Kirkland & Ellis LLP vs. Mayer Brown LLP vs. Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Est. 1909
- Mayer Brown LLP
Est. 1881 · Chicago
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Est. 1967
Est. 1909
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Vault #6 / Am Law #1. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Asset Management M&A, and Banking & Finance. Operates from 27 offices worldwide.
Est. 1881 · Chicago
Mayer Brown LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #27, founded in Chicago, IL. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS, and Capital Markets: Securitization: RMBS. Operates from 19 offices worldwide.
Est. 1967
Greenberg Traurig, LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #17. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Construction, and Corporate/Commercial. Operates from 52 offices worldwide.
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP#6
- Mayer Brown LLP#44
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP#55
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP#1
- Mayer Brown LLP#27
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP#17
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP65 records
- Mayer Brown LLP14 records
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP31 records
- #6
- #1
- 65 records
- Vault rank
- #44
- Am Law rank
- #27
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 14 records
- Vault rank
- #55
- Am Law rank
- #17
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 31 records
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$225,000
- Mayer Brown LLP$225,000
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPVaries by office
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$11.12M
- Mayer Brown LLP$3.20M
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP$2.90M
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$10.56B
- Mayer Brown LLP$2.17B
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP$2.91B
Revenue per lawyer
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$2.55M
- Mayer Brown LLP$1.25M
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP$1.04M
- $225,000
- $11.12M
- $10.56B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.55M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $3.20M
- Firm revenue
- $2.17B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.25M
- First-Year Comp
- Varies by office
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.90M
- Firm revenue
- $2.91B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.04M
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPNot Reported
- Mayer Brown LLP2,000
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPVaries by office
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP6 years
- Mayer Brown LLPNot Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP9 years
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP1.2:1
- Mayer Brown LLP1:1
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP0.7:1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP~4,150
- Mayer Brown LLP~1,750
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP~3,000
Offices
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP27
- Mayer Brown LLP19
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP52
- Not Reported
- 6 years
- 1.2:1
- ~4,150
- Offices
- 27
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,750
- Offices
- 19
- Billable target
- Varies by office
- Partnership track
- 9 years
- US associates per partner
- 0.7:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~3,000
- Offices
- 52
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPNot Reported
- Mayer Brown LLPNot Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP95%
Class size
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP957 (year not confirmed)
- Mayer Brown LLP69 (year not confirmed)
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP92 (year not confirmed)
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPFree market
- Mayer Brown LLPFree market
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPNot Reported
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPYes
- Mayer Brown LLPCase by Case
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPCase by Case
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 957 (year not confirmed)
- Free market
- Yes
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 69 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Free market
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 95%
- Class size
- 92 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Mayer Brown LLPBand 2
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Mayer Brown LLPBand 4
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Mayer Brown LLPBand 4
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 5
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Mayer Brown LLPBand 4
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 4
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Mayer Brown LLPBand 3
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 4
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Mayer Brown LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Mayer Brown LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Mayer Brown LLPBand 4 · Highly Regarded
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Mayer Brown LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Mayer Brown LLPBand 5
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 5
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Mayer Brown LLPBand 2
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 2
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Mayer Brown LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 4 · Elite
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”.