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Top Government & Public Sector firms
The firms with the deepest government & public sector footprint, ranked 0–100 by the Sartori Firm Index.
Leading Government & Public Sector firms by Index
These are the law firms with the strongest public Government & Public Sector 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 government & public sector practice. Depth labels (“major”, “strong”, “present”) show how central government & public sector is to each firm relative to its size. Headcount is the attorney footprint we map from public sources, shown as ranges. Explore the Government & Public Sector talent market →
| # | Firm | Index | Depth | Tier | Attorneys mapped | Top markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taft | 61.9 | present | National | 1,500–2,500 | Chicago, Minneapolis, Indianapolis… |
| 2 | Greenberg Traurig | 61.6 | present | Global | 2,500–4,000 | Miami, New York, London… |
| 3 | Covington & Burling | 61.5 | strong | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Washington, New York, London… |
| 4 | Akin | 57.5 | present | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 5 | Littler Mendelson | 56.8 | present | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Bogotá, San Francisco, Los Angeles… |
| 6 | FBT Gibbons | 55.7 | present | National | 500–1,000 | Louisville, Cincinnati, Newark… |
| 7 | Maynard Nexsen | 54.5 | present | National | 500–1,000 | Birmingham, Columbia, Huntsville… |
| 8 | Dickinson Wright | 54 | present | International | 500–1,000 | Troy, Toronto, Detroit… |
| 9 | Barnes & Thornburg | 52.4 | present | National | 1,000–1,500 | Indianapolis, Chicago, Atlanta… |
| 10 | Gowling WLG | 51.6 | present | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Ottawa, Toronto, Birmingham… |
| 11 | Kutak Rock | 51.3 | present | National | 500–1,000 | Omaha, Denver, Kansas City… |
| 12 | Fidal | 50.7 | present | International | 1,000–1,500 | Paris, Nantes, Lyon… |
| 13 | Fieldfisher | 50.1 | present | Global | 1,000–1,500 | London, Paris, Dublin… |
| 14 | Cozen O'Connor | 49.1 | present | International | 1,000–1,500 | Philadelphia, New York, Washington… |
| 15 | Manatt | 49.1 | present | National | 500–1,000 | Los Angeles, New York, Washington… |
| 16 | Freeman Mathis & Gary | 49 | present | National | 500–1,000 | Atlanta, Los Angeles, Boston… |
| 17 | Ice Miller | 48.3 | present | National | 250–500 | Indianapolis, Columbus, Chicago… |
| 18 | McGuireWoods | 48 | present | International | 1,000–1,500 | Richmond, Charlotte, Washington… |
| 19 | Brodies | 47.9 | present | National | 500–1,000 | Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen… |
| 20 | HWL Ebsworth | 47.9 | present | National | 250–500 | Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane… |
| 21 | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 47.6 | strong | National | 250–500 | Denver, Washington, Las Vegas… |
| 22 | Butler Snow | 47.4 | strong | International | 250–500 | Jackson, Memphis, Nashville… |
| 23 | Burr & Forman | 47 | present | National | 250–500 | Birmingham, Atlanta, Columbia… |
| 24 | Cuatrecasas | 47 | present | Global | 500–1,000 | Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon… |
| 25 | Jackson Lewis | 46.7 | present | National | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco… |
| 26 | Dykema | 46.7 | present | National | 250–500 | Detroit, Chicago, Dallas… |
| 27 | WilmerHale | 46.4 | present | International | 1,000–1,500 | Washington, Boston, New York… |
| 28 | Chiomenti Studio Legale | 46.3 | present | International | 250–500 | Milan, Rome, London… |
| 29 | Bass Berry & Sims | 46.1 | present | National | 250–500 | Nashville, Memphis, Washington… |
| 30 | Harris Beach Murtha | 46.1 | present | National | 250–500 | New York, Rochester, Boston… |
| 31 | Adams and Reese | 46 | strong | National | 250–500 | New Orleans, Nashville, Tampa… |
| 32 | Irwin Mitchell | 45.9 | present | National | 1,000–1,500 | London, Sheffield, Birmingham… |
| 33 | Luther | 45.8 | strong | Global | 500–1,000 | Cologne, Hamburg, Frankfurt… |
| 34 | Shumaker Loop & Kendrick | 45.7 | strong | National | 250–500 | Tampa, Toledo, Sarasota… |
| 35 | Venable | 45.7 | present | National | 500–1,000 | Washington, New York, Baltimore… |
| 36 | Heuking | 45.7 | strong | National | 250–500 | Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Munich… |
| 37 | Nauta Dutilh | 45.4 | present | Global | 250–500 | Amsterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg… |
| 38 | Crowell & Moring | 45.1 | strong | Global | 500–1,000 | Washington, New York, Los Angeles… |
| 39 | Wyatt Tarrant & Combs | 44.5 | strong | National | 250–500 | Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville… |
| 40 | GrayRobinson | 44.3 | strong | National | 250–500 | Orlando, Miami, Tampa… |
| 41 | Bech-Bruun | 44 | strong | National | 250–500 | Copenhagen, Aarhus |
| 42 | Bracewell | 43.9 | strong | International | 250–500 | Houston, Washington, New York… |
| 43 | Browne Jacobson | 43.5 | present | International | 500–1,000 | Nottingham, Birmingham, Manchester… |
| 44 | Hall Booth Smith | 43.5 | present | National | 250–500 | Atlanta, New York, Columbus… |
| 45 | Mills Oakley | 43 | strong | National | 250–500 | Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane… |
| 46 | Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott | 42.9 | present | National | 250–500 | Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Boston… |
| 47 | GÖRG | 42.9 | strong | National | 250–500 | Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg… |
| 48 | Winstead | 42.7 | present | National | 250–500 | Dallas, Austin, Houston… |
| 49 | GvW Graf von Westphalen | 42.6 | strong | International | 250–500 | Hamburg, Frankfurt, Munich… |
| 50 | Miller Canfield | 41.6 | present | Global | 250–500 | Detroit, Troy, Chicago… |
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How are the top Government & Public Sector 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 government & public sector is a leading practice. The Index measures public footprint and momentum, not the quality of any firm's government & public sector work.
What does the depth label mean?
“Major”, “strong” and “present” describe how large a share of the firm's mapped attorneys work in government & public sector, relative to the firm's overall size — a footprint signal, not a quality judgement.
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