Baker Botts L.L.P. vs. Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP vs. Susman Godfrey LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Baker Botts L.L.P.
Est. 1840 · Houston
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Est. 2013
- Susman Godfrey LLP
Est. 1980
Est. 1840 · Houston
Baker Botts L.L.P. is a mid-size firm of ~700 attorneys, founded in Houston, TX. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Energy Transition, Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity), and Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Oil & Gas).
Est. 2013
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #19. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Construction, and E-Discovery & Information Governance. Operates from 48 offices worldwide.
Est. 1980
Susman Godfrey LLP is a ~226-attorney firm, Vault #19. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Antitrust: Mainly Plaintiff, and Antitrust: Plaintiff.
- Baker Botts L.L.P.#54
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP#57
- Susman Godfrey LLP#19
- Baker Botts L.L.P.#75
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP#19
- Susman Godfrey LLP#92
- Baker Botts L.L.P.11 records
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP19 records
- Susman Godfrey LLP7 records
- #54
- #75
- 11 records
- Vault rank
- #57
- Am Law rank
- #19
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 19 records
- Vault rank
- #19
- Am Law rank
- #92
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 7 records
- Baker Botts L.L.P.$225,000
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP$235,000
- Susman Godfrey LLP$240,000
- Baker Botts L.L.P.$2.95M
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP$2.06M
- Susman Godfrey LLP$5.23M
- Baker Botts L.L.P.$843.25M
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP$2.84B
- Susman Godfrey LLP$650.41M
Revenue per lawyer
- Baker Botts L.L.P.$1.32M
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP$844K
- Susman Godfrey LLP$2.88M
- $225,000
- $2.95M
- $843.25M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.32M
- First-Year Comp
- $235,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.06M
- Firm revenue
- $2.84B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $844K
- First-Year Comp
- $240,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $5.23M
- Firm revenue
- $650.41M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.88M
- Baker Botts L.L.P.2,000
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP1,900
- Susman Godfrey LLPNot Reported
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Not Reported
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP9 years
- Susman Godfrey LLP6 years
- Baker Botts L.L.P.1.1:1
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPNot Reported
- Susman Godfrey LLPNot Reported
- Baker Botts L.L.P.~700
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP~3,000
- Susman Godfrey LLP~250
Offices
- Baker Botts L.L.P.12
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP48
- Susman Godfrey LLP4
- 2,000
- Not Reported
- 1.1:1
- ~700
- Offices
- 12
- Billable target
- 1,900
- Partnership track
- 9 years
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~3,000
- Offices
- 48
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- 6 years
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~250
- Offices
- 4
- Baker Botts L.L.P.97.6%
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP96%
- Susman Godfrey LLP85.7%
Class size
- Baker Botts L.L.P.73 (year not confirmed)
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP127 (year not confirmed)
- Susman Godfrey LLP35 (year not confirmed)
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Not Reported
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPFree market
- Susman Godfrey LLPNot Reported
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Yes
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPCase by Case
- Susman Godfrey LLPNo
- 97.6%
- Class size
- 73 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 96%
- Class size
- 127 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Free market
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 85.7%
- Class size
- 35 (year not confirmed)
- 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.
Rank differences
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Band 1
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 1
- Susman Godfrey LLPBand 2
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Band 3
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 2
- Susman Godfrey LLPBand 1
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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”.