Covington & Burling LLP vs. Steptoe LLP vs. Blank Rome LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Covington & Burling LLP
Est. 1919 · Washington
- Steptoe LLP
Est. 1913 · Clarksburg
- Blank Rome LLP
Est. 1946
Est. 1919 · Washington
Covington & Burling LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #12 / Am Law #30, founded in Washington, DC. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Corporate Crime & Investigations, Corporate/M&A: Deals in Asia, and False Claims Act.
Est. 1913 · Clarksburg
Steptoe LLP is a ~428-attorney firm, founded in Clarksburg, WV. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer, and Insurance: Insurer. Operates from 10 offices worldwide.
Est. 1946
Blank Rome LLP is a mid-size firm of ~692 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder. Operates from 13 offices worldwide.
- Covington & Burling LLP#12
- Steptoe LLP#79
- Blank Rome LLP#91
- Covington & Burling LLP#30
- Steptoe LLP#98
- Blank Rome LLP#73
- Covington & Burling LLP24 records
- Steptoe LLP6 records
- Blank Rome LLP11 records
- #12
- #30
- 24 records
- Vault rank
- #79
- Am Law rank
- #98
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 6 records
- Vault rank
- #91
- Am Law rank
- #73
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 11 records
- Covington & Burling LLP$225,000
- Steptoe LLP$225,000+
- Blank Rome LLP$210,000 - $225,000
- Covington & Burling LLP$3.25M
- Steptoe LLP$2.40M
- Blank Rome LLP$2.00M
- Covington & Burling LLP$2.06B
- Steptoe LLP$583.20M
- Blank Rome LLP$852.26M
Revenue per lawyer
- Covington & Burling LLP$1.57M
- Steptoe LLP$1.36M
- Blank Rome LLP$1.23M
- $225,000
- $3.25M
- $2.06B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.57M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.40M
- Firm revenue
- $583.20M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.36M
- First-Year Comp
- $210,000 - $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.00M
- Firm revenue
- $852.26M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.23M
- Covington & Burling LLPNot Reported
- Steptoe LLPNot Reported
- Blank Rome LLPNot Reported
- Covington & Burling LLP8 years
- Steptoe LLPNot Reported
- Blank Rome LLPNot Reported
- Covington & Burling LLP2:1
- Steptoe LLPNot Reported
- Blank Rome LLPNot Reported
- Covington & Burling LLP~1,300
- Steptoe LLP~450
- Blank Rome LLP~700
Offices
- Covington & Burling LLP15
- Steptoe LLP10
- Blank Rome LLP13
- Not Reported
- 8 years
- 2:1
- ~1,300
- Offices
- 15
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~450
- Offices
- 10
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~700
- Offices
- 13
- Covington & Burling LLP99.3%
- Steptoe LLP100%
- Blank Rome LLP100%
Class size
- Covington & Burling LLP118 (year not confirmed)
- Steptoe LLP16 (2025)
- Blank Rome LLP26 (2026)
- Covington & Burling LLPNot Reported
- Steptoe LLPNot Reported
- Blank Rome LLPNot Reported
- Covington & Burling LLPNo
- Steptoe LLPYes
- Blank Rome LLPNo
- 99.3%
- Class size
- 118 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 16 (2025)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 26 (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.
Rank differences
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Steptoe LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Blank Rome LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 3
- Steptoe LLPBand 2
- Blank Rome LLPBand 4
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Steptoe LLPBand 5 · Elite
- Blank Rome LLPBand 1 · 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”.