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 |
|---|---|---|
| J&G Law, LLP | 15 | 100% |
| Jackson Lewis P.C. | 262 | 97% |
| Jackson Walker LLP | 18 | 94% |
| Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Firm | 13 | 100% |
| Jacobowitz Newman Tversky LLP | 14 | 93% |
| Jacoby & Meyers | 12 | 92% |
| Jaffe & Asher LLP | 13 | 92% |
| James F. Butler & Associates | 50 | 100% |
| Jaspan Schlesinger Narendran LLP | 40 | 100% |
| Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C. | 27 | 100% |
| Jeff Anderson & Associates, P.A. | 15 | 100% |
| Jeffrey Zwick & Associates, P.C. | 13 | 100% |
| Jenner & Block LLP | 141 | 95% |
| Jingtian & Gongcheng | 48 | 81% |
| Johnson van Kwawegen LLP | 14 | 100% |
| Jones Day | 448 | 91% |
| Jones Jones LLC | 27 | 100% |
| Jones Walker LLP | 18 | 100% |
| Joseph & Norinsberg, LLC | 12 | 100% |
| Jun He Law Offices | 46 | 65% |
| Junhe LLP | 81 | 83% |
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.