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Top law firms in San Diego

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

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Leading firms in San Diego by Index

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

#FirmIndexTierAttorneys mappedStrengths
1 Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani 68.2 National 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Insurance
2 Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith 65 National 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Insurance
3 Cooley Godward 60.5 Global 1,500–2,500 Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property
4 Littler Mendelson 59.9 Global 1,500–2,500 Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Immigration
5 Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart 58.7 Global 1,000–1,500 Employment & Labor, Immigration, Litigation & Disputes
6 Latham & Watkins 58.4 Global 2,500–4,000 Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes
7 Morrison & Foerster 58 Global 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
8 Dinsmore 57.2 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Employment & Labor
9 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 56.2 Global 1,000–1,500 Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property, Litigation & Disputes
10 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman 55.7 Global 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
11 Withersworldwide 53.5 Global 500–1,000 Private Client & Estate Planning, Tax, Litigation & Disputes
12 Fisher & Phillips 53 International 500–1,000 Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Immigration
13 Paul Hastings 50.8 Global 1,000–1,500 Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes
14 Perkins Coie 50.6 International 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
15 Buchalter 50.4 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
16 Mintz Levin 50.4 International 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
17 Sheppard Mullin 50.3 Global 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Healthcare & Life Sciences
18 Quarles & Brady 50 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Employment & Labor
19 Manatt 49.5 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Corporate & M&A
20 Jackson Lewis 49.4 National 1,000–1,500 Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Immigration
21 Snell & Wilmer 48.2 International 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
22 Wood Smith Henning & Berman 47.5 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Construction, Insurance
23 Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck 47 National 250–500 Real Estate, Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes
24 Fennemore Craig 46.2 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Private Client & Estate Planning, Real Estate
25 Stoel Rives 44.8 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Environmental, Corporate & M&A
26 Kelley Drye & Warren 43.2 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Environmental, Real Estate
27 Gunderson Dettmer 41.8 International 250–500 Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Technology, Data & Privacy
28 Hanson Bridgett 41.4 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Government & Public Sector
29 Best Best & Krieger 41 National 250–500 Government & Public Sector, Environmental, Litigation & Disputes
30 AALRR 40.3 National 250–500 Employment & Labor, Education, Litigation & Disputes
31 Constangy Brooks Smith 38.2 National 100–250 Employment & Labor, Compliance & Regulatory, Immigration
32 Procopio 38.2 National 100–250 Intellectual Property, Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate
33 Nossaman 37.8 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Environmental, Real Estate
34 Hahn Loeser & Parks 36.6 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Private Client & Estate Planning, Corporate & M&A
35 Allen Matkins 36.3 National 250–500 Real Estate, Litigation & Disputes, Environmental
36 Cox Castle & Nicholson 34.6 National 100–250 Real Estate, Finance & Banking, Corporate & M&A
37 Fish & Richardson 34.6 International 250–500 Intellectual Property, Litigation & Disputes, Compliance & Regulatory
38 Knobbe Martens 32.8 National 100–250 Intellectual Property, Litigation & Disputes, Antitrust & Competition
39 Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth 30.9 National 100–250 Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes
40 Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd 30.3 National 100–250 Securities & Capital Markets, Litigation & Disputes, Antitrust & Competition
41 Hawkins Parnell & Young 29.7 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Construction, Employment & Labor
42 Liebert Cassidy Whitmore 29.6 National 100–250 Employment & Labor, Education, Litigation & Disputes
43 Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost 29.6 National 100–250 Education, Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes
44 Lydecker 29 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Construction
45 Berger Montague 28.9 International 100–250 Antitrust & Competition, Litigation & Disputes, Securities & Capital Markets
46 Tressler 28.9 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Employment & Labor
47 Musick Peeler & Garrett 28.2 National 50–100 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Corporate & M&A
48 Laughlin Falbo Levy & Moresi 27.4 National 100–250 Employment & Labor, Insurance, Litigation & Disputes
49 Glaser Weil 27.2 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
50 Peckar & Abramson 26.1 National 100–250 Construction, Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor

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Law firms in San Diego — common questions

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

Does a presence in San Diego mean a large local office?

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

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