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AAPI Partner Representation

57 Big Law firms tracked, ranked, and tiered by AAPI partner representation relative to the NALP AmLaw 200 industry average

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2025 Report · Data as of Winter 2024

Big Law AAPI Partner
Representation: Full Picture

57 firms tracked against the NALP AmLaw 200 industry average of 5.21%. 50 meet or exceed the bar. 7 fall below it. Here's the full landscape.

⏳ This is the 2025 report (data collected Winter 2024). The 2026 update is currently in development.
57
Firms Tracked
50
Above Average
7
Below Average
5.21%
NALP Industry Avg
NALP AmLaw 200 Benchmark
5.21% AAPI Partners
The Bigger Picture
Before diving into firm-level data, it helps to understand the broader landscape.
7.7%
U.S. AAPI Population
U.S. Census Bureau / Pew Research (2023)
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7%
AAPI U.S. Lawyers
ABA Profile of the Legal Profession (2024)
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5.21%
AAPI Big Law Partners
NALP AmLaw 200 Average (2024)
While AAPI partner representation (5.21%) is closer to U.S. population share (7.7%) than most demographic groups, the real story is internal. AAPI attorneys make up 13.29% of Big Law associates, one of the strongest entry-level pools of any demographic, yet that number collapses to just 5.21% at the partnership level. The problem is not entry-level hiring. It is promotion, leadership advancement, and whether existing power structures in Big Law view AAPI attorneys as "leadership material," a pattern of racial bias that mirrors the barriers faced by Black and Latine attorneys at equally persistent rates.
Data collected and verified by Celine Yamaguchi-Coyle, Potluck Mittal & Bryson Malcolm
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Elite: 2x+ the Industry Average
10.42% or higher AAPI partner representation
9 Firms
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Strong: 1.5x+ the Industry Average
7.82% – 10.41% AAPI partner representation
17 Firms
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Above Average: Meeting or Exceeding the Bar
5.21% – 7.81% AAPI partner representation
24 Firms
Below the NALP AmLaw 200 Average
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Below Average: Room to Improve
4.50% – 5.20% AAPI partner representation
3 Firms
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Significantly Below: Needs Attention
3.00% – 4.49% AAPI partner representation
2 Firms
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Critical: Far Below the Industry Standard
Below 3.00% AAPI partner representation
2 Firms
Demographic Drill-Down
The same firms broken out by South Asian and East/Central & Pacific Islander representation
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South Asian Partner Representation
All 57 firms ranked by South Asian partner percentage
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East/Central & Pacific Islander Partner Representation
All 57 firms ranked by EC/PI partner percentage
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Data collected and verified by Celine Yamaguchi-Coyle, Potluck Mittal & Bryson Malcolm · Third-party tracked via public attorney bios, affinity group memberships, and direct research
Data current as of Winter 2024. This is the 2025 Mosaic Intelligence Report. The 2026 update is in development. Firms self-report demographics to NALP annually.

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