McDermott Will & Schulte LLP vs. Baker McKenzie LLP vs. Alston & Bird LLP

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Est. 1934

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #16. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism, and Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation.

Baker McKenzie LLP

Est. 1949

Baker McKenzie LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #8. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, and Immigration.

Alston & Bird LLP

Est. 1893

Alston & Bird LLP is a mid-size firm of ~960 attorneys, Am Law #44. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Banking & Finance, and Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory. Operates from 13 offices worldwide.

Rankings & prestige

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP#46
Baker McKenzie LLP#45
Alston & Bird LLP#58

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP#16
Baker McKenzie LLP#8
Alston & Bird LLP#44

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP23 records
Baker McKenzie LLP8 records
Alston & Bird LLP20 records

: #46
: #16
: 23 records

Vault rank: #45
Am Law rank: #8
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 8 records

Vault rank: #58
Am Law rank: #44
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 20 records

Compensation

McDermott Will & Schulte LLPNot Reported
Baker McKenzie LLP$225,000+
Alston & Bird LLP$225,000

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP$5.17M
Baker McKenzie LLP$2.44M
Alston & Bird LLP$4.55M

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP$2.99B
Baker McKenzie LLP$3.64B
Alston & Bird LLP$1.44B

Revenue per lawyer

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP$1.79M
Baker McKenzie LLP$818K
Alston & Bird LLP$1.50M

: Not Reported
: $5.17M
: $2.99B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.79M

First-Year Comp: $225,000+
Profits Per Partner: $2.44M
Firm revenue: $3.64B
Revenue per lawyer: $818K

First-Year Comp: $225,000
Profits Per Partner: $4.55M
Firm revenue: $1.44B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.50M

Work & scale

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP2,000
Baker McKenzie LLPNot Reported
Alston & Bird LLP2,000

McDermott Will & Schulte LLPNot Reported
Baker McKenzie LLPNot Reported
Alston & Bird LLPNot Reported

McDermott Will & Schulte LLPNot Reported
Baker McKenzie LLPNot Reported
Alston & Bird LLP1.1:1

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP~1,700
Baker McKenzie LLP~4,450
Alston & Bird LLP~950

Offices

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP27
Baker McKenzie LLP9
Alston & Bird LLP13

: 2,000
: Not Reported
: Not Reported
: ~1,700
Offices: 27

Billable target: Not Reported
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: Not Reported
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~4,450
Offices: 9

Billable target: 2,000
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: 1.1:1
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~950
Offices: 13

Summer Program

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP99%
Baker McKenzie LLPNot Reported
Alston & Bird LLP98.4%

Class size

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP75 (year not confirmed)
Baker McKenzie LLPNot Reported
Alston & Bird LLP73 (year not confirmed)

McDermott Will & Schulte LLPNot Reported
Baker McKenzie LLPCentralized staffing
Alston & Bird LLPNot Reported

McDermott Will & Schulte LLPYes
Baker McKenzie LLPNo
Alston & Bird LLPCase by Case

: 99%
Class size: 75 (year not confirmed)
: Not Reported
: Yes

Offer rate: Not Reported
Class size: Not Reported
How associates get work: Centralized staffing
Specific practice area: No

Offer rate: 98.4%
Class size: 73 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Not Reported
Specific practice area: Case by Case

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

Tax: State & Local · New York · 2026Band 1

Privacy & Data Security · Nationwide · 2026Band 3 · The Elite

Antitrust · District of Columbia · 2026Band 5

Rank differences

Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationNationwide · 2026

McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1
Baker McKenzie LLPBand 3
Alston & Bird LLPBand 5

Band 1

Band 3

Band 5

TaxDistrict of Columbia · 2026

McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 2
Baker McKenzie LLPBand 2
Alston & Bird LLPBand 5

Band 2

Band 5

Intellectual PropertyTexas · 2026

McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 4
Baker McKenzie LLPBand 4
Alston & Bird LLPBand 3

Band 4

Band 3

Labor & EmploymentCalifornia · 2026

McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 3 · Elite
Baker McKenzie LLPBand 3 · Elite
Alston & Bird LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded

Band 3 · Elite

Band 3 · Highly Regarded

TaxNew York · 2026

McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 3
Baker McKenzie LLPBand 4
Alston & Bird LLPBand 5

Band 3

Band 4

Band 5

Tax: Corporate & FinanceNationwide · 2026

McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 3
Baker McKenzie LLPBand 3
Alston & Bird LLPBand 5

Band 3

Band 5

International ArbitrationNationwide · 2026

McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
Baker McKenzie LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
Alston & Bird LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Highly Regarded

Band 2 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Highly Regarded

Litigation: General CommercialNationwide · 2026

McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
Baker McKenzie LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
Alston & Bird LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Highly Regarded

Band 3 · 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”.