Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP vs. Vinson & Elkins LLP vs. Baker Botts L.L.P.
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
- Vinson & Elkins LLP
Est. 1917 · Houston
- Baker Botts L.L.P.
Est. 1840 · Houston
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. 1917 · Houston
Vinson & Elkins LLP is a mid-size firm of ~681 attorneys, founded in Houston, TX. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 14 offices worldwide.
Est. 1840 · Houston
Baker Botts L.L.P. is a mid-size firm of ~700 attorneys, founded in Houston, TX. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Energy Transition, Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity), and Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Oil & Gas).
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP#57
- Vinson & Elkins LLP#53
- Baker Botts L.L.P.#54
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP#19
- Vinson & Elkins LLP#58
- Baker Botts L.L.P.#75
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP19 records
- Vinson & Elkins LLP19 records
- Baker Botts L.L.P.11 records
- #57
- #19
- 19 records
- Vault rank
- #53
- Am Law rank
- #58
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 19 records
- Vault rank
- #54
- Am Law rank
- #75
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 11 records
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP$235,000
- Vinson & Elkins LLP$225,000
- Baker Botts L.L.P.$225,000
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP$2.06M
- Vinson & Elkins LLP$4.51M
- Baker Botts L.L.P.$2.95M
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP$2.84B
- Vinson & Elkins LLP$1.13B
- Baker Botts L.L.P.$843.25M
Revenue per lawyer
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP$844K
- Vinson & Elkins LLP$1.66M
- Baker Botts L.L.P.$1.32M
- $235,000
- $2.06M
- $2.84B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $844K
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $4.51M
- Firm revenue
- $1.13B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.66M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.95M
- Firm revenue
- $843.25M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.32M
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP1,900
- Vinson & Elkins LLPNot Reported
- Baker Botts L.L.P.2,000
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP9 years
- Vinson & Elkins LLPNot Reported
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Not Reported
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPNot Reported
- Vinson & Elkins LLP2:1
- Baker Botts L.L.P.1.1:1
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP~3,000
- Vinson & Elkins LLP~700
- Baker Botts L.L.P.~700
Offices
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP48
- Vinson & Elkins LLP14
- Baker Botts L.L.P.12
- 1,900
- 9 years
- Not Reported
- ~3,000
- Offices
- 48
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 2:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~700
- Offices
- 14
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1.1:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~700
- Offices
- 12
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP96%
- Vinson & Elkins LLP97%
- Baker Botts L.L.P.97.6%
Class size
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP127 (year not confirmed)
- Vinson & Elkins LLP134 (year not confirmed)
- Baker Botts L.L.P.73 (year not confirmed)
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPFree market
- Vinson & Elkins LLPNot Reported
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Not Reported
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPCase by Case
- Vinson & Elkins LLPCase by Case
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Yes
- 96%
- Class size
- 127 (year not confirmed)
- Free market
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 97%
- Class size
- 134 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 97.6%
- Class size
- 73 (year not confirmed)
- 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
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 1
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Band 4
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 4
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 1
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Band 1
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 1
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 6
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Band 1
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 1
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 2
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Band 1
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 3
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 1
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Band 1
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 5 · Elite
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Band 3 · Elite
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 2
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 1
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Band 2
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 4
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 1
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Band 3
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 3
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 3
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Band 1
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 1
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 2
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Band 2
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 2
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 2
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Band 1
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 1
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 2
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Band 5
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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”.