Husch Blackwell LLP vs. Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP vs. Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Husch Blackwell LLP
Est. 2008 · Merger
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Est. 2013
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
Est. 1889
Est. 2008 · Merger
Husch Blackwell LLP is a mid-size firm of ~981 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Cannabis Law, Construction, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 23 offices worldwide.
Est. 2013
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #19. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Construction, and E-Discovery & Information Governance. Operates from 48 offices worldwide.
Est. 1889
A litigation-focused firm known for complex commercial and product matters, with additional strength in life sciences, privacy, and IP.
- Husch Blackwell LLP#96
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP#57
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Husch Blackwell LLP#82
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP#19
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.#93
- Husch Blackwell LLP21 records
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP19 records
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.12 records
- #96
- #82
- 21 records
- Vault rank
- #57
- Am Law rank
- #19
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 19 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #93
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 12 records
- Husch Blackwell LLP$200,000
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP$235,000
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Husch Blackwell LLP$1.08M
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP$2.06M
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.$2.32M
- Husch Blackwell LLP$781.60M
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP$2.84B
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.$643.39M
Revenue per lawyer
- Husch Blackwell LLP$797K
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP$844K
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.$1.16M
- $200,000
- $1.08M
- $781.60M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $797K
- First-Year Comp
- $235,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.06M
- Firm revenue
- $2.84B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $844K
- First-Year Comp
- Not Reported
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.32M
- Firm revenue
- $643.39M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.16M
- Husch Blackwell LLPNot Reported
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP1,900
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Husch Blackwell LLPNot Reported
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP9 years
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Husch Blackwell LLPNot Reported
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPNot Reported
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Husch Blackwell LLP~1,000
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP~3,000
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.~550
Offices
- Husch Blackwell LLP23
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP48
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.18
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~1,000
- Offices
- 23
- Billable target
- 1,900
- Partnership track
- 9 years
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~3,000
- Offices
- 48
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~550
- Offices
- 18
- Husch Blackwell LLP94.7%
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP96%
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.100%
Class size
- Husch Blackwell LLP67 (year not confirmed)
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP127 (year not confirmed)
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.33 (2026)
- Husch Blackwell LLPNot Reported
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPFree market
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Husch Blackwell LLPNo
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPCase by Case
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Yes
- 94.7%
- Class size
- 67 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- 96%
- Class size
- 127 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Free market
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 33 (2026)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
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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”.