K&L Gates LLP vs. Reed Smith LLP vs. McGuireWoods LLP

Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.

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K&L Gates LLP
Est. 2007 · Merger
Reed Smith LLP
Est. 1877
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.

Reed Smith LLP

Est. 1877

Reed Smith LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #40. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Energy & Natural Resources. Operates from 22 offices worldwide.

McGuireWoods LLP

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.

Rankings & prestige

K&L Gates LLP#49
Reed Smith LLP#59
McGuireWoods LLP#68

K&L Gates LLP#48
Reed Smith LLP#40
McGuireWoods LLP#54

K&L Gates LLP14 records
Reed Smith LLP14 records
McGuireWoods LLP24 records

: #49
: #48
: 14 records

Vault rank: #59
Am Law rank: #40
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 14 records

Vault rank: #68
Am Law rank: #54
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 24 records

Compensation

K&L Gates LLP$225,000+
Reed Smith LLP$225,000
McGuireWoods LLP$215,000

K&L Gates LLP$1.63M
Reed Smith LLP$2.02M
McGuireWoods LLP$2.68M

K&L Gates LLP$1.37B
Reed Smith LLP$1.59B
McGuireWoods LLP$1.21B

Revenue per lawyer

K&L Gates LLP$808K
Reed Smith LLP$1.11M
McGuireWoods LLP$1.29M

: $225,000+
: $1.63M
: $1.37B
Revenue per lawyer: $808K

First-Year Comp: $225,000
Profits Per Partner: $2.02M
Firm revenue: $1.59B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.11M

First-Year Comp: $215,000
Profits Per Partner: $2.68M
Firm revenue: $1.21B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.29M

Work & scale

K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
Reed Smith LLP2,000
McGuireWoods LLPNot Reported

K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
Reed Smith LLPNot Reported
McGuireWoods LLPNot Reported

K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
Reed Smith LLP1:1
McGuireWoods LLPNot Reported

K&L Gates LLP~1,700
Reed Smith LLP~1,600
McGuireWoods LLP~950

Offices

K&L Gates LLP45
Reed Smith LLP22
McGuireWoods LLP22

: Not Reported
: Not Reported
: Not Reported
: ~1,700
Offices: 45

Billable target: 2,000
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: 1:1
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~1,600
Offices: 22

Billable target: Not Reported
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: Not Reported
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~950
Offices: 22

Summer Program

K&L Gates LLP91.9%
Reed Smith LLP95.3%
McGuireWoods LLP79.4%

Class size

K&L Gates LLP44 (2026)
Reed Smith LLP41 (year not confirmed)
McGuireWoods LLP34 (2026)

K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
Reed Smith LLPNot Reported
McGuireWoods LLPNot Reported

K&L Gates LLPYes
Reed Smith LLPNo
McGuireWoods LLPNo

: 91.9%
Class size: 44 (2026)
: Not Reported
: Yes

Offer rate: 95.3%
Class size: 41 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Not Reported
Specific practice area: No

Offer rate: 79.4%
Class size: 34 (2026)
How associates get work: Not Reported
Specific practice area: No

Chambers by practice, market and year

Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.

Shared rankings

Energy & Natural Resources · Pennsylvania · 2026Band 1

Corporate/M&A · Nationwide · 2026Band 4 · Highly Regarded

Rank differences

Litigation: General CommercialPennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds · 2026

K&L Gates LLPBand 1
Reed Smith LLPBand 1
McGuireWoods LLPBand 2

Band 1

Band 2

Corporate/M&A & Private EquityPennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds · 2026

K&L Gates LLPBand 1
Reed Smith LLPBand 2
McGuireWoods LLPBand 2

Band 1

Band 2

Insurance: Dispute Resolution: PolicyholderNationwide · 2026

K&L Gates LLPBand 4
Reed Smith LLPBand 1
McGuireWoods LLPBand 4

Band 4

Band 1

Band 4

HealthcareNationwide · 2026

K&L Gates LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
Reed Smith LLPBand 2 · Elite
McGuireWoods LLPBand 3 · Elite

Band 2 · Highly Regarded

Band 2 · Elite

Band 3 · Elite

Litigation: General CommercialNationwide · 2026

K&L Gates LLPBand 4 · Highly Regarded
Reed Smith LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
McGuireWoods LLPBand 5 · Highly Regarded

Band 4 · Highly Regarded

Band 3 · Highly Regarded

Band 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”.