Alston & Bird LLP vs. Seyfarth Shaw LLP vs. Littler Mendelson P.C.
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Alston & Bird LLP
Est. 1893
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Est. 1945 · Chicago
- Littler Mendelson P.C.
Est. 1942 · San Francisco
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. 1945 · Chicago
Seyfarth Shaw LLP is a mid-size firm of ~913 attorneys, founded in Chicago, IL. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Construction, Labor & Employment, and Retail. Operates from 18 offices worldwide.
Est. 1942 · San Francisco
Littler Mendelson P.C. is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, founded in San Francisco, CA. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Labor & Employment; Band 2 in E-Discovery & Information Governance and Occupational Safety and Health. Operates from 57 offices worldwide.
- Alston & Bird LLP#58
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP#89
- Littler Mendelson P.C.#100
- Alston & Bird LLP#44
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP#63
- Littler Mendelson P.C.#62
- Alston & Bird LLP20 records
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP6 records
- Littler Mendelson P.C.10 records
- #58
- #44
- 20 records
- Vault rank
- #89
- Am Law rank
- #63
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 6 records
- Vault rank
- #100
- Am Law rank
- #62
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 10 records
- Alston & Bird LLP$225,000
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP$225,000+
- Littler Mendelson P.C.$225,000
- Alston & Bird LLP$4.55M
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP$1.90M
- Littler Mendelson P.C.$1.02M
- Alston & Bird LLP$1.44B
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP$990.78M
- Littler Mendelson P.C.$1.03B
Revenue per lawyer
- Alston & Bird LLP$1.50M
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP$1.09M
- Littler Mendelson P.C.$777K
- $225,000
- $4.55M
- $1.44B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.50M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.90M
- Firm revenue
- $990.78M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.09M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.02M
- Firm revenue
- $1.03B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $777K
- Alston & Bird LLP2,000
- Seyfarth Shaw LLPNot Reported
- Littler Mendelson P.C.Not Reported
- Alston & Bird LLPNot Reported
- Seyfarth Shaw LLPNot Reported
- Littler Mendelson P.C.Not Reported
- Alston & Bird LLP1.1:1
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP0.6:1
- Littler Mendelson P.C.Not Reported
- Alston & Bird LLP~950
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP~900
- Littler Mendelson P.C.~1,300
Offices
- Alston & Bird LLP13
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP18
- Littler Mendelson P.C.57
- 2,000
- Not Reported
- 1.1:1
- ~950
- Offices
- 13
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 0.6:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~900
- Offices
- 18
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,300
- Offices
- 57
- Alston & Bird LLP98.4%
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP86.4%
- Littler Mendelson P.C.85%
Class size
- Alston & Bird LLP73 (year not confirmed)
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP24 (year not confirmed)
- Littler Mendelson P.C.33 (2026)
- Alston & Bird LLPNot Reported
- Seyfarth Shaw LLPFree market
- Littler Mendelson P.C.Not Reported
- Alston & Bird LLPCase by Case
- Seyfarth Shaw LLPYes
- Littler Mendelson P.C.No
- 98.4%
- Class size
- 73 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 86.4%
- Class size
- 24 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Free market
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 85%
- Class size
- 33 (2026)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- Seyfarth Shaw LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Littler Mendelson P.C.Band 2 · Highly Regarded
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”.