Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has approximately 1,100 attorneys across 11 offices and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO. Founded in 2018.
First-year comp
$200,000
Reported first-year compensation
Summer associates
25
Reporting year not confirmed; Offer rate not reported
Partnership track
8 years
Reported path to partnership
Vault 100
#99
Overall firm rank
Profits per partner
Not reported
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, known as BCLP, brings together transactions, real estate, litigation and regulatory advice in an international practice. Its public materials organize work by both legal service and industry, with sectors including financial institutions, data centers, energy transition, healthcare, aerospace and consumer businesses. Real estate is a particularly prominent part of that presentation.
The transactional practice covers mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, governance, commercial arrangements, investment management and related specialist advice. Its real-estate work connects with the financing, construction and operation of assets, including emerging questions around data-center development. These areas illustrate how a single commercial project can involve lawyers from several disciplines.
BCLP's disputes practice describes representation in domestic courts, specialist tribunals and international arbitration. The firm also publishes focused material on issues such as corruption, class actions, digital regulation and financial regulation. Its profile is therefore best understood through the interaction of investment, physical assets and business risk, rather than as a purely corporate or purely litigation firm.
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| Practice | Market | Recognition |
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Antitrust | Georgia | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Ranking source not supplied |
Banking & Finance | Colorado | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Ranking source not supplied |
Commercial Litigation | Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Ranking source not supplied |
Commercial Litigation | Missouri: St Louis & Surrounds | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Ranking source not supplied |
Corporate / M&A | Missouri: St Louis & Surrounds | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Ranking source not supplied |
Environmental | Missouri: St Louis & Surrounds | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Ranking source not supplied |
Environmental | New York | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Ranking source not supplied |
Intellectual Property (General / Trademark) | Arizona | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Ranking source not supplied |
Tax | Missouri | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Ranking source not supplied |
Commercial Litigation | Georgia | Chambers Band 2 Reported year: 2026 Ranking source not supplied |
AmLaw #67
AmLaw revenue
Not reported
Rank #67; 1,100 attorneys