DLA Piper LLP (US) vs. Cole Schotz vs. Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- DLA Piper LLP (US)
Est. 2005 · Merger
- Cole Schotz
Est. 1926
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
Est. 2025 · Merger
Est. 2005 · Merger
DLA Piper LLP (US) is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #3. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Artificial Intelligence, Corporate/M&A, and Franchising. Operates from 89 offices worldwide.
Est. 1926
Cole Schotz is a ~224-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring and Real Estate; Band 2 in Intellectual Property.
Est. 2025 · Merger
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #33. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Construction, Corporate/Commercial, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 31 offices worldwide.
- DLA Piper LLP (US)#42
- Cole SchotzNot Reported
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP#72
- DLA Piper LLP (US)#3
- Cole Schotz#166
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP#33
- DLA Piper LLP (US)22 records
- Cole Schotz3 records
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP23 records
- #42
- #3
- 22 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #166
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 3 records
- Vault rank
- #72
- Am Law rank
- #33
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 23 records
- DLA Piper LLP (US)$225,000+
- Cole Schotz$225,000
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP$235,000+
- DLA Piper LLP (US)$4.14M
- Cole Schotz$1.66M
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP$1.85M
- DLA Piper LLP (US)$4.58B
- Cole Schotz$228.75M
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP$1.85B
Revenue per lawyer
- DLA Piper LLP (US)$968K
- Cole Schotz$1.02M
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP$1.16M
- $225,000+
- $4.14M
- $4.58B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $968K
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.66M
- Firm revenue
- $228.75M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.02M
- First-Year Comp
- $235,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.85M
- Firm revenue
- $1.85B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.16M
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Not Reported
- Cole SchotzNot Reported
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPNot Reported
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Not Reported
- Cole SchotzNot Reported
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPNot Reported
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Not Reported
- Cole SchotzNot Reported
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPNot Reported
- DLA Piper LLP (US)~4,750
- Cole Schotz~200
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP~1,600
Offices
- DLA Piper LLP (US)89
- Cole Schotz9
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP31
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~4,750
- Offices
- 89
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~200
- Offices
- 9
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,600
- Offices
- 31
- DLA Piper LLP (US)96.9%
- Cole SchotzNot Reported
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP94.6%
Class size
- DLA Piper LLP (US)131 (2026)
- Cole SchotzNot Reported
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP104 (2026)
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Not Reported
- Cole SchotzNot Reported
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPNot Reported
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Yes
- Cole SchotzYes
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPCase by Case
- 96.9%
- Class size
- 131 (2026)
- Not Reported
- Yes
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 94.6%
- Class size
- 104 (2026)
- 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
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Band 2
- Cole SchotzBand 2
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 3
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”.