List of largest U.S. law firms by number of lawyers

This is a list of the law firms on the National Law Journal's 2008 list of the 250 biggest firms in the United States, by number of lawyers (commonly known as the "NLJ 250").

Note: The Internet Legal Research Group has published an updated of this list created in January 2011. Click here to view the updated list.

Rank Firm name Principal City No. of Attorneys
1 Baker & McKenzie Chicago, IL 3,774
2 DLA Piper Chicago, IL 3,448
3 Jones Day Cleveland, OH 2,515
4 Hogan Lovells Washington, D.C. 2,345
5 Latham & Watkins Los Angeles, CA 2,006
6 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom New York City 1,886
7 White & Case New York City 1,863
8 Greenberg Traurig Miami, FL 1,763
9 K&L Gates Pittsburgh, PA 1,734
10 Mayer Brown Chicago, IL 1,684
11 Sidley Austin Chicago, IL 1,571
12 Reed Smith Pittsburgh, PA 1,430
13 Kirkland & Ellis Chicago, IL 1,419
14 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Philadelphia, PA 1,206
15 Weil, Gotshal & Manges New York City 1,193
16 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton New York City 1,123
17 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe New York City 1,079
18 Dewey & LeBoeuf New York City 1,071
19 Ropes & Gray Boston, MA 1062
20 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Los Angeles, CA 1033
21 Morrison & Foerster San Francisco, CA 1,004
22 Holland & Knight Miami, FL 942
23 O'Melveny & Myers Los Angeles, CA 884
24 McDermott Will & Emery Chicago, IL 1,187
25 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr Washington, DC 1,180
26 Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker Los Angeles, CA 1,175
27 Foley & Lardner Milwaukee, WI 1,032
28 Dechert Philadelphia, PA 1,019
29 Winston & Strawn Chicago, IL 1,004
30 King & Spalding Atlanta, GA 992
31 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Washington, DC 983
32 Hunton & Williams Richmond, VA 950
32 Alston & Bird Atlanta, GA 924
33 Bingham McCutchen Boston, MA 903
34 Fulbright & Jaworski Houston, TX 896
35 McGuireWoods Richmond, VA 880
36 Shearman & Sterling New York City 870
37 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett New York City 869
38 Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Cleveland, OH 856
39 Bryan Cave St. Louis, MO 852
40 Baker Botts Houston, TX 827
42 Proskauer Rose New York City 784
43 Goodwin Procter Boston, MA 781
44 Davis Polk & Wardwell New York City 774
45 Debevoise & Plimpton New York City 772
46 Vinson & Elkins Houston, TX 759
47 Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker New York City 752
48 Seyfarth Shaw Chicago, IL 750
49 Sullivan & Cromwell New York City 748
50 Howrey G Washington, DC 743
51 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison New York City 732
52 Littler Mendelson San Francisco, CA 722
53 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman San Francisco, CA 710
54 Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell Dallas, TX 707
55 Nixon Peabody Boston, MA 699
56 Drinker Biddle & Reath Philadelphia, PA 685
57 Troutman Sanders Atlanta, GA 780
58 Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson New York City 675
59 Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal Chicago, IL 671
60 Dorsey & Whitney Minneapolis, MN 670
61 Willkie Farr & Gallagher New York City 669
62 Covington & Burling Washington, DC 662
63 Katten Muchin Rosenman Chicago, IL 658
64 Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy New York City 657
65 Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith Los Angeles, CA 654
66 Arnold & Porter Washington, DC 651
67 Perkins Coie Seattle, WA 632
68 Husch Blackwell Sanders St. Louis, MO 629
69 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Palo Alto, CA 620
70 Cooley Godward Kronish Palo Alto, CA 618
71 Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft New York City 610
72 Duane Morris Philadelphia, PA 594
73 Baker & Hostetler Cleveland, OH 594
74 Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Boston, MA 576
75 Venable LLP Washington, DC 569
76 Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll Philadelphia, PA 554
77 Cravath, Swaine & Moore New York City 554
78 Thelen A New York City 553
