Law firms by attorneys on the New York register
Counted from the register, not from surveys
- Firms with 10 or more
- 1,229
- Register file
- Sep 29, 2026
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has the most attorneys on the New York register: 1,464 living registrants, wherever they work, list it as their employer on the file of Sep 29, 2026, followed by Latham & Watkins LLP (1,434) and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (1,308). The count is not a firm’s head count or its New York office.
The 20 law firms with the most attorneys on the register
| Rank | Law firm | Attorneys |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirkland & Ellis LLP | 1,464 |
| 2 | Latham & Watkins LLP | 1,434 |
| 3 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | 1,308 |
| 4 | Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | 1,148 |
| 5 | Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | 1,105 |
| 6 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | 894 |
| 7 | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | 843 |
| 8 | White & Case LLP | 830 |
| 9 | Sidley Austin LLP | 800 |
| 10 | Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | 773 |
| 11 | Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | 763 |
| 12 | Greenberg Traurig, LLP | 753 |
| 13 | Milbank LLP | 677 |
| 14 | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 668 |
| 15 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | 665 |
| 16 | Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | 649 |
| 17 | DLA Piper LLP | 628 |
| 18 | Ropes & Gray LLP | 623 |
| 19 | Paul Hastings LLP | 596 |
| 20 | McDermott Will & Schulte LLP | 589 |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; employer spellings merged (methodology).
All 1,229 firms with ten or more, A to Z
| Firm | Attorneys | Registered, current or due |
|---|---|---|
| Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC | 55 | 98% |
| Ehrlich, Petriello, Gudin & Plaza | 10 | 90% |
| Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost, Botwinick, Nunn & Musmanno, P.C. | 22 | 95% |
| Eisenberg & Baum, LLP | 13 | 100% |
| Eisner, LLP | 20 | 95% |
| Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek | 41 | 98% |
| Elias Law Group LLP | 13 | 100% |
| Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | 112 | 95% |
| Elman Freiberg PLLC | 12 | 100% |
| Elsberg Baker & Maruri PLLC | 30 | 100% |
| Elvinger Hoss Prussen | 10 | 90% |
| Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP | 34 | 100% |
| Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP | 44 | 93% |
| Entwistle & Cappucci LLP | 11 | 82% |
| Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. | 144 | 96% |
| Epstein Drangel LLP | 14 | 100% |
| Ernstrom & Dreste LLP | 10 | 100% |
| Esseks, Hefter, Angel, Di Talia & Pasca, LLP | 12 | 100% |
| Evans Fox LLP | 18 | 100% |
| Eversheds Sutherland (Us) LLP | 151 | 97% |
| Ey Law LLP | 34 | 97% |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026.
Public and in-house employers with the most attorneys
| Employer | Attorneys | Registered, current or due |
|---|---|---|
| The Legal Aid Society | 1,140 | 96% |
| Morgan Stanley | 468 | 94% |
| U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | 421 | 97% |
| New York City Law Department | 415 | 97% |
| New York County District Attorney’s Office | 374 | 98% |
| Kings County District Attorney’s Office | 325 | 97% |
| Ernst & Young LLP | 309 | 89% |
| Brooklyn Defender Services | 300 | 98% |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026.