Profile: Venable is a Washington, DC-based law firm. According to the National Law Journal's 2009 NLJ 250 rankings of firms based on size, with 516 attorneys, Venable is the 78th largest law firm in the United States. In terms of revenue, the firm placed 79th on The American Lawyer's 2009 Am Law 100 with $349,000,000 in gross revenue in 2008. Venable first entered the Am Law 100 in 2002 in 94th place. Venable's practice areas include intellectual property, technology, government contracts, and government relations. The firm specializes in technology law. All of the firm's offices are located in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area.