Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P. is a U.S. law firm based in Kansas City, Missouri. In 2012, The National Law Journal ranked the firm as the 87th largest in the United States. The firm has offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Boston. The firm is notable for its representation of five of the six major U.S. tobacco companies, and for its involvement in hiding the health risks of tobacco. The firm inspired the mythical firm of Smoot, Hawking in the satirical novel Thank You for Smoking.