Ropes & Gray LLP

Firm Details: 

Chair: Julie Jones

Managing Partner: David Djaha

Number of partners: 300

Number of lawyers: 1,500

Firm Overview: 

For the world’s leaders in business and finance, Ropes & Gray’s global team has the industry savvy and legal experience to identify critical issues, solve problems and pave the way for clients’ success. A collaborative approach means that clients have access to leading corporate, litigation, transactions and regulatory lawyers whose knowledge spans industries and geographies.

Market Perception: 

The American Lawyer: Law Firm of the Year, 2022 

The American Lawyer: #1 on the A-List, 2022 and ranked top-three for five consecutive years

The American Lawyer: Dealmakers of the Year 2019, 2020, 2022

The Financial Times: North American Innovative Lawyers: 2019, 2021, 2022

US News-Best Lawyers Best Law Firms:

- ‘Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity’ 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

- ‘Patent Law,’ 2017, 2019

- ‘Private Funds/Hedge Funds,’ 2013-15, 2017, 2019, 2020

Law360 ‘Practice of the Year’:

- Private Equity: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019

- Fund Formation: 2019

- Healthcare: 2019, 2021

- Technology: 2021

- Healthcare: 2021

- Securitization: 2019

- Whitecollar: 2019

- Asset Management: 2017

- Privacy & Cybersecurity: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018

- Appellate: 2015

Chambers USA:

- ‘Investment Funds Client Service Award’ 2017

- ‘Corporate Crime & Government Investigations Client Service Award’ 2016

- ‘Health Care Firm of the Year’ 2015

LMG Life Sciences Awards:

- 'Government Investigations Firm of the Year,' 2022 

- 'M&A Firm of the Year,' 2022 

- 'Government Investigations Firm of the Year,' 2022 

- 'Impact Deal of the Year,' 2022