Baker McKenzie LLP vs. Venable LLP vs. Akerman LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Baker McKenzie LLP
Est. 1949
- Venable LLP
Est. 1900
- Akerman LLP
Est. 1920
Est. 1949
Baker McKenzie LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #8. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, and Immigration.
Est. 1900
Venable LLP is a mid-size firm of ~785 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy Litigation, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Construction. Operates from 18 offices worldwide.
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.
- Baker McKenzie LLP#45
- Venable LLP#69
- Akerman LLP#95
- Baker McKenzie LLP#8
- Venable LLP#68
- Akerman LLP#96
- Baker McKenzie LLP8 records
- Venable LLP8 records
- Akerman LLP5 records
- #45
- #8
- 8 records
- Vault rank
- #69
- Am Law rank
- #68
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 8 records
- Vault rank
- #95
- Am Law rank
- #96
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 5 records
- Baker McKenzie LLP$225,000+
- Venable LLP$215,000
- Akerman LLP$215,000
- Baker McKenzie LLP$2.44M
- Venable LLP$1.40M
- Akerman LLP$1.50M
- Baker McKenzie LLP$3.64B
- Venable LLP$900.01M
- Akerman LLP$626.93M
Revenue per lawyer
- Baker McKenzie LLP$818K
- Venable LLP$1.15M
- Akerman LLP$1.06M
- $225,000+
- $2.44M
- $3.64B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $818K
- First-Year Comp
- $215,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.40M
- Firm revenue
- $900.01M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.15M
- First-Year Comp
- $215,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.50M
- Firm revenue
- $626.93M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.06M
- Baker McKenzie LLPNot Reported
- Venable LLP1,850
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- Baker McKenzie LLPNot Reported
- Venable LLPNot Reported
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- Baker McKenzie LLPNot Reported
- Venable LLPNot Reported
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- Baker McKenzie LLP~4,450
- Venable LLP~800
- Akerman LLP~600
Offices
- Baker McKenzie LLP9
- Venable LLP18
- Akerman LLP21
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~4,450
- Offices
- 9
- Billable target
- 1,850
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~800
- Offices
- 18
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~600
- Offices
- 21
- Baker McKenzie LLPNot Reported
- Venable LLP84.6%
- Akerman LLP100%
Class size
- Baker McKenzie LLPNot Reported
- Venable LLP27 (year not confirmed)
- Akerman LLP22 (2026)
- Baker McKenzie LLPCentralized staffing
- Venable LLPNot Reported
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- Baker McKenzie LLPNo
- Venable LLPNo
- Akerman LLPYes
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- Centralized staffing
- No
- Offer rate
- 84.6%
- Class size
- 27 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 22 (2026)
- 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.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- Baker McKenzie LLPBand 2
- Venable LLPBand 3
- Akerman LLPBand 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”.