Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. vs. McGuireWoods LLP vs. K&L Gates LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Est. 1977
- McGuireWoods LLP
Est. 1834
- K&L Gates LLP
Est. 2007 · Merger
Est. 1977
A labor and employment specialist with a large office network and an employer-side practice spanning counseling, disputes, and workplace policy.
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.
Est. 2007 · Merger
K&L Gates LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #48. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Construction. Operates from 45 offices worldwide.
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.Not Reported
- McGuireWoods LLP#68
- K&L Gates LLP#49
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.#77
- McGuireWoods LLP#54
- K&L Gates LLP#48
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.12 records
- McGuireWoods LLP24 records
- K&L Gates LLP14 records
- Not Reported
- #77
- 12 records
- Vault rank
- #68
- Am Law rank
- #54
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 24 records
- Vault rank
- #49
- Am Law rank
- #48
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 14 records
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.Not Reported
- McGuireWoods LLP$215,000
- K&L Gates LLP$225,000+
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.$1.20M
- McGuireWoods LLP$2.68M
- K&L Gates LLP$1.63M
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.$823.57M
- McGuireWoods LLP$1.21B
- K&L Gates LLP$1.37B
Revenue per lawyer
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.$763K
- McGuireWoods LLP$1.29M
- K&L Gates LLP$808K
- Not Reported
- $1.20M
- $823.57M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $763K
- First-Year Comp
- $215,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.68M
- Firm revenue
- $1.21B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.29M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.63M
- Firm revenue
- $1.37B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $808K
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.Not Reported
- McGuireWoods LLPNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.Not Reported
- McGuireWoods LLPNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.Not Reported
- McGuireWoods LLPNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.~1,100
- McGuireWoods LLP~950
- K&L Gates LLP~1,700
Offices
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.60
- McGuireWoods LLP22
- K&L Gates LLP45
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~1,100
- Offices
- 60
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~950
- Offices
- 22
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,700
- Offices
- 45
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.Not Reported
- McGuireWoods LLP79.4%
- K&L Gates LLP91.9%
Class size
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.Not Reported
- McGuireWoods LLP34 (2026)
- K&L Gates LLP44 (2026)
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.Not Reported
- McGuireWoods LLPNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.Not Reported
- McGuireWoods LLPNo
- K&L Gates LLPYes
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Offer rate
- 79.4%
- Class size
- 34 (2026)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
- Offer rate
- 91.9%
- Class size
- 44 (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.
Rank differences
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.Band 1
- McGuireWoods LLPBand 2
- K&L Gates LLPBand 3
Firm-only and additional rankings remain available on each firm profile so missing coverage is not mistaken for a head-to-head loss.
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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”.