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Top Securities & Capital Markets firms in London
The firms combining the deepest securities & capital markets footprint with a presence in London, ranked by the Sartori Firm Index.
Securities & Capital Markets firms in London
These law firms pair a strong public Securities & Capital Markets footprint with a recorded presence in London, ranked by the Sartori Firm Index — a 0–100 measure of scale, reach and hiring built from public data. The ranking reflects public footprint and momentum, not the quality of any firm's securities & capital markets work in London.
| # | Firm | Index | Tier | Attorneys mapped | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goodwin Procter | 62.3 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Boston, New York, Washington… |
| 2 | Linklaters | 62 | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, Paris, Frankfurt… |
| 3 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 61.7 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 4 | Latham & Watkins | 61.3 | Global | 4,000+ | New York, London, Washington… |
| 5 | Weil Gotshal & Manges | 58.8 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 6 | Fasken | 58.4 | International | 1,000–1,500 | Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver… |
| 7 | Morgan Lewis | 57.7 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Washington, Philadelphia, New York… |
| 8 | Davis Polk & Wardwell | 57.3 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 9 | Cooley | 56.7 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | San Francisco, Washington, New York… |
| 10 | Sidley Austin | 56.2 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Chicago, Washington… |
| 11 | Debevoise & Plimpton | 55.8 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 12 | Katten Muchin Rosenman | 50.4 | International | 500–1,000 | Chicago, New York, Los Angeles… |
| 13 | Quinn Emanuel | 50.1 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Los Angeles, London… |
| 14 | Hunton Andrews Kurth | 48 | Global | 500–1,000 | Richmond, Washington, New York… |
| 15 | WilmerHale | 47.2 | International | 1,000–1,500 | Washington, Boston, New York… |
| 16 | Vedder | 45.7 | International | 250–500 | Chicago, New York, Los Angeles… |
| 17 | Sullivan & Cromwell | 45.2 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 18 | Blake Cassels & Graydon | 43.5 | International | 1,000–1,500 | Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary… |
| 19 | Fried Frank | 42.5 | International | 500–1,000 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 20 | Cahill Gordon & Reindel | 42.1 | International | 250–500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 21 | Stikeman Elliott | 41.1 | International | 500–1,000 | Toronto, Montreal, Calgary… |
| 22 | Sullivan | 38.3 | International | 100–250 | Boston, New York, London… |
| 23 | Kobre & Kim | 37.4 | Global | 250–500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 24 | Pearl Cohen | 34.5 | International | 100–250 | Tel Aviv, New York, Boston… |
| 25 | Cohen & Gresser | 26 | International | 50–100 | New York, Paris, London… |
| 26 | Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro | 26 | International | 100–250 | Seattle, Boston, San Francisco… |
| 27 | Meysan | 23.2 | Global | 50–100 | Kuwait City, Cairo, Dubai… |
| 28 | Labaton Sucharow | 22.4 | International | 50–100 | New York, Washington, London |
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