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Top law firms in Philadelphia

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

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Leading firms in Philadelphia by Index

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

#FirmIndexTierAttorneys mappedStrengths
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 Goodwin Procter 63.5 Global 1,500–2,500 Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking
4 Wilson Elser 61.4 National 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Transportation
5 Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath 60.1 International 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
6 Littler Mendelson 59.9 Global 1,500–2,500 Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Immigration
7 Clark Hill 59.4 International 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
8 Morgan Lewis 58.6 Global 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Finance & Banking
9 Baker & Hostetler 58.5 National 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
10 Reed Smith 54.9 Global 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking
11 Troutman Pepper 54 International 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
12 Marshall Dennehey 53.2 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Construction
13 Fisher & Phillips 53 International 500–1,000 Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Immigration
14 Barnes & Thornburg 51.3 National 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
15 Fox Rothschild 49.8 National 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
16 Cozen O'Connor 49.6 International 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Real Estate
17 Blank Rome 49.6 International 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking
18 Jackson Lewis 49.4 National 1,000–1,500 Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Immigration
19 McCarter & English 48.8 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
20 Ice Miller 48.5 National 250–500 Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate
21 Polsinelli 48.3 National 1,000–1,500 Real Estate, Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A
22 Freeman Mathis Gary 47.6 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Insurance
23 Akin Gump 47.4 Global 1,000–1,500 Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes
24 Offit Kurman 47.3 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
25 Ballard Spahr 47.1 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
26 Robinson & Cole 47 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Finance & Banking
27 Dechert 45.7 Global 500–1,000 Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A
28 Armstrong Teasdale 45.6 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
29 Goldberg Segalla 45.3 National 500–1,000 Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Insurance
30 Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott 44.2 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Intellectual Property
31 Cipriani & Werner 43.3 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Technology, Data & Privacy
32 FisherBroyles 42.7 International 100–250 Intellectual Property, Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A
33 Chartwell Law 41.3 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Insurance
34 Stevens & Lee 41.3 National 100–250 Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor
35 Stradley Ronon 41.1 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking, Securities & Capital Markets
36 McNees Wallace & Nurick 39.3 National 100–250 Real Estate, Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes
37 Wiggin and Dana 39.3 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Private Client & Estate Planning
38 Constangy Brooks Smith 38.2 National 100–250 Employment & Labor, Compliance & Regulatory, Immigration
39 Archer & Greiner 38 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Environmental
40 Dickie McCamey & Chilcote 37.4 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Employment & Labor
41 Litchfield Cavo 37.1 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Insurance
42 Kaufman Dolowich Voluck 37 National 250–500 Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Insurance
43 Leech Tishman 36.7 International 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Healthcare & Life Sciences
44 Barley Snyder 35.9 National 100–250 Real Estate, Private Client & Estate Planning, Litigation & Disputes
45 White and Williams 35.3 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Construction
46 Connell Foley 34.5 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Insurance
47 Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel 33.9 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Family Law, Real Estate
48 Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer 33.6 National 50–100 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Environmental
49 Becker & Poliakoff 33.3 International 100–250 Real Estate, Litigation & Disputes, Construction
50 Burns White 33 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Employment & Labor

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Law firms in Philadelphia — common questions

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

Does a presence in Philadelphia mean a large local office?

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

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