McDermott Will & Schulte LLP vs. Sidley Austin LLP vs. Ropes & Gray 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
- Sidley Austin LLP
Est. 1866 · Chicago
- Ropes & Gray LLP
Est. 1865 · Boston
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. 1866 · Chicago
Sidley Austin LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Vault #11 / Am Law #6, founded in Chicago, IL. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Accountant and Auditor Liability, Banking & Finance, and Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS.
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.
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP#46
- Sidley Austin LLP#11
- Ropes & Gray LLP#20
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP#16
- Sidley Austin LLP#6
- Ropes & Gray LLP#7
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP23 records
- Sidley Austin LLP29 records
- Ropes & Gray LLP26 records
- #46
- #16
- 23 records
- Vault rank
- #11
- Am Law rank
- #6
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 29 records
- Vault rank
- #20
- Am Law rank
- #7
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 26 records
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPNot Reported
- Sidley Austin LLP$225,000+
- Ropes & Gray LLP$225,000
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP$5.17M
- Sidley Austin LLP$5.97M
- Ropes & Gray LLP$7.05M
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP$2.99B
- Sidley Austin LLP$3.74B
- Ropes & Gray LLP$3.74B
Revenue per lawyer
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP$1.79M
- Sidley Austin LLP$1.83M
- Ropes & Gray LLP$2.52M
- Not Reported
- $5.17M
- $2.99B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.79M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $5.97M
- Firm revenue
- $3.74B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.83M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $7.05M
- Firm revenue
- $3.74B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.52M
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP2,000
- Sidley Austin LLP2,000
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPNot Reported
- Sidley Austin LLPNot Reported
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPNot Reported
- Sidley Austin LLP1.9:1
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP~1,700
- Sidley Austin LLP~2,300
- Ropes & Gray LLP~1,500
Offices
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP27
- Sidley Austin LLP20
- Ropes & Gray LLP11
- 2,000
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~1,700
- Offices
- 27
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1.9:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~2,300
- Offices
- 20
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,500
- Offices
- 11
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP99%
- Sidley Austin LLPNot Reported
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
Class size
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLP75 (year not confirmed)
- Sidley Austin LLP198 (year not confirmed)
- Ropes & Gray LLP160 (2026)
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPNot Reported
- Sidley Austin LLPFree market
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPYes
- Sidley Austin LLPCase by Case
- Ropes & Gray LLPYes
- 99%
- Class size
- 75 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- Yes
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 198 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Free market
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 160 (2026)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- 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 3
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1 · Elite
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 2
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 3
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 3
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 3
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 4
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 2
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 2
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 5
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 2
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 2
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 2
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 4
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 2
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 3
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 3
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
- McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 4
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 3
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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”.