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Top 25 Pe law firms based in the United States

Name: Pe law firms based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 5,796 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 5,796 pe law firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 203,983 professional contacts across them, including 118,854 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers pe 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, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

5,796Companies

203,983Contacts tracked

118,854Verified emails

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The 25 largest pe law firms based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 5,796 pe law firms based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to pe 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Kirkland & Ellis	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	8,449 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP And Affiliates	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,540 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates delivers the highest quality advice and novel solutions to legal challenges, enabling clients to achieve their business…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	Mayer Brown	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,177 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	Gibson Dunn	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,735 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5	Goodwin	Indirect evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,582 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Goodwin, we live your business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	Cooley LLP	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,341 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Clients partner with Cooley on transformative deals, complex IP and regulatory matters, and high-stakes litigation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	Paul Hastings	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,045 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With widely recognized elite teams in finance, mergers & acquisitions, private equity, restructuring and special situations, litigation, employment and real estate, Paul Hastings…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8	Morrison Foerster	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,667 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Morrison Foerster transforms complexity into advantage.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,577 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is a global law firm of more than 1,500 lawyers focused on helping clients navigate their most complex legal and business challenges.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	Husch Blackwell	Partial evidence	20+ U.s. Offices, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,539 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Husch Blackwell is a different kind of law firm–structured around our clients’ industries and built on a culture of selfless service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP	Partial evidence	Washington, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,454 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Akin is a global law firm with more than 1,100 lawyers and advisors who pride themselves on dedication to their clients and their communities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12	Arnold & Porter	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,333 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Arnold & Porter combines sophisticated regulatory, litigation, and transactional capabilities to resolve clients’ most complex issues.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	Seyfarth Shaw LLP	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,167 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “High stakes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	FOX Rothschild	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,139 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With bold growth, Fox Rothschild brings together attorneys coast to coast.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	Proskauer Rose LLP	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,096 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are 800+ lawyers serving clients from offices located in the leading financial and business centers in the Americas, Europe and Asia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,092 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the premier legal advisor to technology, life sciences, and other growth enterprises worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	Dechert LLP	Partial evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,041 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Dechert is the law firm that helps business leaders lead.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough	Partial evidence	Columbia, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,012 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP	Indirect evidence	Cincinnati, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,980 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Taft, we work as one team, driven and committed to helping you succeed.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20	Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,949 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Pillsbury is one of the world’s foremost law firms, operating at the intersection of technology innovation, capital and government.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21	Troutman Pepper Locke LLP	Indirect evidence	United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,895 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Troutman Pepper Locke LLP helps clients solve complex legal challenges and achieve their business goals in an ever-changing global economy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,871 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a premier law firm with market-leading practices, a global perspective and strong New York roots.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23	Faegre Drinker	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,848 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Faegre Drinker is a firm designed for clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	Venable LLP	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,790 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 21, 2026
25	Vinson & Elkins	Partial evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,693 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Vinson & Elkins is a law firm of global distinction, working with leading companies on wide-ranging matters in key industries across the economy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: pe law firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names pe law firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of pe law firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name pe law firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Pe law firms based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

58.3%Verified-email coverage

35.2Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

6.5%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

3,535

11-50

1,624

51-200

423

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 5,796 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 pe 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 the United States whose own description of what they do matches “pe 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 pe 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 pe 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 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, 118,854 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 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Pe law firms by metro

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 pe 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 pe law firms are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 5,796 pe 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 Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most pe law firms?

New York leads with 375 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (165) and Los Angeles (165).

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 118,854 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 5,796 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 21, 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.