McDermott Will & Schulte LLP vs. DLA Piper LLP (US) vs. Holland & Knight LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
Est. 1934
- DLA Piper LLP (US)
Est. 2005 · Merger
- Holland & Knight LLP
Est. 1889 · Tampa
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.
Est. 2005 · Merger
DLA Piper LLP (US) is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #3. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Artificial Intelligence, Corporate/M&A, and Franchising. Operates from 89 offices worldwide.
Est. 1889 · Tampa
Holland & Knight LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #26, founded in Tampa, FL. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Construction. Operates from 37 offices worldwide.
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP#46
- DLA Piper LLP (US)#42
- Holland & Knight LLP#48
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP#16
- DLA Piper LLP (US)#3
- Holland & Knight LLP#26
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP23 records
- DLA Piper LLP (US)22 records
- Holland & Knight LLP27 records
- #46
- #16
- 23 records
- Vault rank
- #42
- Am Law rank
- #3
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 22 records
- Vault rank
- #48
- Am Law rank
- #26
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 27 records
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPNot Reported
- DLA Piper LLP (US)$225,000+
- Holland & Knight LLP$225,000
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP$5.17M
- DLA Piper LLP (US)$4.14M
- Holland & Knight LLP$2.51M
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP$2.99B
- DLA Piper LLP (US)$4.58B
- Holland & Knight LLP$2.23B
Revenue per lawyer
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP$1.79M
- DLA Piper LLP (US)$968K
- Holland & Knight LLP$1.23M
- Not Reported
- $5.17M
- $2.99B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.79M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $4.14M
- Firm revenue
- $4.58B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $968K
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.51M
- Firm revenue
- $2.23B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.23M
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP2,000
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Not Reported
- Holland & Knight LLP2,000
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPNot Reported
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Not Reported
- Holland & Knight LLPNot Reported
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPNot Reported
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Not Reported
- Holland & Knight LLP0.6:1
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP~1,700
- DLA Piper LLP (US)~4,750
- Holland & Knight LLP~2,200
Offices
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP27
- DLA Piper LLP (US)89
- Holland & Knight LLP37
- 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)
- ~4,750
- Offices
- 89
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 0.6:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~2,200
- Offices
- 37
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP99%
- DLA Piper LLP (US)96.9%
- Holland & Knight LLPNot Reported
Class size
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP75 (year not confirmed)
- DLA Piper LLP (US)131 (2026)
- Holland & Knight LLP57 (year not confirmed)
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPNot Reported
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Not Reported
- Holland & Knight LLPFree market
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPYes
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Yes
- Holland & Knight LLPYes
- 99%
- Class size
- 75 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 96.9%
- Class size
- 131 (2026)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 57 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Free market
- Specific practice area
- Yes
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Band 4
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 1
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Band 2
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 2
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1 · Elite
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Band 1 · Highly Regarded
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 3 · Elite
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 3
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Band 5
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 2
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 4 · Elite
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Band 2 · Elite
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 3 · Elite
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 3 · Elite
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Band 2 · Elite
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 4
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Band 2
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 4
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 3 · Elite
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Band 3 · Elite
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Band 3 · Elite
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 5
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Band 3
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 4
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 4
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Band 3
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 4
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Band 1 · Highly Regarded
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 4 · 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”.