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Top 25 Fund formation law firms based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 3,222 fund formation law firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 78,717 professional contacts across them, including 42,645 with verified work emails and 40,253 with mobile numbers. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers fund formation law firms headquartered in the 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, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 3, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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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The 25 largest fund formation law firms based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 3,222 fund formation law firms based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 3, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names fund formation law firms: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#CompanyHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1
Kirkland & EllisPartial evidence
Dallas, TX, United States5,001-10,0008,319

“As one of the world’s leading law firms, we serve a broad range of clients with market-leading practices in private equity, M&A and other complex corporate transactions…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
2
Mayer BrownStrong evidence
Houston, TX, United States1,001-5,0004,209

“Mayer Brown is a leading international law firm, positioned to represent the world’s major corporations, funds and financial institutions in their most important and complex…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
3
Despacho DE AbogadosIndirect evidence
Los Angeles, CA, United States1,001-5,0003,244

“The Gold Group is a top producing team within Keller Williams Beverly Hills family.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
4
FOX RothschildIndirect evidence
Sarasota, FL, United States1,001-5,0002,161

“With bold growth, Fox Rothschild brings together attorneys coast to coast.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
5
Dechert LLPPartial evidence
Philadelphia, PA, United States1,001-5,0002,056

“Dechert is the law firm that helps business leaders lead.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
6Columbia, SC, United States1,001-5,0002,036

“Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins is an Am Law 100 firm of more than attorneys, policy advisors and professionals with 33 offices in 17 states and Washington, D.C.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
7
Venable LLPPartial evidence
Washington, DC, United States1,001-5,0001,791

“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: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
8
Ballard Spahr LLPPartial evidence
Washington D.C., DC, United States1,001-5,0001,720

“Ballard Spahr LLP, an Am Law 100 law firm with more than 750 lawyers in 19 U.S.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
9
Clark Hill LAWIndirect evidence
Grand Rapids, MI, United States1,001-5,0001,355

“At Clark Hill, our value proposition is simple.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
10
Snell & WilmerPartial evidence
Palo Alto, CA, United States501-1,0001,233

“Founded in 1938, Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm with more than 500 lawyers practicing in 17 locations throughout the United States and in Mexico.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
11
Dickinson WrightIndirect evidence
Saginaw, MI, United States501-1,0001,030

“Dickinson Wright is a growing, full-service firm of experienced, creative, diverse and dedicated legal professionals.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
12
Jackson Walker LLPPartial evidence
San Antonio, TX, United States501-1,0001,006

“Jackson Walker is a Texas-based law firm with a national presence and global reach.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
13
Saul Ewing LLPIndirect evidence
Philadelphia, PA, United States501-1,000918

“Inspired People.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
14
Fredrikson & Byron, P.APartial evidence
Mankato, MN, United States501-1,000852

“At Fredrikson, we’ve built a reputation as the firm “where law and business meet” by bringing business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to our work with clients, and by…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
15
Hall Booth Smith, P.CPartial evidence
Missoula, MT, United States501-1,000802

“Established in 1989, Hall Booth Smith, P.C.(HBS) is a full-service law firm with 32 offices across the United States.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
16
Adams & ReeseIndirect evidence
Washington, DC, United States501-1,000766

“At Adams & Reese, we take things personally.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
17
Kelley Drye & Warren LLPPartial evidence
Los Angeles, CA, United States501-1,000686

“Kelley Drye is an AmLaw 200 law firm of more than 350 lawyers and other professionals practicing in New York, NY; Washington, D.C; Chicago, IL; Houston, TX, Los Angeles, CA; San…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
18
Offit KurmanIndirect evidence
Wilmington, DE, United States501-1,000599

“Offit Kurman is a full-service AmLaw 200 firm serving dynamic businesses, individuals, and families in more than 30 areas of practice.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
19Syracuse, NY, United States201-500582

“Bond is a full-service law firm counseling individuals, companies, not-for-profits and public sector entities in a wide spectrum of practice areas.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
20Charlotte, NC, United States501-1,000578

“Businesses and local governments turn to Parker Poe to structure transactions, navigate regulations, and resolve disputes.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
21
Wiley Rein LLPIndirect evidence
Washington, DC, United States501-1,000576

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

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
22
Chapman And Cutler LLPPartial evidence
Charlotte, NC, United States201-500562

“Chapman is a law firm focused on finance.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
23
GunsterPartial evidence
Miami, FL, United States501-1,000522

“Gunster, Florida’s law firm for leaders, provides full-service legal counsel to leading organizations and individuals from its 13 offices statewide.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
24Milwaukee, WI, United States201-500489

“At Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, we know that every trusted relationship begins with understanding.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
25
Stradley RononIndirect evidence
New York, NY, United States201-500476

“Philadelphia Grown.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026

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Fund formation law firms based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 3, 2026
1-10Median size (employees)
New YorkLargest hub · 219 HQs
40,253Contacts with mobile numbers
Sep 3, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
2,179
11-50
760
51-200
201
201-500
33
501-1,000
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1,001-5,000
11
5,001-10,000
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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 fund formation law firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence 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 SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “fund formation law firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among fund formation law firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States 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 an evidence 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, 42,645 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
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Fund formation law firms by metro

  • Fund formation law firms in New York219
  • Fund formation law firms in Chicago82
  • Fund formation law firms in Los Angeles76
  • Fund formation law firms in Houston70
  • Fund formation law firms in Dallas60
  • Fund formation law firms in Washington58
  • Fund formation law firms in Atlanta55
  • Fund formation law firms in San Diego52

Frequently asked

How many fund formation law firms are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 3,222 fund formation law firms headquartered in the 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?

Kirkland & Ellis, headquartered in Dallas, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most fund formation law firms?

New York leads with 219 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (82) and Los Angeles (76).

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 42,645 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 3,222 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 3, 2026.

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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 SmartSearch, 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.