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Top Securities & Capital Markets firms
The firms with the deepest securities & capital markets footprint, ranked 0–100 by the Sartori Firm Index.
Leading Securities & Capital Markets firms by Index
These are the law firms with the strongest public Securities & Capital Markets 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 securities & capital markets practice. Depth labels (“major”, “strong”, “present”) show how central securities & capital markets is to each firm relative to its size. Headcount is the attorney footprint we map from public sources, shown as ranges. Explore the Securities & Capital Markets talent market →
| # | Firm | Index | Depth | Tier | Attorneys mapped | Top markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goodwin Procter | 62.3 | present | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Boston, New York, Washington… |
| 2 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 61.5 | present | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 3 | Latham & Watkins | 61.1 | present | Global | 4,000+ | New York, London, Washington… |
| 4 | Linklaters | 60.9 | present | Global | 2,500–4,000 | London, Paris, Frankfurt… |
| 5 | Weil Gotshal & Manges | 57.8 | present | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 6 | Davis Polk & Wardwell | 57.2 | strong | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 7 | Morgan Lewis | 56.3 | present | Global | 1,500–2,500 | Washington, Philadelphia, New York… |
| 8 | Sidley Austin | 55.3 | strong | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Chicago, Washington… |
| 9 | King & Wood | 54.5 | major | Global | 500–1,000 | Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong… |
| 10 | Cooley | 53.8 | present | Global | 1,500–2,500 | San Francisco, Washington, New York… |
| 11 | Paul Hastings | 50.9 | present | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 12 | Katten Muchin Rosenman | 50.2 | present | International | 500–1,000 | Chicago, New York, Los Angeles… |
| 13 | Thompson Hine | 49.9 | present | National | 500–1,000 | Cleveland, Cincinnati, New York… |
| 14 | Quinn Emanuel | 49.7 | present | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Los Angeles, London… |
| 15 | Freeman Mathis & Gary | 49 | present | National | 500–1,000 | Atlanta, Los Angeles, Boston… |
| 16 | JunHe | 46.8 | strong | International | 250–500 | Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong… |
| 17 | WilmerHale | 46.4 | present | International | 1,000–1,500 | Washington, Boston, New York… |
| 18 | Hunton Andrews Kurth | 46.3 | present | Global | 500–1,000 | Richmond, Washington, New York… |
| 19 | Cleary Gottlieb | 46 | present | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Washington, London… |
| 20 | Lowenstein Sandler | 45.9 | present | National | 250–500 | New York, San Francisco, Washington… |
| 21 | Vedder | 45.7 | strong | International | 250–500 | Chicago, New York, Los Angeles… |
| 22 | Carlton Fields | 45 | present | National | 250–500 | Tampa, Miami, New York… |
| 23 | Sullivan & Cromwell | 44.9 | present | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 24 | Dechert | 44.8 | present | Global | 1,000–1,500 | New York, Philadelphia, London… |
| 25 | Blake Cassels & Graydon | 43.6 | present | International | 1,000–1,500 | Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary… |
| 26 | Mintz | 42.8 | present | International | 500–1,000 | Boston, New York, Washington… |
| 27 | Fried Frank | 42.2 | present | International | 500–1,000 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 28 | Gunderson Dettmer | 42.1 | present | International | 250–500 | San Francisco, New York, Boston… |
| 29 | Cahill Gordon & Reindel | 41.5 | present | International | 250–500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 30 | Stikeman Elliott | 41.1 | present | International | 500–1,000 | Toronto, Montreal, Calgary… |
| 31 | Chapman and Cutler | 40.7 | strong | National | 250–500 | Chicago, New York, Charlotte… |
| 32 | Armstrong Teasdale | 40.6 | present | National | 250–500 | St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas City… |
| 33 | Godfrey & Kahn | 39.3 | present | National | 100–250 | Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay… |
| 34 | Stradley Ronon | 38.7 | major | National | 250–500 | Philadelphia, Washington, New York… |
| 35 | Sullivan | 38.1 | major | International | 100–250 | Boston, New York, London… |
| 36 | Kobre & Kim | 37.4 | present | Global | 250–500 | New York, London, Washington… |
| 37 | Fenwick & West | 37.3 | present | National | 500–1,000 | San Francisco, New York, Seattle… |
| 38 | Harter Secrest & Emery | 36.6 | strong | National | 100–250 | Rochester, Buffalo, Albany… |
| 39 | Munger Tolles & Olson | 35.6 | present | National | 100–250 | Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington |
| 40 | Seward & Kissel | 35.5 | strong | National | 100–250 | New York, Washington |
| 41 | Williams & Connolly | 34.3 | present | National | 250–500 | Washington, New York |
| 42 | Susman Godfrey | 34.1 | present | National | 100–250 | Houston, New York, Los Angeles… |
| 43 | Becker & Poliakoff | 33.7 | present | International | 100–250 | Miami, New York, Orlando… |
| 44 | Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton | 31.7 | present | National | 100–250 | Raleigh |
| 45 | Ellenoff Grossman & Schole | 31.4 | major | National | 100–250 | New York, Los Angeles |
| 46 | Lieff Cabraser | 31.2 | present | National | 100–250 | San Francisco, New York, Nashville |
| 47 | McLaughlin & Stern | 31 | present | National | 100–250 | New York, San Francisco, Miami… |
| 48 | Bressler Amery & Ross | 30.8 | major | National | 100–250 | New York, Miami, Birmingham… |
| 49 | Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth | 30.3 | present | National | 100–250 | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Francisco… |
| 50 | Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd | 29.4 | major | National | 100–250 | San Diego, New York, Miami… |
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How are the top Securities & Capital Markets 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 securities & capital markets is a leading practice. The Index measures public footprint and momentum, not the quality of any firm's securities & capital markets work.
What does the depth label mean?
“Major”, “strong” and “present” describe how large a share of the firm's mapped attorneys work in securities & capital markets, relative to the firm's overall size — a footprint signal, not a quality judgement.
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