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Top 25 Big 4 law firms based in Washington, United States

RevenueBase identified 135 big 4 law firms headquartered in Washington, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 34,577 professional contacts across them, including 19,996 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (536 companies); Washington has 135.

This list covers big 4 law firms headquartered in Washington, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 23, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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135Companies
34,577Contacts tracked
19,996Verified emails
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The 25 largest big 4 law firms based in Washington, United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 135 big 4 law firms based in Washington, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 23, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to big 4 law firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
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1Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 20265,001-10,0005,941 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“With its singular tradition and widely recognized record of client service, Jones Day provides formidable legal talent across multiple disciplines and jurisdictions through the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
2Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 20261,001-5,0002,567 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“From our offices in Beijing, Boston, Brussels, Dubai, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, and Washington, we…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
3Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 20261,001-5,0002,333 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Arnold & Porter combines sophisticated regulatory, litigation, and transactional capabilities to resolve clients’ most complex issues.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
4Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 20261,001-5,0002,333 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (WilmerHale) is a leading international law firm with more than 1,200 lawyers located throughout 12 offices in the United States and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
5Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 20261,001-5,0002,073 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Recognized as one of the top firms for client service and quality of legal services, BakerHostetler is a leading law firm that helps clients around the world address their most…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
6Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 20261,001-5,0001,790 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Committed to Your Success – As a law firm of more than 900 professionals, Venable delivers legal services globally in every area of regulatory compliance, government affairs…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
7Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 20261,001-5,0001,602 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Crowell & Moring is an international law firm with operations in the United States, Europe, MENA, and Asia.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
8Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 20261,001-5,0001,297 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For 125 years, Hunton has served clients across the globe with a collaborative and purposeful approach.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
9Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 20261,001-5,0001,207 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“In more than 100 years of practice, Steptoe* has earned an international reputation for vigorous representation of clients before governmental agencies, successful advocacy in…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
10Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 20261,001-5,000934 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Your goals define our mission.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
11Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 2026501-1,000576 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1983, Wiley is a dominant presence in the nation’s capital.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
12Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 2026501-1,000425 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Williams & Connolly is recognized as one of the world’s premier litigation firms.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
13Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 20261,001-5,000313 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Dentons is proud to announce that the merger between Dentons US and McKenna Long & Aldridge is complete.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
14Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 2026501-1,000292 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Market Leading Specialty Firm (SM), is internationally recognized for its work with clients, from start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
15Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 20261,001-5,000276 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 1956, Howrey LLP existed as a global law firm, focused on antitrust, intellectual property and global litigation, with offices throughout the United States and Europe…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
16Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 202651-200230 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Keller and Heckman, founded in 1962, has a broad practice in the areas of regulatory law, public policy, and litigation, serving both domestic and international clients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
17Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 20261,001-5,000168 contacts →

Partial evidence

“It all starts with our mission: To be a trusted advisor that brings expertise to tackle any legal challenge that multinational corporations and law firms face, whenever and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
18Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 2026201-500167 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Headquartered in Washington, DC with nearly 200 lawyers across 25 states, PLG is a new model law firm known nationally for its innovative business model and collaborative culture.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
19Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 202651-200129 contacts →

Partial evidence

“For more than 130 years, Jackson & Campbell has been the law firm to which local, regional, and national businesses, associations, and Washingtonians turn for skilled and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
20Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 202651-20094 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Rothwell Figg is a forward-thinking, client-focused law firm practicing at the convergence of intellectual property, litigation, and technology.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
21Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 2026201-50073 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“On January 1, 2014, Dow Lohnes merged with Cooley LLP.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
22Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 202651-20070 contacts →

Partial evidence

“PilieroMazza – a business law firm – serves as a strategic partner to government contractors and commercial businesses from across the United States in numerous industries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
23Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 202651-20070 contacts →

Partial evidence

“HWG LLP is a boutique law firm designed to offer clients access to top tier legal talent without unnecessary overhead.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
24Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 202611-5050 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Ivins, Phillips & Barker is exclusively engaged in the practice of federal tax, benefits and compensation, and estate and gift tax law.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
25Partial evidenceWashington, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 23, 202651-20038 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Peacock Keller is a full service law firm headquartered in Washington, Pennsylvania.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026

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Big 4 law firms based in Washington, United States at a glance

As of Sep 23, 2026
57.8%Verified-email coverage
256.1Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
Sep 23, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
70
11-50
31
51-200
13
201-500
3
501-1,000
3
1,001-5,000
13
5,001-10,000
2

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Washington, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Washington, over 135 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among big 4 law firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Washington, United States whose own description of what they do matches “big 4 law firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names big 4 law firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among big 4 law firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Washington are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 19,996 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 23, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Big 4 law firms by metro in the United States

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names big 4 law firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many big 4 law firms are there based in Washington, United States?

RevenueBase identified 135 big 4 law firms headquartered in Washington, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Jones DAY, headquartered in Washington, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United States has the most big 4 law firms?

New York leads the United States with 536 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (267) and Los Angeles (235). Washington has 135.

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 19,996 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 135 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 23, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.