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Top law firms in Portland
The firms with the largest mapped presence in Portland, ranked 0–100 by the Sartori Firm Index.
Leading firms in Portland by Index
These law firms have the largest mapped presence in Portland, 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 Portland office or a claim about local headcount. Use it to see which firms dominate the Portland market and where momentum points.
| # | Firm | Index | Tier | Attorneys mapped | Strengths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fisher & Phillips | 53 | International | 500–1,000 | Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Immigration |
| 2 | Perkins Coie | 50.6 | International | 1,000–1,500 | Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A |
| 3 | Buchalter | 50.4 | National | 500–1,000 | Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate |
| 4 | Snell & Wilmer | 48.2 | International | 500–1,000 | Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A |
| 5 | Wood Smith Henning & Berman | 47.5 | National | 500–1,000 | Litigation & Disputes, Construction, Insurance |
| 6 | Ballard Spahr | 47.1 | National | 500–1,000 | Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A |
| 7 | Davis Wright Tremaine | 46.4 | National | 500–1,000 | Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Intellectual Property |
| 8 | Stoel Rives | 44.8 | National | 250–500 | Litigation & Disputes, Environmental, Corporate & M&A |
| 9 | Chartwell Law | 41.3 | National | 250–500 | Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Insurance |
| 10 | Epstein Becker & Green | 40.8 | National | 250–500 | Employment & Labor, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Litigation & Disputes |
| 11 | Miller Nash Graham & Dunn | 39.7 | National | 100–250 | Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Corporate & M&A |
| 12 | Verrill Dana | 39.7 | National | 100–250 | Litigation & Disputes, Private Client & Estate Planning, Corporate & M&A |
| 13 | Foster Garvey | 38.5 | National | 100–250 | Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate |
| 14 | Pierce Atwood | 36.1 | National | 100–250 | Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Intellectual Property |
| 15 | Bernstein Shur | 32.7 | National | 100–250 | Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A |
| 16 | Tonkon Torp | 31.8 | National | 100–250 | Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Private Client & Estate Planning |
| 17 | Drummond Woodsum | 31.8 | National | 100–250 | Government & Public Sector, Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes |
| 18 | Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios | 28.1 | National | 50–100 | Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Energy & Natural Resources |
| 19 | Banner & Witcoff | 24.4 | National | 100–250 | Intellectual Property, Litigation & Disputes |
| 20 | Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner | 24.2 | National | 100–250 | Intellectual Property |
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How are the top firms in Portland 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 Portland, ranked by their overall Index. It reflects public footprint and momentum, not the quality of any firm's Portland office.
Does a presence in Portland mean a large local office?
Not necessarily. The Index records that a firm maps attorneys to the Portland market on public sources; it does not claim a specific office size. Headcount is shown only as ranges.
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