79 Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz Memphis, TN 549
80 Kaye Scholer New York City 530
81 Patton Boggs Washington, DC 529
82 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Pittsburgh, PA 529
83 Shook, Hardy & Bacon Kansas City, MO 520
84 Jackson Lewis LLP White Plains, NY 517
85 Pepper Hamilton Philadelphia, PA 514
86 Steptoe & Johnson LLP Washington, DC 506
87 Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice Winston-Salem, NC 505
88 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo Boston, MA 504
89 Blank Rome Philadelphia, PA 503
90 Faegre & Benson Minneapolis, MN 502
91 Haynes and Boone Dallas, TX 495
92 Akerman Senterfitt Miami, FL 484
93 Jenner & Block Chicago, IL 482
94 Chadbourne & Parke New York City 481
95 Schulte Roth & Zabel New York City 481
96 Cozen O'Connor Philadelphia, PA 478
97 Hinshaw & Culbertson Chicago, IL 477
98 Davis Wright Tremaine Seattle, WA 467
99 Kilpatrick Stockton Atlanta, GA 466
100 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton Los Angeles, CA 458
101 Thompson & Knight Dallas, TX 458
102 Quarles & Brady Milwaukee, WI 450
103 Dinsmore & Shohl Cincinnati, OH 450
104 Fox Rothschild Philadelphia, PA 440
105 Snell & Wilmer Phoenix, AZ 440
106 McKenna Long & Aldridge Atlanta, GA 435
107 Sutherland Asbill & Brennan Atlanta, GA 429
108 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart Greenville, SC 428
109 Fish & Richardson Boston, MA 428
110 Barnes & Thornburg Indianapolis, IN 427
111 Bracewell & Giuliani Houston, TX 425
112 Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin Philadelphia, PA 408
113 Crowell & Moring Washington, DC 408
114 Andrews Kurth Houston, TX 407
115 Holland & Hart Denver, CO 406
116 Day Pitney Florham Park, NJ 405
117 Dickstein Shapiro Washington, DC 403
118 Kutak Rock Omaha, NE 399
119 McCarter & English Newark, NJ 399
120 Thompson Hine Cleveland, OH 396
121 Schiff Hardin Chicago, IL 395
122 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease Columbus, OH 392
123 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Columbia, SC 391
124 Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone Detroit, MI 387
125 Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges Los Angeles, CA 382
126 Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold San Francisco, CA 380
127 Kelley Drye & Warren New York City 378
128 Dykema Gossett Detroit, MI 374
129 Epstein Becker & Green New York City 372
130 Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel New York City 372
131 Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner Washington, DC 366
132 Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Los Angeles, CA 358
133 Stroock & Stroock & Lavan New York City 357
134 Stoel Rives Portland, OR 350
135 Jackson Walker Dallas, TX 345
136 Thompson Coburn St. Louis, MO 344
137 Frost Brown Todd Cincinnati, OH 342
138 Baker & Daniels Indianapolis, IN 342
139 Taft Stettinius & Hollister Cincinnati, OH 337
140 Arent Fox Washington, DC 336
141 Hughes Hubbard & Reed New York City 334
142 Williams Mullen Richmond, VA 326
143 Stinson Morrison Hecker Kansas City, MO 324
144 Gordon & Rees San Francisco, CA 322
145 Loeb & Loeb Los Angeles, CA 310
146 Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus Kansas City, MO 304
147 LeClairRyan Richmond, VA 300
148 Moore & Van Allen Charlotte, NC 300
149 Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen E Philadelphia, PA 298
150 Cahill Gordon & Reindel New York City 287
151 Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman New York City 286
152 Carlton Fields Tampa, FL 281
153 Gardere Wynne Sewell Dallas, TX 281
154 Winstead P.C. Dallas, TX 281
155 Lathrop & Gage Kansas City, MO 281
156 Thacher Proffitt & Wood C New York City 280
157 Lowenstein Sandler Roseland, NJ 278
158 Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott Pittsburgh, PA 273
159 Stites & Harbison Louisville, KY 272
160 Fenwick & West Mountain View, CA 271
161 Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi Minneapolis, MN 267
162 Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz Chicago, IL 265
163 Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre New Orleans, LA 264
164 Adorno & Yoss Miami, FL 262
165 Wiley Rein Washington, DC 262
