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Top 25 Policy defense law firms based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 7,503 policy defense law firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 184,500 professional contacts across them, including 104,585 with verified work emails. Washington is the largest hub.

This list covers policy defense 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 29, 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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184,500Contacts tracked
104,585Verified emails
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The 25 largest policy defense law firms based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 7,503 policy defense law firms based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to policy defense 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidencePittsburgh, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0004,861 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At K&L Gates, we foster an inclusive and collaborative environment across our fully integrated global platform that enables us to diligently combine the knowledge and expertise of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0004,540 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 29, 2026
3Partial evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0003,735 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4Indirect evidencePalo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0003,341 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Clients partner with Cooley on transformative deals, complex IP and regulatory matters, and high-stakes litigation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0002,667 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Morrison Foerster transforms complexity into advantage.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0002,649 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Wilson Elser is the preeminent defense litigation firm in the United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7Partial evidence20+ U.s. Offices, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0002,539 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 29, 2026
8Partial evidenceWashington, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0002,454 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 29, 2026
9Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
10Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0002,167 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“High stakes.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11Partial evidencePhiladelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0002,041 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12Strong evidenceColumbia, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0002,012 contacts →

Strong 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 29, 2026
13Indirect evidenceCincinnati, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0001,980 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Taft, we work as one team, driven and committed to helping you succeed.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14Indirect evidencePhiladelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0001,848 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Faegre Drinker is a firm designed for clients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
16Partial evidencePhiladelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0001,682 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
18Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,0001,471 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“With hundreds of attorneys across the globe, Fisher Phillips advises and advocates for employers internationally on some of the most complex and high-profile workplace matters.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19Indirect evidenceDetroit, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0001,343 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20Indirect evidenceMilwaukee, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0001,318 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For over 125 years, Quarles & Brady LLP has provided quality legal services to a wide range of industries on a national stage.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21Partial evidencePittsburgh, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,0001,197 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney is a national law firm with a proven reputation for providing progressive, industry-leading legal, business, regulatory and government relations advice…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,0001,194 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Jenner & Block, we shape what’s next through experience, vision, and judgment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,0001,188 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a U.S-based law firm with offices nationwide.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24Indirect evidence500 Attorneys. 17 Locations Nationwide., MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,0001,167 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Stinson LLP collaborates with clients ranging from individuals and privately held enterprises to national companies and international public corporations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25Indirect evidencePhiladelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0001,147 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to our company page!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026

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Policy defense law firms based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026
56.7%Verified-email coverage
24.6Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
6.7%Largest-city concentration · Washington
Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
4,619
11-50
2,160
51-200
551
201-500
86
501-1,000
38
1,001-5,000
28

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 7,503 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 policy defense 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 “policy defense 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 policy defense 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 policy defense 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, 104,585 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 29, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Policy defense 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 policy defense 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 policy defense law firms are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 7,503 policy defense 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?

K&l Gates, headquartered in Pittsburgh, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most policy defense law firms?

Washington leads with 499 headquartered companies, followed by New York (312) and Chicago (206).

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 104,585 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 7,503 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 29, 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.