Alston & Bird LLP vs. Reed Smith LLP vs. Smith, Gambrell & Russell
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Alston & Bird LLP
Est. 1893
- Reed Smith LLP
Est. 1877
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell
Est. 1893 · Atlanta
Est. 1893
Alston & Bird LLP is a mid-size firm of ~960 attorneys, Am Law #44. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Banking & Finance, and Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory. Operates from 13 offices worldwide.
Est. 1877
Reed Smith LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #40. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Energy & Natural Resources. Operates from 22 offices worldwide.
Est. 1893 · Atlanta
Smith, Gambrell & Russell is a ~338-attorney firm, founded in Atlanta, Georgia. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation and Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance; Band 2 in Antitrust.
- Alston & Bird LLP#58
- Reed Smith LLP#59
- Smith, Gambrell & RussellNot Reported
- Alston & Bird LLP#44
- Reed Smith LLP#40
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell#164
- Alston & Bird LLP20 records
- Reed Smith LLP14 records
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell2 records
- #58
- #44
- 20 records
- Vault rank
- #59
- Am Law rank
- #40
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 14 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #164
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 2 records
- Alston & Bird LLP$225,000
- Reed Smith LLP$225,000
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell$225,000
- Alston & Bird LLP$4.55M
- Reed Smith LLP$2.02M
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell$1.42M
- Alston & Bird LLP$1.44B
- Reed Smith LLP$1.59B
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell$240.74M
Revenue per lawyer
- Alston & Bird LLP$1.50M
- Reed Smith LLP$1.11M
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell$712K
- $225,000
- $4.55M
- $1.44B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.50M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.02M
- Firm revenue
- $1.59B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.11M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.42M
- Firm revenue
- $240.74M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $712K
- Alston & Bird LLP2,000
- Reed Smith LLP2,000
- Smith, Gambrell & RussellNot Reported
- Alston & Bird LLPNot Reported
- Reed Smith LLPNot Reported
- Smith, Gambrell & RussellNot Reported
- Alston & Bird LLP1.1:1
- Reed Smith LLP1:1
- Smith, Gambrell & RussellNot Reported
- Alston & Bird LLP~950
- Reed Smith LLP~1,600
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell~350
Offices
- Alston & Bird LLP13
- Reed Smith LLP22
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell10
- 2,000
- Not Reported
- 1.1:1
- ~950
- Offices
- 13
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,600
- Offices
- 22
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~350
- Offices
- 10
- Alston & Bird LLP98.4%
- Reed Smith LLP95.3%
- Smith, Gambrell & RussellNot Reported
Class size
- Alston & Bird LLP73 (year not confirmed)
- Reed Smith LLP41 (year not confirmed)
- Smith, Gambrell & RussellNot Reported
- Alston & Bird LLPNot Reported
- Reed Smith LLPNot Reported
- Smith, Gambrell & RussellNot Reported
- Alston & Bird LLPCase by Case
- Reed Smith LLPNo
- Smith, Gambrell & RussellYes
- 98.4%
- Class size
- 73 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 95.3%
- Class size
- 41 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
- 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
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 1
- Reed Smith LLPBand 2
- Smith, Gambrell & RussellBand 2
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 1
- Reed Smith LLPBand 2
- Smith, Gambrell & RussellBand 2
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”.