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Top 25 Trade secrets law firms based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 496 trade secrets law firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 7,476 professional contacts across them, including 3,963 with verified work emails. Chicago is the largest hub.

This list covers trade secrets 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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496Companies
7,476Contacts tracked
3,963Verified emails
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The 25 largest trade secrets law firms based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 496 trade secrets 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 trade secrets 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 evidenceIrvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,000606 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Knobbe Martens protects the ideas that drive innovation and propel our world forward.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2Strong evidenceMinneapolis, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500317 contacts →

Strong evidence

“An intellectual property law firm at the leading edge of patent, trademark and copyright law, licensing agreements, trade secret litigation, and more, expect a unique combination…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500288 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For more than 100 years Banner Witcoff has provided sound protection and inventive intellectual property solutions for some of the world’s most innovative organizations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4Partial evidenceBloomfield Hills, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500266 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Harness IP’s team of patent and trademark attorneys serve clients in all areas of intellectual property law.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5Partial evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500258 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Irell & Manella LLP is a law firm focused on complex commercial and IP litigation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200213 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP has one focus - intellectual property law.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200182 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Fross Zelnick is consistently recognized by clients and peers as one of the top IP law firms in the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8Partial evidenceGreenville, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200181 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Formed in 1984, Dority & Manning is a full-service intellectual property law firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9Partial evidenceChicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200162 contacts →

Partial evidence

“McAndrews, Held & Malloy is a premier, full-service intellectual property and technology law firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200157 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Leydig, Voit & Mayer remains at the forefront of intellectual property law, providing advice and counsel in intellectual property litigation, licensing, and prosecution services…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11Indirect evidenceAlexandria, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500156 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Companies across the world depend on Oblon to help them establish, leverage and protect their intellectual property assets in the United States and abroad.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12Indirect evidenceCranford Township, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200151 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Lerner David works with clients to build and protect their Intellectual Property (IP) assets, as well as minimize risk from competitors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13Strong evidenceSeattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200140 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Seed IP provides comprehensive legal assistance in all areas of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and unfair competition…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14Partial evidencePittsburgh, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200133 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The most innovative corporations in the world entrust The Webb Law Firm to safeguard their Intellectual Property.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200118 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Talented, Tough and Courtroom-Tested Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, or AZA, is first and foremost a trial firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026n/a117 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Kenyon & Kenyon LLP is a leading intellectual property law firm whose sophisticated and business-oriented approach helps clients succeed with their intellectual property…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17Partial evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200100 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds is a leading law firm specializing in intellectual property law.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18Strong evidenceCincinnati, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20092 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Wood Herron & Evans specializes in intellectual property law, providing strategic counsel and comprehensive legal services in the areas of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20085 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Since 1953, Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP has focused exclusively on representing clients in all facets of intellectual property law both domestically and internationally.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20080 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Greer Burns & Crain, Ltd.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21Indirect evidenceOverland Park, KS, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20067 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Located in suburban Kansas City, Hovey Williams LLP has been preserving the unique ideas of inventors and creative minds alike for 90 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22Indirect evidenceAlbany, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20065 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23Indirect evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20062 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Lando & Anastasi has received national recognition for our practice, aggressive approach to serving clients' needs, and for our supportive and collaborative firm culture.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24Indirect evidenceOverland Park, KS, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5053 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Erise is a group of former big-firm IP lawyers who are committed to redefining the status quo in IP representation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25Partial evidenceTroy, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5049 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Fishman Stewart is a premier specialty law firm with decades of legal expertise.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026

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Trade secrets law firms based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026
53.0%Verified-email coverage
15.1Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
5.0%Largest-city concentration · Chicago
Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
333
11-50
122
51-200
33
201-500
6
501-1,000
2

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 496 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 trade secrets 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 “trade secrets 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 trade secrets 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 trade secrets 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, 3,963 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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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 trade secrets 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 trade secrets law firms are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 496 trade secrets 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?

Knobbe Martens, headquartered in Irvine, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most trade secrets law firms?

Chicago leads with 25 headquartered companies, followed by New York (25) and Dallas (21).

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 3,963 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 496 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.