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Top law firms in San Francisco

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

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Leading firms in San Francisco by Index

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

#FirmIndexTierAttorneys mappedStrengths
1 DLA Piper 76.4 Global 4,000+ Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking
2 Baker McKenzie 72.2 Global 2,500–4,000 Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Tax
3 Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani 68.2 National 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Insurance
4 Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 67.3 Global 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
5 Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith 65 National 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Insurance
6 Goodwin Procter 63.5 Global 1,500–2,500 Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking
7 Covington & Burling 61.6 Global 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Compliance & Regulatory
8 Wilson Elser 61.4 National 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Transportation
9 Jones Day 61.3 Global 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking
10 Cooley Godward 60.5 Global 1,500–2,500 Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property
11 Kirkland & Ellis 60.5 Global 4,000+ Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes
12 Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath 60.1 International 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
13 Davis Polk & Wardwell 59.9 Global 1,000–1,500 Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A
14 Littler Mendelson 59.9 Global 1,500–2,500 Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Immigration
15 Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe 59.6 Global 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking, Corporate & M&A
16 Squire Patton Boggs 59.5 Global 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking
17 Clark Hill 59.4 International 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
18 Skadden Arps 59.4 Global 500–1,000 Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking
19 Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart 58.7 Global 1,000–1,500 Employment & Labor, Immigration, Litigation & Disputes
20 Morgan Lewis 58.6 Global 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Finance & Banking
21 Latham & Watkins 58.4 Global 2,500–4,000 Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes
22 Morrison & Foerster 58 Global 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
23 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 57.8 Global 500–1,000 Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes
24 Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy 57.8 Global 500–1,000 Immigration, Employment & Labor, Corporate & M&A
25 Sidley Austin 57 Global 1,500–2,500 Finance & Banking, Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes
26 Willkie Farr & Gallagher 56.8 Global 500–1,000 Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking
27 Wilmer Hale 56.3 International 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Securities & Capital Markets
28 Weil Gotshal & Manges 56.2 Global 1,000–1,500 Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes
29 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 56.2 Global 1,000–1,500 Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property, Litigation & Disputes
30 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman 55.7 Global 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
31 Seyfarth Shaw 55.3 International 1,000–1,500 Employment & Labor, Real Estate, Litigation & Disputes
32 Haynes and Boone 55.1 International 500–1,000 Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property
33 Debevoise & Plimpton 54.9 Global 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking, Corporate & M&A
34 Reed Smith 54.9 Global 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking
35 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton 54.8 International 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
36 Mayer Brown 54.5 Global 1,500–2,500 Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A
37 Spencer Fane 54.3 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
38 Withersworldwide 53.5 Global 500–1,000 Private Client & Estate Planning, Tax, Litigation & Disputes
39 Fisher & Phillips 53 International 500–1,000 Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Immigration
40 Ropes & Gray 52.7 Global 1,500–2,500 Finance & Banking, Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes
41 Womble Bond Dickinson 52.7 International 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Intellectual Property
42 Hinshaw & Culbertson 52.2 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Employment & Labor
43 King & Spalding 51.9 Global 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking
44 Winston & Strawn 51.7 International 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking
45 Quinn Emanuel 51 Global 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, International & Cross-Border
46 Foley & Lardner 51 International 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
47 Steptoe & Johnson 50.9 Global 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, International & Cross-Border
48 Paul Hastings 50.8 Global 1,000–1,500 Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes
49 Stinson Morrison Hecker 50.8 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
50 Perkins Coie 50.6 International 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A

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Law firms in San Francisco — common questions

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

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

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

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