2017 ILLINOIS LARGEST LAW FIRMS SURVEY
Lawyers in Illinois
Firm and Ranking
Breakdown of Illinois Lawyers in 2017
Partners
Equity Non-Equity (firms with
Partners Partners single tier)
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
Assoc.
Counsel
Other
1. Kirkland & Ellis
627
590
589
607
610
0
332
2. Sidley Austin
496
501
506
521
531
-
3. Mayer Brown
367
371
365
375
356
-
4. Jenner & Block
321
299
256
279
304
5. McDermott Will & Emery
304
307
284
335
6. Winston & Strawn
287
317
307
7. Katten Muchin Rosenman
244
243
263
8. Baker & McKenzie
226
241
9. Seyfarth Shaw
224
10. Hinshaw & Culbertson
11. Vedder Price
-
295
0
0
Jeffrey C. Hammes
-
187
235
54
20
Larry A. Barden
-
162
155
41
9
Rebecca Eisner
64
70
-
113
8
66
Terrence J. Truax
320
92
58
-
65
12
77
Lydia R.B. Kelley
332
344
78
54
-
134
8
13
Linda Coberly
269
269
60
64
-
93
24
3
Gil M. Soffer
213
229
223
61
52
-
113
0
0
Michael Smith
245
226
236
224
55
52
-
63
37
17
Amanda Sonneborn and Cory Hirsch
219
234
227
225
236
59
97
-
53
10
0
Diane E. Webster
189
195
208
201
209
-
-
113
71
5
0
Michael A. Nemeroff
12. DLA Piper
185
180
186
211
221
-
-
80
60
45
0
David Mendelsohn
13. Schiff Hardin
184
205
46
43
-
52
15
28
Marci A. Eisenstein
14. Latham & Watkins
182
171
161
152
140
-
-
55
110
15
2
Brad Kotler, Office Managing Partner;
Robin Hulshizer, Deputy Office
Managing Partner
15. Chapman and Cutler
174
180
189
178
174
73
30
-
53
14
4
Timothy P. Mohan
16. Greenberg Traurig
167
153
146
146
132
-
-
89
57
14
7
John F. Gibbons and Rita M. Powers
17. Jones Day
162
167
151
171
170
-
-
76
77
8
1
Tina Tabacchi
18. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
153
149
140
151
152
-
-
27
107
19
0
Brian Duwe
19. Reed Smith
141
144
145
136
130
25
45
-
54
15
2
Mike A. LoVallo
20. Neal Gerber & Eisenberg
138
138
138
153
158
63
22
-
23
29
1
Scott J. Fisher
21. SmithAmundsen
122
118
116
113
106
20
43
-
48
11
0
Larry Schechtman
22. Swanson Martin & Bell
121
118
119
121
127
32
36
-
49
4
0
Timothy Nickels
23. Heyl Royster Voelker & Allen
120
120
109
24
40
-
35
21
0
Timothy Bertschy
24. Locke Lord
118
137
161
114
112
38
24
-
30
21
5
Jennifer A. Kenedy
25. Foley & Lardner
117
114
121
118
120
26. Freeborn & Peters
116
117
124
116
116
29
43
-
25
19
0
Michael Kelly/Michael Moynihan
27. Dentons
114
119
122
128
134
-
-
59
34
20
1
Mary Wilson
28. Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum &
Nagelberg
111
106
104
47
33
-
26
5
0
Howard J. Kirschbaum
29. Perkins Coie
109
30. Drinker Biddle & Reath
107
30. Quarles & Brady
107
32. McGuireWoods
106
33. HeplerBroom
234
Managing partner, primary Illinois office
Myles D. Berman
105
104
86
38
24
-
36
4
7
Christopher Wilson
103
114
113
115
38
11
-
40
17
1
Edwin A. Getz
102
107
93
77
30
29
-
37
8
3
Paul Langer
108
117
111
25
22
-
48
11
0
Christina Egan
103
75
69
34. Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
97
50
62
59
35. Barnes & Thornburg
96
94
97
96
98
46
27
-
18
2
3
Mark E. Rust
35. Polsinelli
96
92
94
93
77
26
35
-
27
5
3
Anthony J. Nasharr
37. Nixon Peabody
95
102
123
19
37
-
26
13
0
Tom Fahey
38. Cassiday Schade
93
30
21
-
36
6
0
Joseph A. Giannelli/John D. Hackett
101
105
Larry E. Hepler
98
Danny Worker
Surveys were sent to Illinois’ 200 largest firms according to Sullivan’s Law Directory, a sister publication to Chicago Lawyer. If a law firm did not respond to the 2017 survey, the firm’s total lawyer count for 2017 was
provided by a Jan. 26 search of Sullivan’s. Previous years’ numbers were pulled from the 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 Chicago Lawyer surveys. Blank spaces indicate information was not available. © 2017 Law Bulletin
Publishing Company.
