There are lots of totally different and thrilling methods to rank regulation companies. How prestigious are they? How a lot cash are they making? How a lot take-home money do companions earn? How massive are they?
Sure, dimension continues to matter relating to Biglaw, and fortunately, the New York Regulation Journal just lately unleashed its annual NYLJ 100, a rating of the biggest regulation companies in New York protecting the earlier calendar yr. As luck would have it, many Biglaw companies elevated their New York Metropolis headcounts in 2024, and as traditional the highest companies within the metropolis netted a rise in attorneys over their 2023 numbers. For those who’ve ever puzzled about headcounts, that is the rating for you.
In whole, about 12,000 attorneys had been working within the New York workplaces of the state’s 20 largest regulation companies final yr. Actually, nearly all of those regulation companies noticed a headcount enhance of some kind — highlighting that New York regulation companies are nonetheless in development mode.
The highest 10 largest companies (numbers present attorneys in New York) should not shocking. Let’s take a second to gawk at Manhattan’s Biglaw behemoths:
1. Kirkland & Ellis: 969
2. Paul, Weiss: 925
3. Davis Polk: 865
4. Simpson Thacher: 789
5. Latham & Watkins: 770
6. Debevoise & Plimpton: 667
7. Skadden: 649
8. Weil Gotshal: 598
9. Sullivan & Cromwell: 564
10. Milbank: 504
10. Fried Frank: 504
Congratulations as soon as once more to Kirkland for using extra attorneys in New York than some other agency. This agency wins the award for placing the “massive” in Biglaw within the Large Apple.
Head to the NYLJ in case you’re curious in regards to the companies ranked 11-100.
Prime 25 New York Regulation Corporations by Headcount [New York Law Journal]NYLJ 100: The New Titans of New York [New York Law Journal]
Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Regulation, the place she’s labored since 2011. She’d love to listen to from you, so please be at liberty to electronic mail her with any suggestions, questions, feedback, or critiques. You possibly can comply with her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or join along with her on LinkedIn.
