Of the nation’s 100 top-grossing law firms, 21 operate offices in Wilmington, highlighting both the prominence of Delaware’s legal market and the influence national firms have been able to exert in the First State.

Ranked in Delaware Law Weekly affiliate The American Lawyer’s Am Law 100, the firms boasting a Delaware presence range from top-five earners DLA Piper and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom to national powerhouse Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and the intellectual property-focused Fish & Richardson. Ballard Spahr and Cozen O’Connor, two Philadelphia-based firms back in the top 100 this year, also maintain offices in Wilmington.