McDermott Will & Schulte LLP vs. Jones Day vs. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton 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
- Jones Day
Est. 1893 · Cleveland
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Est. 1927
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. 1893 · Cleveland
Jones Day is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #15, founded in Cleveland, OH. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Appellate Law, and Banking & Finance. Operates from 42 offices worldwide.
Est. 1927
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #47. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation and Native American Law: Finance; Band 2 in Government Contracts. Operates from 11 offices worldwide.
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP#46
- Jones Day#26
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP#66
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP#16
- Jones Day#15
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP#47
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP23 records
- Jones Day22 records
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP2 records
- #46
- #16
- 23 records
- Vault rank
- #26
- Am Law rank
- #15
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 22 records
- Vault rank
- #66
- Am Law rank
- #47
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 2 records
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPNot Reported
- Jones Day$240,000
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP$225,000
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP$5.17M
- Jones Day$1.73M
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP$3.04M
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP$2.99B
- Jones Day$3.08B
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP$1.38B
Revenue per lawyer
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP$1.79M
- Jones Day$1.26M
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP$1.34M
- Not Reported
- $5.17M
- $2.99B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.79M
- First-Year Comp
- $240,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.73M
- Firm revenue
- $3.08B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.26M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $3.04M
- Firm revenue
- $1.38B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.34M
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP2,000
- Jones Day2,000
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPNot Reported
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPNot Reported
- Jones DayNot Reported
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPNot Reported
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPNot Reported
- Jones Day1.3:1
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPNot Reported
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP~1,700
- Jones Day~2,450
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP~1,050
Offices
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP27
- Jones Day42
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP11
- 2,000
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~1,700
- Offices
- 27
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1.3:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~2,450
- Offices
- 42
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,050
- Offices
- 11
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP99%
- Jones Day98.4%
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP100%
Class size
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP75 (year not confirmed)
- Jones Day189 (year not confirmed)
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP65 (2026)
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPNot Reported
- Jones DayNot Reported
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPNot Reported
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPYes
- Jones DayNo
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPCase by Case
- 99%
- Class size
- 75 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 98.4%
- Class size
- 189 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 65 (2026)
- 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.
Rank differences
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1
- Jones DayBand 2
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPBand 2
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1
- Jones DayBand 5
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPBand 4
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1
- Jones DayBand 2
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPBand 3
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Jones DayBand 2 · Elite
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPBand 4 · Elite
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 2
- Jones DayBand 4
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPBand 5
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 4
- Jones DayBand 2
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPBand 4
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Jones DayBand 2 · Elite
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPBand 3 · Elite
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Jones DayBand 2 · Elite
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 5
- Jones DayBand 3
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPBand 3
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- Jones DayBand 3 · Elite
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Jones DayBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 5
- Jones DayBand 4
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPBand 4
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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”.