2026 Best Law Firms in Northern California
Cooley
With more than 1,300 lawyers practicing across the United States, Europe, and Asia, Cooley is synonymous with tech and venture capital work. The firm is also highly regarded for its clean tech, cyber/data security, privacy, intellectual property...
Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s largest law firms. With more than 3,500 attorneys in 14 countries around the world, Latham practices in all the major jurisdictions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia and regularly...
Morrison Foerster
Morrison Foerster complements its capabilities in stateside intellectual property (IP), finance, life sciences, technology, and litigation with a long reach across the Pacific Rim and into Europe. From the Golden Gate to the Great Wall ...
Wilson Sonsini
With more than 1,100 attorneys across 17 offices around the world, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is a global player with practices in technology and life sciences financings and M&A, tech licensing transactions, intellectual property...
Kirkland & Ellis
Kirkland & Ellis, one of the world’s most elite law firms, is known for its corporate, intellectual property, litigation, M&A, private equity, and restructuring work. With more than 4,000 lawyers, the firm is regularly recognized as one...
Skadden
Skadden is one of the most profitable and well-known law firms in the world. It was the first law firm to exceed $1 billion in annual revenue, now the industry brass ring. Renowned for its M&A prowess, the firm is an all-star across practice...
Gibson Dunn
With more than 2,000 attorneys across 10 countries, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher is a force. Among the top firms in the country, Gibson Dunn is well-known for its litigation and trial work—especially its bustling appellate litigation and...
Orrick
Orrick is a global firm of more than 1,100 attorneys that is fiercely committed to teamwork and innovation. The firm has offices across the globe, including in California, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, and...
Fenwick
Known for its innovative work with technology and life sciences companies, Fenwick & West is home to nearly 600 attorneys in seven offices. The firm has grown beyond Silicon Valley to three other locations in California and has established a...
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP boasts one of the nation’s best and most comprehensive corporate departments with impressive teams in capital markets, M&A, executive compensation, finance, financial institutions, restructuring, private credit,...