166 Ice Miller Indianapolis, IN 262
167 Bell, Boyd & Lloyd D Chicago, IL 260
168 Phelps Dunbar New Orleans, LA 258
169 Bradley Arant Rose & White Birmingham, AL 255
170 Adams and Reese New Orleans, LA 253
171 Armstrong Teasdale St. Louis, MO 252
172 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur Columbus, OH 251
173 Foley Hoag Boston, MA 251
174 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear Irvine, CA 249
175 Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein Charlotte, NC 248
176 Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis Los Angeles, CA 247
177 Balch & Bingham Birmingham, AL 244
178 Butzel Long Detroit, MI 243
179 Boies, Schiller & Flexner New York City 237
180 Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Denver, CO 235
181 Williams & Connolly Washington, DC 235
182 Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle New York City 235
183 Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn Detroit, MI 234
184 Fredrikson & Byron Minneapolis, MN 233
185 McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter Morristown, NJ 232
186 Saul Ewing Philadelphia, PA 231
187 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz New York City 231
188 Gibbons P.C. Newark, NJ 230
189 Michael Best & Friedrich Milwaukee, WI 229
190 Dickinson Wright Detroit, MI 228
191 Holme Roberts & Owen Denver, CO 228
192 Irell & Manella Los Angeles, CA 228
193 Roetzel & Andress Akron, OH 227
194 Hodgson Russ Buffalo, NY 227
195 Townsend and Townsend and Crew San Francisco, CA 227
196 Miles & Stockbridge Baltimore, MD 224
197 Chapman and Cutler Chicago, IL 219
198 White and Williams Philadelphia, PA 216
199 Warner Norcross & Judd Grand Rapids, MI 215
200 Robinson & Cole Hartford, CT 215
201 Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis Nashville, TN 214
202 GrayRobinson Orlando, FL 213
203 Brown Rudnick Boston, MA 213
204 Bass, Berry & Sims Nashville, TN 211
205 Burr & Forman Birmingham, AL 208
206 Fisher & Phillips Atlanta, GA 208
207 Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg Chicago, IL 204
208 Shutts & Bowen Miami, FL 203
209 Choate, Hall & Stewart Boston, MA 202
210 McKee Nelson F New York City 202
211 Fowler White Boggs Banker Tampa, FL 201
212 Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren Milwaukee, WI 201
213 Lewis and Roca Phoenix, AZ 199
214 Miller & Martin Chattanooga, TN 198
215 Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs Louisville, KY 198
216 Best Best & Krieger Riverside, CA 198
217 Goulston & Storrs Boston, MA 195
218 Powell Goldstein B Atlanta, GA 195
219 Strasburger & Price Dallas, TX 194
220 Fennemore Craig Phoenix, AZ 194
221 Stevens & Lee Reading, PA 193
222 Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon Chicago, IL 192
223 Munger, Tolles & Olson Los Angeles, CA 190
224 Leonard, Street and Deinard Minneapolis, MN 189
225 Bond, Schoeneck & King Syracuse, NY 189
226 Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis Philadelphia, PA 189
227 Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler New York City 188
228 Hiscock & Barclay Syracuse, NY 187
229 Jackson Kelly PLLC Charleston, WV 187
230 Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps San Diego, CA 187
231 Herrick, Feinstein New York City 186
232 Lindquist & Vennum Minneapolis, MN 185
233 Godfrey & Kahn Milwaukee, WI 185
234 Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Clarksburg, WV 182
235 Sullivan & Worcester Boston, MA 182
236 Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy New York City 182
237 Smith, Gambrell & Russell Atlanta, GA 181
238 Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young Philadelphia, PA 181
239 Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick Toledo, OH 180
240 Calfee, Halter & Griswold Cleveland, OH 180
241 Kenyon & Kenyon New York City 180
242 Ford & Harrison Atlanta, GA 179
243 Harris Beach Rochester, NY 179
244 Phillips Lytle Buffalo, NY 179
245 Shughart Thomson & Kilroy Kansas City, MO 179
246 Broad and Cassel Orlando, FL 179
247 Ulmer & Berne Cleveland, OH 176
248 Briggs and Morgan Minneapolis, MN 175
249 Ruden McClosky Ft. Lauderdale, FL 175
250 Nexsen Pruet Columbia, SC 174

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