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Top law firms in Seattle

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

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01 The ranking

Leading firms in Seattle by Index

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

#FirmIndexTierAttorneys mappedStrengths
1 Clyde & Co 67.7 Global 1,500–2,500 Insurance, Litigation & Disputes, Construction
2 Cooley Godward 60.5 Global 1,500–2,500 Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property
3 Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe 59.6 Global 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking, Corporate & M&A
4 K&L Gates 58.7 Global 1,500–2,500 Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking
5 Morgan Lewis 58.6 Global 1,500–2,500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Finance & Banking
6 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 56.2 Global 1,000–1,500 Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property, Litigation & Disputes
7 Seyfarth Shaw 55.3 International 1,000–1,500 Employment & Labor, Real Estate, Litigation & Disputes
8 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton 54.8 International 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
9 Perkins Coie 50.6 International 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
10 Buchalter 50.4 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
11 Fox Rothschild 49.8 National 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
12 Cozen O'Connor 49.6 International 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Real Estate
13 Dorsey & Whitney 48.6 Global 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
14 Snell & Wilmer 48.2 International 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
15 Wood Smith Henning & Berman 47.5 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Construction, Insurance
16 Ballard Spahr 47.1 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
17 Arnold & Porter 46.4 Global 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
18 Davis Wright Tremaine 46.4 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Intellectual Property
19 Fennemore Craig 46.2 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Private Client & Estate Planning, Real Estate
20 Bracewell 45.1 International 250–500 Energy & Natural Resources, Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking
21 Stoel Rives 44.8 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Environmental, Corporate & M&A
22 Fenwick & West 40.2 National 500–1,000 Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property
23 Miller Nash Graham & Dunn 39.7 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Corporate & M&A
24 Foster Garvey 38.5 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
25 Nossaman 37.8 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Environmental, Real Estate
26 Beveridge & Diamond 37.3 National 100–250 Environmental, Litigation & Disputes, Energy & Natural Resources
27 Susman Godfrey 35.4 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Antitrust & Competition, Intellectual Property
28 Knobbe Martens 32.8 National 100–250 Intellectual Property, Litigation & Disputes, Antitrust & Competition
29 Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth 30.9 National 100–250 Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes
30 Hawkins Parnell & Young 29.7 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Construction, Employment & Labor
31 Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost 29.6 National 100–250 Education, Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes
32 Berger Montague 28.9 International 100–250 Antitrust & Competition, Litigation & Disputes, Securities & Capital Markets
33 Ropers 28.2 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Construction
34 Lieff Cabraser 26.7 National 50–100 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Antitrust & Competition
35 Van Ness Feldman 25.6 National 50–100 Environmental, Energy & Natural Resources, Government & Public Sector
36 Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro 25.3 International 50–100 Litigation & Disputes, Antitrust & Competition, Securities & Capital Markets

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Law firms in Seattle — common questions

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

Does a presence in Seattle mean a large local office?

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

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