Holland & Knight LLP vs. Shutts & Bowen vs. Akerman LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Holland & Knight LLP
Est. 1889 · Tampa
- Shutts & Bowen
Est. 1910
- Akerman LLP
Est. 1920
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. 1910
Shutts & Bowen is a ~280-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance and Intellectual Property; Band 2 in Construction.
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.
- Holland & Knight LLP#48
- Shutts & BowenNot Reported
- Akerman LLP#95
- Holland & Knight LLP#26
- Shutts & Bowen#170
- Akerman LLP#96
- Holland & Knight LLP27 records
- Shutts & Bowen2 records
- Akerman LLP5 records
- #48
- #26
- 27 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #170
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 2 records
- Vault rank
- #95
- Am Law rank
- #96
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 5 records
- Holland & Knight LLP$225,000
- Shutts & Bowen$225,000
- Akerman LLP$215,000
- Holland & Knight LLP$2.51M
- Shutts & Bowen$1.12M
- Akerman LLP$1.50M
- Holland & Knight LLP$2.23B
- Shutts & Bowen$221.19M
- Akerman LLP$626.93M
Revenue per lawyer
- Holland & Knight LLP$1.23M
- Shutts & Bowen$821K
- Akerman LLP$1.06M
- $225,000
- $2.51M
- $2.23B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.23M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.12M
- Firm revenue
- $221.19M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $821K
- First-Year Comp
- $215,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.50M
- Firm revenue
- $626.93M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.06M
- Holland & Knight LLP2,000
- Shutts & BowenNot Reported
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- Holland & Knight LLPNot Reported
- Shutts & BowenNot Reported
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- Holland & Knight LLP0.6:1
- Shutts & BowenNot Reported
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- Holland & Knight LLP~2,200
- Shutts & Bowen~300
- Akerman LLP~600
Offices
- Holland & Knight LLP37
- Shutts & Bowen8
- Akerman LLP21
- 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)
- ~300
- Offices
- 8
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~600
- Offices
- 21
- Holland & Knight LLPNot Reported
- Shutts & BowenNot Reported
- Akerman LLP100%
Class size
- Holland & Knight LLP57 (year not confirmed)
- Shutts & BowenNot Reported
- Akerman LLP22 (2026)
- Holland & Knight LLPFree market
- Shutts & BowenNot Reported
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- Holland & Knight LLPYes
- Shutts & BowenYes
- Akerman LLPYes
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 57 (year not confirmed)
- Free market
- Yes
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 22 (2026)
- 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.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 1
- Shutts & BowenBand 1
- Akerman LLPBand 2
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 2
- Shutts & BowenBand 2
- Akerman LLPBand 1
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Shutts & BowenBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- Akerman LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 1
- Shutts & BowenBand 2
- Akerman LLPBand 3
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 2
- Shutts & BowenBand 3
- Akerman LLPBand 2
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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”.