Akerman LLP vs. Burr & Forman vs. Shutts & Bowen
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Akerman LLP
Est. 1920
- Burr & Forman
Est. 1905 · Birmingham
- Shutts & Bowen
Est. 1910
Est. 1920
Akerman LLP is a mid-size firm of ~594 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Cannabis Law, and Environment. Operates from 21 offices worldwide.
Est. 1905 · Birmingham
Burr & Forman is a ~366-attorney firm, founded in Birmingham, AL. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Corporate/Commercial. Operates from 21 offices worldwide.
Est. 1910
Shutts & Bowen is a ~280-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance and Intellectual Property; Band 2 in Construction.
- Akerman LLP#95
- Burr & FormanNot Reported
- Shutts & BowenNot Reported
- Akerman LLP#96
- Burr & Forman#147
- Shutts & Bowen#170
- Akerman LLP5 records
- Burr & Forman7 records
- Shutts & Bowen2 records
- #95
- #96
- 5 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #147
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 7 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #170
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 2 records
- Akerman LLP$215,000
- Burr & Forman$225,000
- Shutts & Bowen$225,000
- Akerman LLP$1.50M
- Burr & Forman$956K
- Shutts & Bowen$1.12M
- Akerman LLP$626.93M
- Burr & Forman$285.76M
- Shutts & Bowen$221.19M
Revenue per lawyer
- Akerman LLP$1.06M
- Burr & Forman$782K
- Shutts & Bowen$821K
- $215,000
- $1.50M
- $626.93M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.06M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $956K
- Firm revenue
- $285.76M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $782K
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.12M
- Firm revenue
- $221.19M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $821K
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- Burr & FormanNot Reported
- Shutts & BowenNot Reported
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- Burr & FormanNot Reported
- Shutts & BowenNot Reported
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- Burr & FormanNot Reported
- Shutts & BowenNot Reported
- Akerman LLP~600
- Burr & Forman~350
- Shutts & Bowen~300
Offices
- Akerman LLP21
- Burr & Forman21
- Shutts & Bowen8
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~600
- Offices
- 21
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~350
- Offices
- 21
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~300
- Offices
- 8
- Akerman LLP100%
- Burr & FormanNot Reported
- Shutts & BowenNot Reported
Class size
- Akerman LLP22 (2026)
- Burr & FormanNot Reported
- Shutts & BowenNot Reported
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- Burr & FormanNot Reported
- Shutts & BowenNot Reported
- Akerman LLPYes
- Burr & FormanYes
- Shutts & BowenYes
- 100%
- Class size
- 22 (2026)
- Not Reported
- Yes
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Rank differences
- Akerman LLPBand 2
- Burr & FormanBand 3
- Shutts & BowenBand 1
- Akerman LLPBand 2
- Burr & FormanBand 5
- Shutts & BowenBand 2
- Akerman LLPBand 3
- Burr & FormanBand 4
- Shutts & BowenBand 4
Firm-only and additional rankings remain available on each firm profile so missing coverage is not mistaken for a head-to-head loss.
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Data sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown. Chambers record counts can span years and reporting coverage varies; missing years or markets are not compared. Current Chambers bands were checked against each firm’s Chambers profile on Sep 26, 2026; where Chambers splits a table, every Elite firm ranks above every Highly Regarded firm. Missing values read “Not Reported”.