2027 Best Law Firms in Southern California
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...
Gibson Dunn
With more than 2,200 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...
Kirkland & Ellis
Kirkland & Ellis, one of the world’s most elite law firms, is known for its corporate, intellectual property (IP), litigation, M&A, private equity, and restructuring work. With more than 4,000 lawyers, the firm is regularly recognized as...
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Long residing in California—where it maintains a quintet of offices—O’Melveny & Myers has more than 850 attorneys in 17 offices worldwide. O'Melveny's award-winning litigation team is renowned for reducing clients’ exposure and risk by...
Skadden
Skadden is one of the most profitable and well-known law firms in the world. Renowned for its M&A prowess, the firm is an all-star across practice areas, with over 1,700 lawyers around the globe. From Proxy Fights to Powerhouse ...
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Munger, Tolles & Olson is an elite SoCal firm with offices in Los Angeles; San Francisco; and Washington, DC. The firm is best known for litigation, and through its highly selective recruiting process, it hires a high number of clerks. ...
Paul Hastings LLP
Over the past few decades, Paul Hastings has grown into a global powerhouse with strength in employment, entertainment and media, financial restructuring, fintech, global finance, intellectual property, investigations and white collar defense,...
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, has been cultivating the persona of an eccentric genius—shocking the often-staid legal world with its unorthodox approach while impressing it with sweeping successes in the courtroom. This global...
Sidley Austin LLP
Sidley Austin is a global powerhouse with a long list of clients from Fortune 500 companies to startups in a range of industries, including energy, financial services, healthcare, insurance, life sciences, sports and media, and technology. With...
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 ...