No. 1
Hogan Lovells
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Each of the 100 firms was rated through the eyes of a law firm’s external target audience and measured against 100+ criteria, including several new metrics covering engagement (website functionality and the social media channels used) and evidence (brand and content on website and social media).
Below reveals each law firm's engagement, evidence and total score, along with their ranking and classification.
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No. 1
Hogan Lovells
Overall score: 84.42%
- = Engagement
- = Evidence
No. 2
Akin
Overall score: 82.08%
- = Engagement
- = Evidence
No. 3
Bird & Bird
Overall score: 81.25%
- = Engagement
- = Evidence
Key
| 2025 Rankings | Firm name | 2024 Rankings | Law.com Top 200, 2025 | Score /1200 | Overall % score | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4
|
Mayer Brown | 4 | 29 | 925 | 77.08% |
D
|
|
5
|
DLA Piper | 5 | 3 | 923 | 76.92% |
D
|
|
6
|
Pinsent Masons | 9 | 75 | 922 | 76.83% |
D
|
|
7
|
Seyfarth Shaw | 24 | 70 | 873 | 72.75% |
D
|
|
8
|
Eversheds Sutherland | 3 | 40 | 859 | 71.58% |
D
|
|
9
|
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner | 19 | 72 | 847 | 70.58% |
D
|
|
10
|
Ashurst | 12 | 53 | 843 | 70.25% |
D
|
|
11
|
Freshfields | 15 | 16 | 839 | 69.92% |
F
|
|
12
|
Baker McKenzie | 32 | 4 | 837 | 69.75% |
F
|
|
13
|
Gowling WLG | 46 | 85 | 835 | 69.58% |
F
|
|
14
|
CMS | 16 | 23 | 830 | 69.17% |
E
|
|
15
|
Simmons & Simmons | 13 | 84 | 828 | 69.00% |
F
|
|
16
|
Perkins Coie | 51 | 51 | 814 | 67.83% |
F
|
|
17
|
Fragomen | 38 | 69 | 811 | 67.58% |
F
|
|
18
|
Covington | 10 | 35 | 805 | 67.08% |
E
|
|
19
|
White & Case | 7 | 9 | 804 | 67.00% |
F
|
|
20
|
Slaughter and May | 14 | 78 | 795 | 66.25% |
E
|
|
21
|
Fried Frank | 75 | 64 | 787 | 65.58% |
F
|
|
22
|
Morrison & Foerster | 31 | 46 | 784 | 65.33% |
F
|
|
23
|
Polsinelli | 25 | 71 | 771 | 64.25% |
E
|
|
24
|
Greenberg Traurig | 49 | 19 | 764 | 63.67% |
F
|
|
25
|
Sidley Austin | 11 | 6 | 758 | 63.17% |
F
|
|
26
|
Goodwin Procter | 18 | 21 | 751 | 62.58% |
F
|
|
27
|
Fenwick | 17 | 79 | 750 | 62.50% |
F
|
|
28
|
Reed Smith | 22 | 42 | 748 | 62.33% |
E
|
|
29
|
Fox Rothschild | 61 | 86 | 740 | 61.67% |
F
|
|
30
|
A&O Shearman | 64 | 12 | 734 | 61.17% |
F
|
|
31
|
McDermott | 37 | 28 | 733 | 61.08% |
E
|
|
32
|
Vinson & Elkins | 40 | 65 | 732 | 61.00% |
F
|
|
33
|
Clifford Chance | 30 | 11 | 731 | 60.92% |
F
|
|
34
|
Mintz | 53 | 95 | 727 | 60.58% |
E
|
|
35
|
Blakes | 35 | 87 | 725 | 60.42% |
E
|
|
36
|
Morgan Lewis | 48 | 10 | 723 | 60.25% |
F
|
|
37
|
Latham & Watkins | 28 | 2 | 722 | 60.17% |
F
|
|
38
|
Foley | 45 | 55 | 721 | 60.08% |
F
|
|
39
|
Hunton Andrews Kurth | 95 | 73 | 717 | 59.75% |
L
|
|
40
|
Jackson Lewis | 34 | 98 | 711 | 59.25% |
L
|
|
41
|
McCarthy Tetrault | 21 | 96 | 710 | 59.17% |
L
|
|
42
|
O'Melveny | 56 | 67 | 709 | 59.08% |
L
|
|
43
|
Proskauer Rose | 76 | 50 | 708 | 59.00% |
L
|
|
44
|
Herbert Smith Freehills | 29 | 34 | 707 | 58.92% |
L
|
|
45
|
Ogletree Deakins | 42 | 93 | 702 | 58.50% |
L
|
|
46
|
Norton Rose Fulbright | 23 | 20 | 701 | 58.42% |
L
|
|
47
