Source: Law firm submissions.
Suits had to be filed in federal district court in calendar year 2006 and still be active on February 1, 2007.
Rank 2007 | Rank 2006 | Firm | Total Cases |
1 | 1 | Fish & Richardson | 79 |
2 | 2 | Jones Day | 56 |
3 | 5 | Kirkland & Ellis | 54 |
4 | 3 | Foley & Lardner | 45 |
5 | 5 | Howrey | 44 |
6 | 12 | Greenberg Traurig | 39 |
7 | 5 | Niro, Scavone | 38 |
8 | 15 | Knobbe Martens | 35 |
9 | N/A | Cooley Godward | 33 |
9 | 9 | McDermott Will | 33 |
11 | 17 | Baker Botts | 31 |
11 | 4 | Morrison & Foerster | 31 |
13 | 12 | Kenyon & Kenyon | 28 |
13 | 22 | Weil, Gotshal | 28 |
15 | N/A | Heller Ehrman | 27 |
16 | 27 | Connolly Bove | 26 |
16 | 22 | Perkins Coie | 26 |
18 | 10 | Finnegan, Henderson | 25 |
18 | 10 | Kilpatrick Stockton | 25 |
18 | 12 | Sidley Austin | 25 |
21 | 29 | Ropes & Gray | 24 |
22 | N/A | Latham & Watkins | 22 |
22 | 17 | Michael Best | 22 |
24 | 22 | Alston & Bird | 21 |
24 | N/A | Paul Hastings | 21 |
24 | N/A | Reed Smith | 21 |
27 | 20 | DLA Piper | 18 |
27 | 32 | Fulbright & Jaworski | 18 |
27 | 22 | Goodwin Procter | 18 |
27 | 17 | Winston & Strawn | 18 |
31 | 27 | Dorsey & Whitney | 17 |
32 | 32 | Duane Morris | 16 |
32 | N/A | King & Spalding | 16 |
32 | 29 | Morgan, Lewis | 16 |
32 | 20 | Wilson Sonsini | 16 |
36 | N/A | Brooks Kushman | 15 |
36 | 22 | Fitzpatrick, Cella | 15 |
36 | N/A | Robins, Kaplan | 15 |