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Top law firms in Minneapolis

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

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01 The ranking

Leading firms in Minneapolis by Index

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

#FirmIndexTierAttorneys mappedStrengths
1 Taft Stettinius & Hollister 61.1 National 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
2 Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath 60.1 International 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
3 Littler Mendelson 59.9 Global 1,500–2,500 Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Immigration
4 Husch Blackwell 54.7 National 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Real Estate
5 Spencer Fane 54.3 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
6 Hinshaw & Culbertson 52.2 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Employment & Labor
7 Kutak Rock 52.2 National 500–1,000 Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate
8 Barnes & Thornburg 51.3 National 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
9 Stinson Morrison Hecker 50.8 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
10 Quarles & Brady 50 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Employment & Labor
11 Fox Rothschild 49.8 National 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
12 Thompson Hine 49.7 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Employment & Labor
13 Fredrikson & Byron 49.7 International 500–1,000 Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate
14 Cozen O'Connor 49.6 International 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Real Estate
15 Dorsey & Whitney 48.6 Global 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
16 Dykema Gossett 47.5 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
17 Ballard Spahr 47.1 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
18 Lathrop GPM 47.1 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
19 Carlton Fields 46 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Insurance
20 Shumaker Loop & Kendrick 46 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
21 Crowell & Moring 45 Global 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Government & Public Sector
22 Stoel Rives 44.8 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Environmental, Corporate & M&A
23 Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren 39.1 National 100–250 Corporate & M&A, Employment & Labor, Real Estate
24 Winthrop & Weinstine 36.7 National 100–250 Real Estate, Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes
25 Bowman and Brooke 34.7 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Construction
26 Fish & Richardson 34.6 International 250–500 Intellectual Property, Litigation & Disputes, Compliance & Regulatory
27 Robins Kaplan 34 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Insurance
28 DeWitt 33.5 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Family Law
29 Barack Ferrazzano 31.8 National 100–250 Real Estate, Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A
30 Berger Montague 28.9 International 100–250 Antitrust & Competition, Litigation & Disputes, Securities & Capital Markets
31 Cohen Milstein 28.7 National 100–250 Antitrust & Competition, Securities & Capital Markets, Litigation & Disputes
32 Merchant & Gould 28.2 National 100–250 Intellectual Property, Litigation & Disputes, Technology, Data & Privacy
33 Ropers 28.2 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Construction
34 Foley and Mansfield 28 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Construction
35 Zelle 26 International 50–100 Insurance, Antitrust & Competition, Litigation & Disputes
36 Meagher & Geer 25.2 National 50–100 Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Employment & Labor
37 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner 24.2 National 100–250 Intellectual Property

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Law firms in Minneapolis — common questions

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

Does a presence in Minneapolis mean a large local office?

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

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