New York City law firms by number of lawyers 2019

Published by
Raphael Bohne,
Jul 6, 2022
This statistic depicts the leading law firms in New York City in 2019, by number of lawyers. In that year, the law firm with most lawyers in the city was Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, who employed 832 New York City-based lawyers.

Leading law firms in New York City in 2019, by number of lawyers*

CharacteristicNumber of lawyers
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison 832
Davis Polk & Wardwell 700
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 656
Kirkland & Ellis 646
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 601
Weil, Gotshal & Manges 563
Sullivan & Cromwell 543
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 496
Cravath, Swaine & Moore 496
Debevoise & Plimpton 481
Showing entries 1 to 10 (10 entries in total)
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of lawyers832832700700656656646646601601563563543543496496496496481481Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonDavis Polk & WardwellSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & FlomKirkland & EllisSimpson Thacher & BartlettWeil, Gotshal & MangesSullivan & CromwellCleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonCravath, Swaine & MooreDebevoise & Plimpton
050100150200250300350400450500550600650700750800850900950

© Statista 2025
Download
Show detailed source information?
Register for free
Already a member?
Log in
Source

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

June 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

2019

Supplementary notes

* Values are based on the National Law Journal's (NLJ 500) survey of the 500 largest law firms in the United States.

Citation formats
Access all statistics starting from $2,388 USD yearly *

* For commercial use only

Basic Account

For single users
$0 USD
Always free
Register now
Access limited to Free Statistics. Premium Statistics are not included.
  • Free Statistics
Based on your interests

Starter Account

For single users
$199 USD
per month, billed annually 1
Buy now
  • Free Statistics
  • Premium Statistics

Professional Account

For teams of up to 5 people
$1,299 USD
per month, billed annually 1
Buy now
  • Free + Premium Statistics
  • Reports
  • Market Insights

1 All prices do not include sales tax. The account requires an annual contract and will renew after one year to the regular list price.

Compare accounts
Leading companies trust Statista:
paypal google adobe pg samsung telekom
I think of Statista as Google for researchers. Statista provides you with the information you search for right away.
Dr. Horst Stipp

Dr. Horst Stipp
EVP, Research & Innovation, Advertising Research Foundation

Statistics on " Legal services in Europe "

Other statistics that may interest you Legal services in Europe

Overview

6

Leading firms

5

United Kingdom

4

Germany

4

France

3

Italy

3

Spain

3

Benelux

3

Further related statistics

10

Discover Statista

Need help with using Statista for your research? Tutorials and first steps

Further Content: You might find this interesting as well

Statistics

Topics

Legal services industry in the U.S.BigLaw firms in the U.S.Boutique law firms in the U.S.Legal services industry in the UKLegal services industry in Europe
Do you have any questions about our business solutions?

We provide you with detailed information about our Professional Account.

All features, all contents, at all times: Learn more about our professional solutions.

* For commercial use only

Basic Account

For single users
$0 USD
Always free
Register now
Access limited to Free Statistics. Premium Statistics are not included.
  • Free Statistics
Based on your interests

Starter Account

For single users
$199 USD
per month, billed annually 1
Buy now
  • Free Statistics
  • Premium Statistics

Professional Account

For teams of up to 5 people
$1,299 USD
per month, billed annually 1
Buy now
  • Free + Premium Statistics
  • Reports
  • Market Insights

1 All prices do not include sales tax. The account requires an annual contract and will renew after one year to the regular list price.

Compare accounts
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.