In the Lead: Women-Led Law Firms 2026

Winthrop and Weinstine is a full-service commercial law firm whose lawyers provide forward-thinking legal representation across a wide range of industries and practice areas.

Established in 2003, Gustafson Gluek’s main practice is in class action litigation, mainly in antitrust, consumer protection, and product liability.

Barnes & Thornburg operates 26 offices across the U.S. Its 850 lawyers serve clients nationwide.

Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough is a “diversified law firm of more than 1,000 attorneys, policy advisors, and professionals,” with offices across the United States, according to its website.

Ciresi Conlin LLP specializes in business litigation, mass tort and medical malpractice cases.

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global firm that “provides a full scope of legal services to the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions,” according to its website.

Fafinski Mark & Johnson (FMJ) is a full-service commercial law firm serving businesses, organizations, and individuals across Minnesota and nationwide.

As a leading IP law firm, Fish & Richardson helps innovators to make novel contributions to society by providing unmatched litigation, patent, and post-grant experience across venues and prosecution needs.

With over 1,200 attorneys in 20 offices across the United States and world, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP assists clients with transactional, litigation, and regulatory challenges.

Minneapolis-based Honsa Mara & Kanne is a boutique family law practice that is “focused on effective communication, practical problem solving, and listening.”

Berens & Miller’s law practice is informed by attorneys’ experience in business.

MADEL PA describes itself as a “litigation boutique focusing on complex, high-stakes legal matters, primarily in business litigation, white-collar criminal defense, and governmental and internal investigations.”

Merchant & Gould has focused exclusively on intellectual property for over a century.

Ballard Spahr is a national law firm with 750 attorneys in 19 offices across the country.

In its 80th year, Maslon LLP boasts 80 attorneys that practice in areas including litigation, corporate & securities law, restructuring and financial services, real estate, estate planning, and labor & employment.

Nilan Johnson Lewis embraces diversity encompassing, “without limitation, race, color, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, nationality, age, disability, and marital and family status,” according to the firm’s website.

St. Paul-based Schromen Law uses a “holistic approach” in its practice.

Anthony Ostlund Louwagie Dressen & Boyland P.A. is a litigation and dispute resolution trial team, one of the largest in the Midwest focused solely on commercial litigation.

With 11 offices worldwide, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. is led by Melodie Rose, president and board member.

Sapientia Law Group is not just a woman-led firm. It is the only women-owned and minority-owned law firm with 10-plus attorneys in Minnesota, according to the firm’s website.

Rogness & Field is a boutique law firm in Oakdale that practices family law, probate, and estate planning, and also offers mediation services.

Established in 1976, Henson Efron is a Minneapolis-based law firm with 34 attorneys and 59 total personnel.

Employing about 100 attorneys in nine domestic offices and one in London, Zelle LLP focuses on insurance coverage, property and casualty claims, antitrust and unfair competition, construction law, and complex commercial disputes.