Dorsey & Whitney LLP vs. Fredrikson & Byron vs. Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Est. 1912
- Fredrikson & Byron
Est. 1948
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Est. 2020 · Merger
Est. 1912
A full-service firm with Upper Midwest roots and a broad corporate, finance, litigation, energy, and intellectual-property practice.
Est. 1948
Fredrikson & Byron is a ~377-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Corporate/M&A, Energy & Natural Resources, and Healthcare. Operates from 11 offices worldwide.
Est. 2020 · Merger
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Banking & Finance, and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity. Operates from 20 offices worldwide.
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPNot Reported
- Fredrikson & ByronNot Reported
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP#85
- Dorsey & Whitney LLP#99
- Fredrikson & Byron#145
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP#56
- Dorsey & Whitney LLP14 records
- Fredrikson & Byron6 records
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP22 records
- Not Reported
- #99
- 14 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #145
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 6 records
- Vault rank
- #85
- Am Law rank
- #56
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 22 records
- Dorsey & Whitney LLP$190,000
- Fredrikson & Byron$225,000
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP$225,000
- Dorsey & Whitney LLP$1.35M
- Fredrikson & Byron$788K
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP$1.61M
- Dorsey & Whitney LLP$578.28M
- Fredrikson & Byron$302.80M
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP$1.19B
Revenue per lawyer
- Dorsey & Whitney LLP$1.02M
- Fredrikson & Byron$804K
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP$1.16M
- $190,000
- $1.35M
- $578.28M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.02M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $788K
- Firm revenue
- $302.80M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $804K
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.61M
- Firm revenue
- $1.19B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.16M
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPNot Reported
- Fredrikson & ByronNot Reported
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP1,900
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPNot Reported
- Fredrikson & ByronNot Reported
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPNot Reported
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPNot Reported
- Fredrikson & ByronNot Reported
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP0.8:1
- Dorsey & Whitney LLP~600
- Fredrikson & Byron~400
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP~1,200
Offices
- Dorsey & Whitney LLP22
- Fredrikson & Byron11
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP20
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~600
- Offices
- 22
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~400
- Offices
- 11
- Billable target
- 1,900
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 0.8:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,200
- Offices
- 20
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPNot Reported
- Fredrikson & ByronNot Reported
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP98.5%
Class size
- Dorsey & Whitney LLP37 (year not confirmed)
- Fredrikson & Byron17 (year not confirmed)
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP72 (year not confirmed)
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPNot Reported
- Fredrikson & ByronNot Reported
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPNot Reported
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPYes
- Fredrikson & ByronYes
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPCase by Case
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 37 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- Yes
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 17 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 98.5%
- Class size
- 72 (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.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPBand 1
- Fredrikson & ByronBand 1
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 2
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPBand 1
- Fredrikson & ByronBand 2
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 1
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPBand 1
- Fredrikson & ByronBand 2
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 1
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPBand 2
- Fredrikson & ByronBand 1
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 2
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPBand 3
- Fredrikson & ByronBand 3
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 1
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPBand 3
- Fredrikson & ByronBand 1
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 3
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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”.