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Venable

A national-footprint firm mapped by Sartori across 10 offices in 1 countries, with its largest mapped office in Washington.

Last verified 23 Jul 2026 · Next review by 23 Aug 2026 · Change log

Summary

Venable is mapped by Sartori across 10 offices in 1 countries (National footprint), headquartered in Washington. Headcount band: 500–1,000 attorneys. Strongest mapped practices: Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A. It appears in 4 Ranking Atlas pages. Profile compiled from public facts, last verified 23 Jul 2026.

01 — Public record

Facts on file

Compiled from public sources. Figures are shown as bands where exact counts are not published; nothing here is provided by the firm.

Website

venable.com

Largest mapped office

Washington, US

Professionals

500–1,000 attorneys banded

Countries covered

1 via 10 offices

Office footprint — mapped metros

10 offices · 1 countries
WashingtonNew YorkBaltimoreLos AngelesChicagoMiamiSan FranciscoDenverTampaWilmington

Principal practices

Litigation & DisputesIntellectual PropertyCorporate & M&AReal EstateEmployment & LaborPrivate Client & Estate PlanningBankruptcy & RestructuringGovernment & Public Sector

Bold chips mark the firm’s deepest mapped practices (major or strong).

Seniority mix — banded, fee earners

≈450 partners · 125 counsel · 275+ associates

Mapped from public bios and firm pages; exact counts are not published, so figures are shown as approximate bands.

Sartori Firm Index — footprint (a different lens from the Atlas tiers)

National · coverage 3 of 3

46

Composite SFI

SFI sub-index · banded

71.9

Scale

SFI sub-index · banded

33.8

Reach

SFI sub-index · banded

5.8

Hiring

SFI sub-index · banded

The Sartori Firm Index measures footprint and momentum (scale · reach · hiring), not practice quality. It never assigns an Atlas tier, and the Atlas never reuses this number — the two lenses are deliberately separate.

02 — Where this firm is ranked

Ranking Atlas & Firm Index

No composite firm score is published. Atlas tiers are assigned per market or practice from public footprint and evidence; the Firm Index leaderboards are a separate footprint lens.

4 Sartori listings in total
4 Ranking Atlas pages
0 Firm Index leaderboards
3 Tier 1 (Market leaders) positions

4 listings · Atlas tiers apply only within their own market or practice

Listing Type Tier
Best law firms in Washington Atlas ranking Market leaders
Best law firms in Tampa Atlas ranking Notable in this field
Best law firms in Baltimore Atlas ranking Market leaders
Best law firms in Maryland Atlas ranking Market leaders
03 — Sources & verification Last verified 23 Jul 2026 · next review by 23 Aug 2026 · change log

Public sources

  1. 1 Offices | Venable LLPfirm_website · 2026-07-21
  2. 2 Offices | Venable LLPfirm_website · 2026-07-21
  3. 3 New York, NY | Offices | Venable LLPfirm_website · 2026-07-21
  4. 4 Offices | Venable LLPfirm_website · 2026-07-21
  5. 5 Offices | Venable LLPfirm_website · 2026-07-21
  6. 6 Offices | Venable LLPfirm_website · 2026-07-21
  7. 7 Los Angeles, CA | Offices | Venable LLPfirm_website · 2026-07-21
  8. 8 Offices | Venable LLPfirm_website · 2026-07-21
  9. 9 Offices | Venable LLPfirm_website · 2026-07-21
  10. 10 Offices | Venable LLPfirm_website · 2026-07-21
  11. 11 Offices | Venable LLPfirm_website · 2026-07-21
  12. 12 San Francisco, CA | Offices | Venable LLPfirm_website · 2026-07-21
  13. 13 Offices | Venable LLPfirm_website · 2026-07-21
  14. 14 Offices | Venable LLPfirm_website · 2026-07-21
  15. 15 New York, NY | Offices | Venable LLPfirm_website · 2026-07-21
  16. 16 Los Angeles, CA | Offices | Venable LLPfirm_website · 2026-07-21
  17. 17 San Francisco, CA | Offices | Venable LLPfirm_website · 2026-07-21
  18. 18 Venable Celebrates the Opening of its New Los Angeles Office | About | Venable LLPfirm_website · 2026-07-21
  19. 19 Happy Birthday, Tysons: Joe Schmelter and Ked Whitmore on Celebrating 40 Years in Tysons Corner | Insights | Venable LLPfirm_website · 2026-07-21

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  • Figures are bands, not audited counts; public sources lag reality by weeks or months.
  • Atlas tiers are Sartori’s independent editorial opinion — not the firm’s claim, and not a client-satisfaction measure.
  • No firm-level numeric score exists; Atlas tiers apply only within their own market or practice.
  • No third-party legal-directory band is used as an input.
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Change log

23 Jul 2026 init Public mapped facts; rankings from published Atlas pages + SFI leaderboards.
23 Jul 2026 evidence_ingested 19 verified source(s) ingested → APPROVED (auto).

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