Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP vs. Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP vs. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Est. 2013
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Est. 2020 · Merger
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Est. 1897
Est. 2013
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #19. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Construction, and E-Discovery & Information Governance. Operates from 48 offices worldwide.
Est. 2020 · Merger
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Banking & Finance, and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity. Operates from 20 offices worldwide.
Est. 1897
Southeastern roots with a broad national platform and a mix of corporate, litigation, real estate, healthcare, and public-policy work.
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP#57
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP#85
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPNot Reported
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP#19
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP#56
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP#60
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP19 records
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP22 records
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP13 records
- #57
- #19
- 19 records
- Vault rank
- #85
- Am Law rank
- #56
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 22 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #60
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 13 records
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP$235,000
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP$225,000
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPNot Reported
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP$2.06M
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP$1.61M
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP$2.51M
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP$2.84B
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP$1.19B
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP$1.05B
Revenue per lawyer
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP$844K
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP$1.16M
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP$1.01M
- $235,000
- $2.06M
- $2.84B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $844K
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.61M
- Firm revenue
- $1.19B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.16M
- First-Year Comp
- Not Reported
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.51M
- Firm revenue
- $1.05B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.01M
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP1,900
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP1,900
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPNot Reported
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP9 years
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPNot Reported
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPNot Reported
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPNot Reported
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP0.8:1
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPNot Reported
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP~3,000
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP~1,200
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP~1,050
Offices
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP48
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP20
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP37
- 1,900
- 9 years
- Not Reported
- ~3,000
- Offices
- 48
- Billable target
- 1,900
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 0.8:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,200
- Offices
- 20
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,050
- Offices
- 37
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP96%
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP98.5%
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP79.5%
Class size
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP127 (year not confirmed)
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP72 (year not confirmed)
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP88 (2025)
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPFree market
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPNot Reported
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPNot Reported
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPCase by Case
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPCase by Case
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPYes
- 96%
- Class size
- 127 (year not confirmed)
- Free market
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 98.5%
- Class size
- 72 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 79.5%
- Class size
- 88 (2025)
- 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
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPBand 1 · 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”.