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2017 ILLINOIS LARGEST LAW FIRMS SURVEY
Lawyers in Illinois
Firm and Ranking
2017
2016
2015
Breakdown of Illinois Lawyers in 2017
2014
2013
Partners
Equity Non-Equity (firms with
Partners Partners single tier)
Assoc.
Counsel
Other
Managing partner, primary Illinois office
39. Bruce Farrel Dorn & Associates
90
Bruce Farrel Dorn
40. Holland & Knight
89
49. Marshall Gerstein & Borun
77
41. Much Shelist PC
86
42. Segal McCambridge Singer &
Mahoney
84
43. Johnson & Bell
83
43. McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert &
Berghoff
83
45. Brinks Gilson & Lione
46. Taft Stettinius & Hollister
47. Arnstein & Lehr
80
47. Goldberg Kohn
80
49. K&L Gates
51. Burke Warren MacKay & Serritella
51. Thompson Coburn
75
53. McAndrews Held & Malloy
72
54. Ropes & Gray
71
65
55. Dykema Gossett
68
80
55. Pretzel & Stouffer
68
57. Lowis & Gellen
67
58. Chuhak & Tecson
66
59. Clark Hill
64
59
60. Levenfeld Pearlstein
62
58
61. Cooney & Conway
60
61. Banner & Witcoff
60
51
51
46
45
34
6
-
16
4
0
Charles L. Miller
63. Morgan Lewis & Bockius
59
47
50
62
59
-
-
29
29
1
0
Scott Schutte
64. Clausen Miller
58
63
81
85
21
24
-
9
1
3
Dennis D. Fitzpatrick
65. Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman &
Dicker
57
44
50
53
14
8
-
23
12
0
David Holmes
66. Bryan Cave
56
59
65
64
68
0
26
-
17
9
4
Joseph Q. McCoy
67. Faegre Baker Daniels
55
53
41
36
32
30
0
-
18
7
0
Rick Michaels
67. Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar &
Scott
55
Sidney N. Herman
67. Codilis & Associates
55
Ernest J. Codilis, Jr.
67. Leydig Voit & Mayer
55
John Kilyk, Jr.
67. Litchfield Cavo
55
Alan I. Becker
67. Simmons Hanly Conroy
55
53
57
62
62
-
-
34
17
3
1
Michael Angelides
73. Tressler
54
65
74
94
99
7
16
-
15
16
0
Mark Banovetz
74. Wiedner & McAuliffe
53
49
51
52
75. Geraci Law
51
95
100
105
109
81
83
81
34
6
-
32
5
0
Jeffrey Sharp
70
88
79
77
19
38
-
14
6
9
Mitchell S. Roth
90
103
85
89
12
11
-
58
3
0
P. Mark Crane
103
105
108
32
18
-
31
2
0
William V. Johnson
83
81
81
79
82
86
99
107
104
81
78
77
77
87
91
83
77
75
80
73
Steven M. Elrod
S. Richard Carden
-
-
50
27
5
0
James Sobieraj
27
23
-
22
7
2
Anthony R. Licata
87
25
40
-
13
2
0
Michael L. Gesas
76
74
-
-
44
33
3
0
Management committee
103
110
120
37
0
-
36
2
2
Michael Martinez
72
70
60
21
36
-
14
4
0
Jeffrey D. Warren
73
75
66
34
16
-
20
5
0
Todd Rowden
69
76
45
8
-
14
4
1
Robert A. Surrette
58
51
-
-
13
55
3
0
Asheesh Goel
21
21
-
22
4
0
Michael C. Borders
39
Edward B. Ruff, III
62
67
54
Gerald Haberkorn
67
55
68
14
28
-
16
8
0
Andrew P. Tecson
6
22
-
11
25
0
Ray J. Koenig
54
Robert Alan Romanoff
Kevin J. Conway
James W. Stevenson, Jr.
