Barnes & Thornburg LLP vs. Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott vs. Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Est. 1982 · Merger
- Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott
Est. 1958
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Est. 1967
Est. 1982 · Merger
A national full-service firm with Midwestern roots and a broad mix of corporate, litigation, labor, real estate, IP, and government-services work.
Est. 1958
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott is a ~313-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Public Finance; Band 2 in Construction and Leisure & Hospitality. Operates from 12 offices worldwide.
Est. 1967
Greenberg Traurig, LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #17. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Construction, and Corporate/Commercial. Operates from 52 offices worldwide.
- Barnes & Thornburg LLPNot Reported
- Eckert Seamans Cherin & MellottNot Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP#55
- Barnes & Thornburg LLP#78
- Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott#193
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP#17
- Barnes & Thornburg LLP19 records
- Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott1 record
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP31 records
- Not Reported
- #78
- 19 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #193
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 1 record
- Vault rank
- #55
- Am Law rank
- #17
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 31 records
- Barnes & Thornburg LLP$105,000-$180,000
- Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott$225,000
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPVaries by office
- Barnes & Thornburg LLP$1.43M
- Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott$496K
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP$2.90M
- Barnes & Thornburg LLP$817.72M
- Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott$152.95M
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP$2.91B
Revenue per lawyer
- Barnes & Thornburg LLP$1.05M
- Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott$489K
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP$1.04M
- $105,000-$180,000
- $1.43M
- $817.72M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.05M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $496K
- Firm revenue
- $152.95M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $489K
- First-Year Comp
- Varies by office
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.90M
- Firm revenue
- $2.91B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.04M
- Barnes & Thornburg LLPNot Reported
- Eckert Seamans Cherin & MellottNot Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPVaries by office
- Barnes & Thornburg LLPNot Reported
- Eckert Seamans Cherin & MellottNot Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP9 years
- Barnes & Thornburg LLP0.5:1
- Eckert Seamans Cherin & MellottNot Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP0.7:1
- Barnes & Thornburg LLP~900
- Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott~300
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP~3,000
Offices
- Barnes & Thornburg LLP27
- Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott12
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP52
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- 0.5:1
- ~900
- Offices
- 27
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~300
- Offices
- 12
- Billable target
- Varies by office
- Partnership track
- 9 years
- US associates per partner
- 0.7:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~3,000
- Offices
- 52
- Barnes & Thornburg LLPNot Reported
- Eckert Seamans Cherin & MellottNot Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP95%
Class size
- Barnes & Thornburg LLP35 (year not confirmed)
- Eckert Seamans Cherin & MellottNot Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP92 (year not confirmed)
- Barnes & Thornburg LLPFree market
- Eckert Seamans Cherin & MellottNot Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPNot Reported
- Barnes & Thornburg LLPNo
- Eckert Seamans Cherin & MellottYes
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPCase by Case
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 35 (year not confirmed)
- Free market
- No
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 95%
- Class size
- 92 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Rank differences
- Barnes & Thornburg LLPBand 1
- Eckert Seamans Cherin & MellottBand 1
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 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”.