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Top 25 White collar defense law firms based in the United States

Name: White collar defense law firms based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026 5,686 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 5,686 white collar defense law firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 153,888 professional contacts across them, including 85,317 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers white collar 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 29, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest white collar defense law firms based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 5,686 white collar 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 white collar 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	K&l Gates	Partial evidence	Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,861 contacts →
	Partial 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
2	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP And Affiliates	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
3	Mayer Brown	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
4	Gibson Dunn	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
5	Cooley LLP	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
6	Morrison Foerster	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,667 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Morrison Foerster transforms complexity into advantage.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
8	Husch Blackwell	Partial evidence	20+ U.s. Offices, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
9	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP	Partial evidence	Washington, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
10	Arnold & Porter	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
11	Seyfarth Shaw LLP	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,167 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “High stakes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12	Dechert LLP	Partial evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
13	Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough	Partial evidence	Columbia, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
14	Faegre Drinker	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,848 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Faegre Drinker is a firm designed for clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15	Venable LLP	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
16	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP	Indirect evidence	Cincinnati, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,720 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has a nationwide team of more than 750 attorneys who are trusted advisers to Fortune 500 companies, institutions, associations, governments, professional…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17	Vinson & Elkins	Partial evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
18	Ballard Spahr LLP	Partial evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,682 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
19	Milbank LLP	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	1,640 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Milbank is a premier international law firm handling high-profile, complex cases and business transactions through 11 offices worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20	Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,495 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Katten is a full-service law firm with nearly 650 attorneys in locations across the United States and in London and Shanghai.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21	Clark Hill LAW	Indirect evidence	Detroit, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,343 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Clark Hill, our value proposition is simple.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22	Quarles & Brady LLP	Indirect evidence	Milwaukee, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,318 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
23	Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC	Partial evidence	Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	1,197 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
24	Jenner & Block	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	1,194 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Jenner & Block, we shape what’s next through experience, vision, and judgment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25	Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	1,188 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a U.S-based law firm with offices nationwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 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: white collar defense 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 white collar defense law firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of white collar defense law firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name white collar defense 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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White collar defense law firms based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026

55.4%Verified-email coverage

27.1Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

5.8%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

3,804

11-50

1,362

51-200

356

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

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 5,686 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 white collar 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 “white collar 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 white collar 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 white collar 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, 85,317 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: 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.

White collar 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 white collar 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 white collar defense law firms are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 5,686 white collar 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 white collar defense law firms?

New York leads with 331 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (141) and Houston (139).

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 85,317 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 5,686 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.