Holland & Knight LLP vs. Akerman LLP vs. Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Holland & Knight LLP
Est. 1889 · Tampa
- Akerman LLP
Est. 1920
- Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick
Est. 1925
Est. 1889 · Tampa
Holland & Knight LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #26, founded in Tampa, FL. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Construction. Operates from 37 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.
Est. 1925
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick is a ~270-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Insurance: Policyholder. Operates from 12 offices worldwide.
- Holland & Knight LLP#48
- Akerman LLP#95
- Shumaker, Loop & KendrickNot Reported
- Holland & Knight LLP#26
- Akerman LLP#96
- Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick#176
- Holland & Knight LLP27 records
- Akerman LLP5 records
- Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick1 record
- #48
- #26
- 27 records
- Vault rank
- #95
- Am Law rank
- #96
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 5 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #176
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 1 record
- Holland & Knight LLP$225,000
- Akerman LLP$215,000
- Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick$225,000
- Holland & Knight LLP$2.51M
- Akerman LLP$1.50M
- Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick$781K
- Holland & Knight LLP$2.23B
- Akerman LLP$626.93M
- Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick$201.40M
Revenue per lawyer
- Holland & Knight LLP$1.23M
- Akerman LLP$1.06M
- Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick$747K
- $225,000
- $2.51M
- $2.23B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.23M
- First-Year Comp
- $215,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.50M
- Firm revenue
- $626.93M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.06M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $781K
- Firm revenue
- $201.40M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $747K
- Holland & Knight LLP2,000
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- Shumaker, Loop & KendrickNot Reported
- Holland & Knight LLPNot Reported
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- Shumaker, Loop & KendrickNot Reported
- Holland & Knight LLP0.6:1
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- Shumaker, Loop & KendrickNot Reported
- Holland & Knight LLP~2,200
- Akerman LLP~600
- Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick~250
Offices
- Holland & Knight LLP37
- Akerman LLP21
- Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick12
- 2,000
- Not Reported
- 0.6:1
- ~2,200
- Offices
- 37
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~600
- Offices
- 21
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~250
- Offices
- 12
- Holland & Knight LLPNot Reported
- Akerman LLP100%
- Shumaker, Loop & KendrickNot Reported
Class size
- Holland & Knight LLP57 (year not confirmed)
- Akerman LLP22 (2026)
- Shumaker, Loop & KendrickNot Reported
- Holland & Knight LLPFree market
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- Shumaker, Loop & KendrickNot Reported
- Holland & Knight LLPYes
- Akerman LLPYes
- Shumaker, Loop & KendrickYes
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 57 (year not confirmed)
- Free market
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 22 (2026)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- 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.
Rank differences
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 1
- Akerman LLPBand 3
- Shumaker, Loop & KendrickBand 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”.