K&L Gates LLP vs. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP vs. McGuireWoods LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- K&L Gates LLP
Est. 2007 · Merger
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Est. 1897
- McGuireWoods LLP
Est. 1834
Est. 2007 · Merger
K&L Gates LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #48. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Construction. Operates from 45 offices worldwide.
Est. 1897
Southeastern roots with a broad national platform and a mix of corporate, litigation, real estate, healthcare, and public-policy work.
Est. 1834
McGuireWoods LLP is a mid-size firm of ~944 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 22 offices worldwide.
- K&L Gates LLP#49
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPNot Reported
- McGuireWoods LLP#68
- K&L Gates LLP#48
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP#60
- McGuireWoods LLP#54
- K&L Gates LLP14 records
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP13 records
- McGuireWoods LLP24 records
- #49
- #48
- 14 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #60
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 13 records
- Vault rank
- #68
- Am Law rank
- #54
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 24 records
- K&L Gates LLP$225,000+
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPNot Reported
- McGuireWoods LLP$215,000
- K&L Gates LLP$1.63M
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP$2.51M
- McGuireWoods LLP$2.68M
- K&L Gates LLP$1.37B
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP$1.05B
- McGuireWoods LLP$1.21B
Revenue per lawyer
- K&L Gates LLP$808K
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP$1.01M
- McGuireWoods LLP$1.29M
- $225,000+
- $1.63M
- $1.37B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $808K
- First-Year Comp
- Not Reported
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.51M
- Firm revenue
- $1.05B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.01M
- First-Year Comp
- $215,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.68M
- Firm revenue
- $1.21B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.29M
- K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPNot Reported
- McGuireWoods LLPNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPNot Reported
- McGuireWoods LLPNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPNot Reported
- McGuireWoods LLPNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLP~1,700
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP~1,050
- McGuireWoods LLP~950
Offices
- K&L Gates LLP45
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP37
- McGuireWoods LLP22
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~1,700
- Offices
- 45
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,050
- Offices
- 37
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~950
- Offices
- 22
- K&L Gates LLP91.9%
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP79.5%
- McGuireWoods LLP79.4%
Class size
- K&L Gates LLP44 (2026)
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP88 (2025)
- McGuireWoods LLP34 (2026)
- K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPNot Reported
- McGuireWoods LLPNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLPYes
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPYes
- McGuireWoods LLPNo
- 91.9%
- Class size
- 44 (2026)
- Not Reported
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 79.5%
- Class size
- 88 (2025)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 79.4%
- Class size
- 34 (2026)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Rank differences
- K&L Gates LLPBand 1
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPBand 1
- McGuireWoods LLPBand 2
- K&L Gates LLPBand 1
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPBand 3
- McGuireWoods LLPBand 2
- K&L Gates LLPBand 3
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPBand 4
- McGuireWoods LLPBand 2
- K&L Gates LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- McGuireWoods LLPBand 3 · Elite
- K&L Gates LLPBand 4 · Highly Regarded
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPBand 4 · Highly Regarded
- McGuireWoods LLPBand 5 · Highly Regarded
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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”.