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 |
|---|---|---|
| O’Connell & Aronowitz | 29 | 100% |
| O’Hagan Meyer | 29 | 90% |
| Offit Kurman | 104 | 94% |
| Ogletree Deakins | 96 | 95% |
| Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners | 51 | 94% |
| Olenderfeldman LLP | 15 | 87% |
| Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP | 89 | 99% |
| Omrani & Taub, P.C. | 10 | 100% |
| Oppenheim + Zebrak, LLP | 19 | 100% |
| Orloff, Lowenbach, Stifelman & Siegel, P.A. | 21 | 100% |
| Orrick | 20 | 95% |
| Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | 439 | 95% |
| Ortoli Rosenstadt LLP | 16 | 100% |
| Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP | 35 | 91% |
| Otterbourg P.C. | 54 | 98% |
| Outten & Golden LLP | 45 | 98% |
| Oved & Oved LLP | 13 | 100% |
| O’Connor & O’Connor, Esqs. | 24 | 92% |
| O’Connor McGuinness Conte Doyle Oleson Watson & Loftus, LLP | 12 | 100% |
| O’Connor Redd Orlando LLP | 13 | 100% |
| O’Melveny & Myers LLP | 254 | 94% |
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.