2025 Best Law Firms for Pro Bono
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Long residing in California—where it maintains a quintet of offices—O’Melveny & Myers has branched out in all directions with offices in eight countries on three continents, including recent expansion into Texas. The firm is known for its...
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Morgan Lewis has branched out from its Philadelphia roots to build a global network of lawyers in 30+ offices, reaching from Boston to Singapore and from San Francisco to Dubai. The firm’s strengths include litigation, labor and employment,...
Covington & Burling
This “brain trust” law firm is known for quietly (and smartly) going about its business—antitrust, litigation, white collar defense & investigations, corporate, intellectual property, export controls, data privacy and cybersecurity, and...
Proskauer Rose LLP
Proskauer Rose is practically synonymous with “sports law”—clients include Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Hockey League, and the National Basketball Association. Although flashy, this reputation shortchanges...
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
Eversheds Sutherland is one of the largest firms in the world, with more than 3,000 attorneys practicing in offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. In addition, a network of more than 200 related law firms,...
McCarter & English, LLP
Founded as a small-town, one-lawyer practice in the Garden State more than 175 years ago, McCarter & English is one of New Jersey’s oldest law firms, and one of its largest. The firm has grown—both organically and strategically—to around 400...
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Arnold & Porter is home to more than 1,000 lawyers across 13 offices around the globe (plus an operations center in Tallahassee). The firm practices in more than 40 areas and is particularly well known for its antitrust, appellate...
WilmerHale
With 1,100 lawyers across the United States, Asia, and Europe, WilmerHale is a litigation powerhouse known for its work in IP, securities, and appellate litigation, as well as its life sciences and technology experience. The firm counsels...
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Founded in Texas in 1945, Akin has grown to become one of the world’s largest law firms, with more than 900 lawyers across 17 offices around the globe, operating at the intersection of public policy, business, and the law. From Two to 900+ ...
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Debevoise & Plimpton is one of New York’s most powerful law firms and represents high-profile clients in transactions and disputes in established and emerging markets around the world. The firm’s core franchise practices include strategic...