McGuireWoods LLP vs. Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP vs. Reed Smith LLP

Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.

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McGuireWoods LLP
Est. 1834
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Est. 2018 · Merger
Reed Smith LLP
Est. 1877

Est. 1834

McGuireWoods LLP is a mid-size firm of ~944 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 22 offices worldwide.

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Est. 2018 · Merger

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is a mid-size firm of ~900 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Capital Markets: Securitization: MSR, and Capital Markets: Securitization: RMBS. Operates from 18 offices worldwide.

Reed Smith LLP

Est. 1877

Reed Smith LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #40. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Energy & Natural Resources. Operates from 22 offices worldwide.

Rankings & prestige

McGuireWoods LLP#68
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP#93
Reed Smith LLP#59

McGuireWoods LLP#54
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP#64
Reed Smith LLP#40

McGuireWoods LLP24 records
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP21 records
Reed Smith LLP14 records

: #68
: #54
: 24 records

Vault rank: #93
Am Law rank: #64
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 21 records

Vault rank: #59
Am Law rank: #40
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 14 records

Compensation

McGuireWoods LLP$215,000
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP$225,000
Reed Smith LLP$225,000

McGuireWoods LLP$2.68M
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP$2.63M
Reed Smith LLP$2.02M

McGuireWoods LLP$1.21B
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP$960.95M
Reed Smith LLP$1.59B

Revenue per lawyer

McGuireWoods LLP$1.29M
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP$1.31M
Reed Smith LLP$1.11M

: $215,000
: $2.68M
: $1.21B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.29M

First-Year Comp: $225,000
Profits Per Partner: $2.63M
Firm revenue: $960.95M
Revenue per lawyer: $1.31M

First-Year Comp: $225,000
Profits Per Partner: $2.02M
Firm revenue: $1.59B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.11M

Work & scale

McGuireWoods LLPNot Reported
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP2,000
Reed Smith LLP2,000

McGuireWoods LLPNot Reported
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPNot Reported
Reed Smith LLPNot Reported

McGuireWoods LLPNot Reported
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP0.7:1
Reed Smith LLP1:1

McGuireWoods LLP~950
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP~900
Reed Smith LLP~1,600

Offices

McGuireWoods LLP22
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP18
Reed Smith LLP22

: Not Reported
: Not Reported
: Not Reported
: ~950
Offices: 22

Billable target: 2,000
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: 0.7:1
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~900
Offices: 18

Billable target: 2,000
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: 1:1
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~1,600
Offices: 22

Summer Program

McGuireWoods LLP79.4%
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP100%
Reed Smith LLP95.3%

Class size

McGuireWoods LLP34 (2026)
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP46 (year not confirmed)
Reed Smith LLP41 (year not confirmed)

McGuireWoods LLPNot Reported
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPFree market
Reed Smith LLPNot Reported

McGuireWoods LLPNo
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPYes
Reed Smith LLPNo

: 79.4%
Class size: 34 (2026)
: Not Reported
: No

Offer rate: 100%
Class size: 46 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Free market
Specific practice area: Yes

Offer rate: 95.3%
Class size: 41 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Not Reported
Specific practice area: No

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

Labor & Employment · Nationwide · 2026Band 4

Rank differences

Labor & EmploymentVirginia · 2026

McGuireWoods LLPBand 1
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPBand 1
Reed Smith LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 3

Insurance: Dispute Resolution: PolicyholderNationwide · 2026

McGuireWoods LLPBand 4
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPBand 4
Reed Smith LLPBand 1

Band 4

Band 1

Bankruptcy/RestructuringTexas · 2026

McGuireWoods LLPBand 5
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPBand 2
Reed Smith LLPBand 2

Band 5

Band 2

Corporate/M&ATexas · 2026

McGuireWoods LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPBand 4 · Elite
Reed Smith LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded

Band 2 · Highly Regarded

Band 4 · Elite

Band 2 · Highly Regarded

Labor & EmploymentCalifornia · 2026

McGuireWoods LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
Reed Smith LLPBand 4 · Elite

Band 1 · Highly Regarded

Band 4 · Elite

Labor & EmploymentTexas · 2026

McGuireWoods LLPBand 5
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPBand 4
Reed Smith LLPBand 4

Band 5

Band 4

Litigation: General CommercialNationwide · 2026

McGuireWoods LLPBand 5 · Highly Regarded
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
Reed Smith LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded

Band 5 · Highly Regarded

Band 2 · 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”.