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Top Corporate & M&A firms
The firms with the deepest corporate & M&A footprint, ranked 0–100 by the Sartori Firm Index.
Leading Corporate & M&A firms by Index
These are the law firms with the strongest public Corporate & M&A footprint, ranked by the Sartori Firm Index — a 0–100 measure of scale, reach and hiring built entirely from public data. The ranking reflects how large and active each firm's presence is, not the quality or prestige of its corporate & M&A practice. Depth labels (“major”, “strong”, “present”) show how central corporate & M&A is to each firm relative to its size. Headcount is the attorney footprint we map from public sources, shown as ranges. Explore the Corporate & M&A talent market →
| # | Firm | Index | Depth | Tier | Attorneys mapped | Top markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dentons | 78.4 | major | Global | 4,000+ | London, Toronto, New York… |
| 2 | DLA Piper | 76 | major | Global | 4,000+ | New York, London, Washington… |
| 3 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader | 75.7 | major | Global | 2,500–4,000 | Washington, London, New York… |
| 4 | Baker McKenzie | 72.8 | major | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, Chicago, Amsterdam… |
| 5 | CMS | 71 | major | Global | 4,000+ | London, Paris, Amsterdam… |
| 6 | Ashurst Perkins Coie | 69.3 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Seattle, London, New York… |
| 7 | HSF Kramer | 68.2 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | London, New York, Sydney… |
| 8 | A&O Shearman | 67.9 | major | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, New York, Amsterdam… |
| 9 | Norton Rose Fulbright | 65.3 | major | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, New York, Houston… |
| 10 | Troutman Pepper Locke | 65.3 | strong | International | 1,500–2,500 | Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York… |
| 11 | Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith | 65 | present | National | 1,500–2,500 | Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco… |
| 12 | White & Case | 64.9 | major | Global | 2,500–4,000 | New York, London, Paris… |
| 13 | Eversheds Sutherland | 64.9 | major | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, Atlanta, Washington… |
| 14 | Gibson Dunn & Crutcher | 64.9 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Los Angeles, Washington… |
| 15 | Clyde & Co | 64.7 | present | Global | 1,500–2,500 | London, Manchester, New York… |
| 16 | Clifford Chance | 64 | major | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, New York, Paris… |
| 17 | Freshfields | 63.2 | major | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, New York, Frankfurt… |
| 18 | McDermott Will & Schulte | 62.6 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Chicago, Washington… |
| 19 | Goodwin Procter | 62.2 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Boston, New York, Washington… |
| 20 | Greenberg Traurig | 62.1 | major | Global | 2,500–4,000 | Miami, New York, London… |
| 21 | Linklaters | 62 | major | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, Paris, Frankfurt… |
| 22 | Taft | 61.9 | major | National | 1,500–2,500 | Chicago, Minneapolis, Indianapolis… |
| 23 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher | 61.9 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 24 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 61.7 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 25 | Covington & Burling | 61.5 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Washington, New York, London… |
| 26 | Latham & Watkins | 61.3 | major | Global | 4,000+ | New York, London, Washington… |
| 27 | Winston Taylor | 61 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | London, Chicago, New York… |
| 28 | Jones Day | 60.1 | major | Global | 2,500–4,000 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 29 | Clark Hill | 59.9 | strong | International | 1,000–1,500 | Detroit, Pittsburgh, Dallas… |
| 30 | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner | 59 | major | Global | 1,000–1,500 | London, St. Louis, New York… |
| 31 | Sheppard | 59 | major | Global | 1,000–1,500 | Los Angeles, New York, San Diego… |
| 32 | Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | 58.5 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 33 | Kirkland & Ellis | 58.4 | major | Global | 4,000+ | New York, Chicago, London… |
| 34 | Fasken | 58.4 | major | International | 1,000–1,500 | Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver… |
| 35 | Weil Gotshal & Manges | 58.3 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 36 | Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough | 58.1 | major | National | 1,000–1,500 | Atlanta, Columbia, Miami… |
| 37 | K&L Gates | 57.8 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Pittsburgh, Melbourne, Washington… |
| 38 | Akin | 57.5 | major | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 39 | Pinsent Masons | 57.3 | major | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, Birmingham, Manchester… |
| 40 | Davis Polk & Wardwell | 57.2 | major | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 41 | Skadden | 57.2 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 42 | Morrison & Foerster | 57.1 | major | Global | 1,000–1,500 | San Francisco, New York, Washington… |
| 43 | Morgan Lewis | 57.1 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Washington, Philadelphia, New York… |
| 44 | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | 56.4 | major | Global | 1,000–1,500 | San Francisco, New York, Washington… |
| 45 | Dinsmore | 56.4 | strong | National | 500–1,000 | Cincinnati, Columbus, Louisville… |
| 46 | Sidley Austin | 56.2 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Chicago, Washington… |
| 47 | Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy | 56.2 | present | Global | 500–1,000 | New York, London, San Francisco… |
| 48 | Bae, Kim & Lee | 56.1 | strong | Global | 500–1,000 | Seoul, Beijing, Hanoi… |
| 49 | Seyfarth Shaw | 55.9 | strong | International | 1,000–1,500 | Chicago, Los Angeles, New York… |
| 50 | Kennedys | 55.9 | present | Global | 1,000–1,500 | London, New York, Manchester… |
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How are the top Corporate & M&A firms ranked?
Firms are ordered by the Sartori Firm Index — a 0–100 score built from public signals (scale, geographic and practice reach, live hiring). This page lists firms for whom corporate & M&A is a leading practice. The Index measures public footprint and momentum, not the quality of any firm's corporate & M&A work.
What does the depth label mean?
“Major”, “strong” and “present” describe how large a share of the firm's mapped attorneys work in corporate & M&A, relative to the firm's overall size — a footprint signal, not a quality judgement.
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