Kirkland & Ellis LLP vs. Ropes & Gray LLP vs. Goodwin Procter LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Est. 1909
- Ropes & Gray LLP
Est. 1865 · Boston
- Goodwin Procter LLP
Est. 1912 · Boston
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. 1865 · Boston
Ropes & Gray LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #20 / Am Law #7, founded in Boston. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Banking & Finance, and Capital Markets. Operates from 11 offices worldwide.
Est. 1912 · Boston
Goodwin Procter LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #21, founded in Boston, Massachusetts. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory, Capital Markets, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 18 offices worldwide.
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP#6
- Ropes & Gray LLP#20
- Goodwin Procter LLP#31
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP#1
- Ropes & Gray LLP#7
- Goodwin Procter LLP#21
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP65 records
- Ropes & Gray LLP26 records
- Goodwin Procter LLP18 records
- #6
- #1
- 65 records
- Vault rank
- #20
- Am Law rank
- #7
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 26 records
- Vault rank
- #31
- Am Law rank
- #21
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 18 records
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$225,000
- Ropes & Gray LLP$225,000
- Goodwin Procter LLP$225,000
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$11.12M
- Ropes & Gray LLP$7.05M
- Goodwin Procter LLP$4.24M
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$10.56B
- Ropes & Gray LLP$3.74B
- Goodwin Procter LLP$2.72B
Revenue per lawyer
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$2.55M
- Ropes & Gray LLP$2.52M
- Goodwin Procter LLP$1.63M
- $225,000
- $11.12M
- $10.56B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.55M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $7.05M
- Firm revenue
- $3.74B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.52M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $4.24M
- Firm revenue
- $2.72B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.63M
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPNot Reported
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
- Goodwin Procter LLP1,950
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP6 years
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
- Goodwin Procter LLPNot Reported
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP1.2:1
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
- Goodwin Procter LLPNot Reported
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP~4,150
- Ropes & Gray LLP~1,500
- Goodwin Procter LLP~1,800
Offices
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP27
- Ropes & Gray LLP11
- Goodwin Procter LLP18
- Not Reported
- 6 years
- 1.2:1
- ~4,150
- Offices
- 27
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,500
- Offices
- 11
- Billable target
- 1,950
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,800
- Offices
- 18
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPNot Reported
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
- Goodwin Procter LLP100%
Class size
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP957 (year not confirmed)
- Ropes & Gray LLP160 (2026)
- Goodwin Procter LLP67 (year not confirmed)
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPFree market
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
- Goodwin Procter LLPCentralized staffing
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPYes
- Ropes & Gray LLPYes
- Goodwin Procter LLPCase by Case
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 957 (year not confirmed)
- Free market
- Yes
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 160 (2026)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 67 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Centralized staffing
- 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
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 2
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 2
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 2
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 3
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 2
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 4
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 5
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 2
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 4
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 2
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 5
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 5 · Elite
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 3
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 5
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”.