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Top Securities & Capital Markets firms in Los Angeles
The firms combining the deepest securities & capital markets footprint with a presence in Los Angeles, ranked by the Sartori Firm Index.
Securities & Capital Markets firms in Los Angeles
These law firms pair a strong public Securities & Capital Markets footprint with a recorded presence in Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles.
| # | Firm | Index | Tier | Attorneys mapped | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goodwin Procter | 62.3 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Boston, New York, Washington… |
| 2 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 61.7 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 3 | Latham & Watkins | 61.3 | Global | 4,000+ | New York, London, Washington… |
| 4 | Weil Gotshal & Manges | 58.8 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 5 | Morgan Lewis | 57.7 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Washington, Philadelphia, New York… |
| 6 | Davis Polk & Wardwell | 57.3 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 7 | Cooley | 56.7 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | San Francisco, Washington, New York… |
| 8 | Sidley Austin | 56.2 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Chicago, Washington… |
| 9 | Zhong Lun | 52.7 | Global | 500–1,000 | Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen… |
| 10 | Katten Muchin Rosenman | 50.4 | International | 500–1,000 | Chicago, New York, Los Angeles… |
| 11 | Quinn Emanuel | 50.1 | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Los Angeles, London… |
| 12 | Thompson Hine | 49.9 | National | 500–1,000 | Cleveland, Cincinnati, New York… |
| 13 | Freeman Mathis & Gary | 49.3 | National | 500–1,000 | Atlanta, Los Angeles, Philadelphia… |
| 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 | Carlton Fields | 44.5 | National | 250–500 | Tampa, Miami, New York… |
| 19 | Mintz | 43.6 | International | 500–1,000 | Boston, New York, Washington… |
| 20 | O'Hagan Meyer | 43.4 | National | 250–500 | Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco… |
| 21 | Gunderson Dettmer | 42.2 | International | 250–500 | San Francisco, New York, Boston… |
| 22 | Stradley Ronon | 38.7 | National | 250–500 | Philadelphia, Washington, New York… |
| 23 | Fenwick & West | 37.9 | National | 500–1,000 | San Francisco, New York, Seattle… |
| 24 | Munger Tolles & Olson | 35.5 | National | 100–250 | Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington |
| 25 | Susman Godfrey | 34 | National | 250–500 | Houston, New York, Los Angeles… |
| 26 | Ellenoff Grossman & Schole | 31.3 | National | 100–250 | New York, Los Angeles |
| 27 | Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth | 30.2 | National | 100–250 | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Francisco… |
| 28 | Cohen Milstein | 28.3 | National | 100–250 | Washington, New York, Philadelphia… |
| 29 | McKool Smith | 28.2 | National | 100–250 | Dallas, New York, Houston… |
| 30 | Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro | 26 | International | 100–250 | Seattle, Boston, San Francisco… |
| 31 | Hueston Hennigan | 24.1 | National | 100–250 | Los Angeles, New York |
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