | Sidley Austin | 57 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Finance & Banking, Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes |
| 32 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher | 56.8 | Global | 500–1,000 | Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking |
| 33 | FBT Gibbons | 56.8 | National | 500–1,000 | Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A |
| 34 | Wilmer Hale | 56.3 | International | 1,000–1,500 | Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Securities & Capital Markets |
| 35 | Weil Gotshal & Manges | 56.2 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes |
| 36 | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | 56.2 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property, Litigation & Disputes |
| 37 | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman | 55.7 | Global | 500–1,000 | Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property |
| 38 | Seyfarth Shaw | 55.3 | International | 1,000–1,500 | Employment & Labor, Real Estate, Litigation & Disputes |
| 39 | Haynes and Boone | 55.1 | International | 500–1,000 | Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property |
| 40 | Reed Smith | 54.9 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking |
| 41 | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton | 54.8 | International | 500–1,000 | Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A |
| 42 | Husch Blackwell | 54.7 | National | 1,000–1,500 | Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Real Estate |
| 43 | Proskauer | 54.6 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking |
| 44 | Mayer Brown | 54.5 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A |
| 45 | Maynard Nexsen | 54.1 | National | 500–1,000 | Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A |
| 46 | Troutman Pepper | 54 | International | 1,500–2,500 | Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate |
| 47 | Akerman Senterfitt | 53.9 | National | 500–1,000 | Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A |
| 48 | Withersworldwide | 53.5 | Global | 500–1,000 | Private Client & Estate Planning, Tax, Litigation & Disputes |
| 49 | Fisher & Phillips | 53 | International | 500–1,000 | Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Immigration |
| 50 | Ropes & Gray | 52.7 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Finance & Banking, Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes |
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How are the top firms in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles, ranked by their overall Index. It reflects public footprint and momentum, not the quality of any firm's Los Angeles office.
Does a presence in Los Angeles mean a large local office?
Not necessarily. The Index records that a firm maps attorneys to the Los Angeles market on public sources; it does not claim a specific office size. Headcount is shown only as ranges.
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