Peter Francis Geraci
Surveys were sent to Illinois’ 200 largest firms according to Sullivan’s Law Directory, a sister publication to Chicago Lawyer. If a law firm did not respond to the 2017 survey, the firm’s total lawyer count for 2017 was
provided by a Jan. 26 search of Sullivan’s. Previous years’ numbers were pulled from the 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 Chicago Lawyer surveys. Blank spaces indicate information was not available. © 2017 Law Bulletin
Publishing Company.
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2017 ILLINOIS LARGEST LAW FIRMS SURVEY
Lawyers in Illinois
Firm and Ranking
2017
2016
2015
Breakdown of Illinois Lawyers in 2017
2014
2013
Partners
Equity Non-Equity (firms with
Partners Partners single tier)
Assoc.
Counsel
Other
Managing partner, primary Illinois office
75. Horwood Marcus & Berk
51
Keith Berk
75. Cozen O’Connor
51
54
60
53
78. Nyhan Bambrick Kinzie & Lowry
50
47
38
48
78. Franczek Radelet
50
52
53
51
80. Duane Morris
49
52
48
37
80. Harrison & Held
49
82. Howard & Howard
48
63
82. Laner Muchin
48
46
84. Levin & Perconti
47
Susan Novosad
84. Paul Hastings
47
Amit Mehta
86. Akerman
46
86. Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer
46
88. Gould & Ratner
45
88. Hennessy & Roach
45
88. Ice Miller
45
91. Hall Prangle & Schoonveld
44
91. BatesCarey
44
91. Corboy & Demetrio
44
91. The Semrad Law Firm
44
95. Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
43
95. Robbins Salomon & Patt
43
95. Schiller DuCanto & Fleck
43
98. Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa
42
98. Beermann Pritikin Mirabelli
Swerdlove
42
100. Ruberry Stalmack & Garvey
41
65
21
9
-
11
6
4
Co-managing partners: Joe Tilson, Tia
Ghattas, Anne Blume
11
26
-
11
3
0
William A Lowry
53
28
7
-
12
3
0
Ronald J. Hein, Jr.
38
13
13
-
10
8
5
David B. Yelin
Thomas B. Shapira
41
50
45
43
27
-
-
35
7
5
1
Mark A. Davis
17
10
-
9
11
1
Joseph M. Gagliardo
19
18
-
9
0
0
Scott Meyers
Debbie Riley
46
44
44
43
Amy M. Blumenthal, Steven C.
Gustafson, Joseph M. Laub and John H.
Mays
Jim Roach
John Burke
44
31
32
30
12
15
-
15
2
0
44
Jennifer Ries-Buntain
Management committee
Robert J. Bingle
Craig Z. Black
37
32
J. Hayes Ryan
Richard L. Gayle
43
42
46
45
45
11
19
-
36
42
44
15
15
11
12
40
13
0
0
Arnold B. Stein
-
9
3
0
Christopher J. Bannon/Jerry Holisky
-
19
0
0
Lyle Genin
Sarah E. Ruberry
Surveys were sent to Illinois’ 200 largest firms according to Sullivan’s Law Directory, a sister publication to Chicago Lawyer. If a law firm did not respond to the 2017 survey, the firm’s total lawyer count for 2017 was
provided by a Jan. 26 search of Sullivan’s. Previous years’ numbers were pulled from the 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 Chicago Lawyer surveys. Blank spaces indicate information was not available. © 2017 Law Bulletin
Publishing Company.
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