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Top Litigation & Disputes firms
The firms with the deepest litigation & disputes footprint, ranked 0–100 by the Sartori Firm Index.
Leading Litigation & Disputes firms by Index
These are the law firms with the strongest public Litigation & Disputes 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 litigation & disputes practice. Depth labels (“major”, “strong”, “present”) show how central litigation & disputes is to each firm relative to its size. Headcount is the attorney footprint we map from public sources, shown as ranges. Explore the Litigation & Disputes 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 | strong | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, Chicago, Amsterdam… |
| 5 | CMS | 71 | strong | Global | 4,000+ | London, Paris, Amsterdam… |
| 6 | Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani | 70 | major | National | 1,500–2,500 | San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York… |
| 7 | Ashurst Perkins Coie | 69.3 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Seattle, London, New York… |
| 8 | HSF Kramer | 68.2 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | London, New York, Sydney… |
| 9 | A&O Shearman | 67.9 | strong | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, New York, Amsterdam… |
| 10 | Norton Rose Fulbright | 65.3 | major | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, New York, Houston… |
| 11 | Troutman Pepper Locke | 65.3 | major | International | 1,500–2,500 | Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York… |
| 12 | Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith | 65 | major | National | 1,500–2,500 | Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco… |
| 13 | White & Case | 64.9 | major | Global | 2,500–4,000 | New York, London, Paris… |
| 14 | Eversheds Sutherland | 64.9 | major | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, Atlanta, Washington… |
| 15 | Gibson Dunn & Crutcher | 64.9 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Los Angeles, Washington… |
| 16 | Clyde & Co | 64.7 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | London, Manchester, New York… |
| 17 | Clifford Chance | 64 | strong | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, New York, Paris… |
| 18 | Freshfields | 63.2 | major | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, New York, Frankfurt… |
| 19 | McDermott Will & Schulte | 62.6 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Chicago, Washington… |
| 20 | Goodwin Procter | 62.2 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Boston, New York, Washington… |
| 21 | Greenberg Traurig | 62.1 | major | Global | 2,500–4,000 | Miami, New York, London… |
| 22 | Linklaters | 62 | major | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, Paris, Frankfurt… |
| 23 | Taft | 61.9 | major | National | 1,500–2,500 | Chicago, Minneapolis, Indianapolis… |
| 24 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher | 61.9 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 25 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 61.7 | strong | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 26 | Covington & Burling | 61.5 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Washington, New York, London… |
| 27 | Latham & Watkins | 61.3 | major | Global | 4,000+ | New York, London, Washington… |
| 28 | Winston Taylor | 61 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | London, Chicago, New York… |
| 29 | Wilson Elser | 60.8 | major | National | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco… |
| 30 | Jones Day | 60.1 | major | Global | 2,500–4,000 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 31 | Clark Hill | 59.9 | major | International | 1,000–1,500 | Detroit, Pittsburgh, Dallas… |
| 32 | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner | 59 | major | Global | 1,000–1,500 | London, St. Louis, New York… |
| 33 | Sheppard | 59 | major | Global | 1,000–1,500 | Los Angeles, New York, San Diego… |
| 34 | Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | 58.5 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 35 | Kirkland & Ellis | 58.4 | major | Global | 4,000+ | New York, Chicago, London… |
| 36 | Fasken | 58.4 | major | International | 1,000–1,500 | Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver… |
| 37 | Weil Gotshal & Manges | 58.3 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 38 | Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough | 58.1 | major | National | 1,000–1,500 | Atlanta, Columbia, Miami… |
| 39 | K&L Gates | 57.8 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Pittsburgh, Melbourne, Washington… |
| 40 | Morgan & Morgan | 57.8 | major | National | 1,000–1,500 | Orlando, Tampa, Atlanta… |
| 41 | Akin | 57.5 | major | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 42 | Pinsent Masons | 57.3 | strong | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, Birmingham, Manchester… |
| 43 | Davis Polk & Wardwell | 57.2 | major | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 44 | Skadden | 57.2 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 45 | Morrison & Foerster | 57.1 | major | Global | 1,000–1,500 | San Francisco, New York, Washington… |
| 46 | Morgan Lewis | 57.1 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Washington, Philadelphia, New York… |
| 47 | Littler Mendelson | 56.8 | strong | Global | 1,500–2,500 | San Francisco, Bogotá, Los Angeles… |
| 48 | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | 56.4 | major | Global | 1,000–1,500 | San Francisco, New York, Washington… |
| 49 | Dinsmore | 56.4 | major | National | 500–1,000 | Cincinnati, Columbus, Louisville… |
| 50 | Sidley Austin | 56.2 | major | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Chicago, Washington… |
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How are the top Litigation & Disputes 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 litigation & disputes is a leading practice. The Index measures public footprint and momentum, not the quality of any firm's litigation & disputes work.
What does the depth label mean?
“Major”, “strong” and “present” describe how large a share of the firm's mapped attorneys work in litigation & disputes, relative to the firm's overall size — a footprint signal, not a quality judgement.
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