|
Arnold & Porter | 63 | 57 | 700 | 58.33% |
L
|
|
48
|
Linklaters | 26 | 17 | 699 | 58.25% |
L
|
|
49
|
Orrick | 67 | 41 | 698 | 58.17% |
L
|
|
50
|
Addleshaw Goddard | N/A | 99 | 692 | 57.67% |
L
|
|
51
|
Clyde & Co | 27 | 62 | 683 | 56.92% |
L
|
|
52
|
Milbank | 98 | 36 | 682 | 56.83% |
L
|
|
53
|
Dentons | 44 | 13 | 681 | 56.75% |
L
|
|
54
|
Weil | 41 | 32 | 680 | 56.67% |
L
|
|
55
|
Holland & Knight | 39 | 31 | 675 | 56.25% |
L
|
|
56
|
Alston & Bird | 80 | 56 | 672 | 56.00% |
L
|
|
57
|
Paul Hastings | 55 | 33 | 670 | 55.83% |
L
|
|
58
|
Wilson Sonsini | 59 | 43 | 669 | 55.75% |
L
|
|
59
|
Squire Patton Boggs | 50 | 49 | 668 | 55.67% |
L
|
|
60
|
Skadden | 71 | 5 | 666 | 55.50% |
L
|
|
61
|
Cooley | 62 | 25 | 663 | 55.25% |
L
|
|
62
|
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani | N/A | 100 | 661 | 55.08% |
L
|
|
63
|
Pillsbury | 60 | 80 | 660 | 55.00% |
L
|
|
64
|
Winston & Strawn | 32 | 54 | 654 | 54.50% |
L
|
|
65
|
K&L Gates | 65 | 48 | 649 | 54.08% |
L
|
|
66
|
Kirkland & Ellis | 77 | 1 | 647 | 53.92% |
L
|
|
67
|
Barnes & Thornburg | 69 | 88 | 646 | 53.83% |
L
|
|
68
|
Baker & Hostetler | 74 | 68 | 644 | 53.67% |
L
|
|
69
|
Troutman Pepper | 43 | 61 | 636 | 53.00% |
L
|
|
70
|
McGuireWoods | 79 | 63 | 634 | 52.83% |
L
|
|
71
|
Cleary Gottlieb | 82 | 39 | 624 | 52.00% |
L
|
|
72
|
Simpson Thacher | 90 | 18 | 623 | 51.92% |
L
|
|
73
|
Baker Botts | 86 | 82 | 618 | 51.50% |
L
|
|
74
|
Davis Polk & Wardwell | 54 | 26 | 611 | 50.92% |
L
|
|
75
|
Venable | 93 | 74 | 609 | 50.75% |
L
|
|
76
|
Jones Day | 47 | 15 | 596 | 49.67% |
L
|
|
77
|
Dechert | 83 | 47 | 595 | 49.58% |
L
|
|
78
|
King & Wood Mallesons | 52 | 52 | 592 | 49.33% |
L
|
|
79
|
Wilmer Hale | 66 | 38 | 591 | 49.25% |
L
|
|
80
|
Cozen O'Connor | 87 | 92 | 590 | 49.17% |
L
|
|
81
|
Blank Rome | 96 | 97 | 589 | 49.08% |
L
|
|
82
|
Ropes & Gray | 94 | 8 | 588 | 49.00% |
L
|
|
83
|
Nelson Mullins | 85 | 76 | 568 | 47.33% |
L
|
|
84
|
Faegre Drinker | 72 | 66 | 560 | 46.67% |
L
|
|
85
|
Littler Mendelson | 78 | 90 | 559 | 46.58% |
L
|
|
86
|
Paul Weiss | 84 | 27 | 558 | 46.50% |
L
|
|
87
|
Lewis Brisbois | 89 | 83 | 557 | 46.42% |
L
|
|
88
|
Willkie | 57 | 37 | 548 | 45.67% |
L
|
|
89
|
Katten | 68 | 77 | 547 | 45.58% |
L
|
|
90
|
Sheppard Mullin | 92 | 59 | 535 | 44.58% |
L
|
|
91
|
Gibson Dunn | 91 | 7 | 529 | 44.08% |
L
|
|
92
|
Sullivan & Cromwell | 58 | 30 | 527 | 43.92% |
L
|
|
93
|
King & Spalding | 81 | 22 | 526 | 43.83% |
L
|
|
94
|
Duane Morris | 88 | 94 | 525 | 43.75% |
L
|
|
95
|
Quinn Emanuel | 73 | 24 | 520 | 43.33% |
L
|
|
96
|
Debevoise | 99 | 45 | 446 | 37.17% |
L
|
|
97
|
Cravath | 97 | 60 | 440 | 36.67% |
L
|
|
98
|
Susman Godfrey | N/A | 81 | 377 | 31.42% |
L
|
|
99
|
Wachtell | 100 | 58 | 354 | 29.50% |
L
|
|
100
|
Allbright | N/A | 89 | 223 | 18.58% |
L
|
An in-depth look at our 'Top 5' rated law firms
No. 2
Akin
An elite brand and digital experience.
No. 3
Bird & Bird
Evidence-driven brand and digital excellence.
No. 4
Mayer Brown
A distinctive law firm brand experience.
No. 5
Pinsent Masons
Where strong UX and content equals longevity.
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