Phelps Dunbar vs. Greenberg Traurig, LLP vs. Akerman LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Phelps Dunbar
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- Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Est. 1967
- Akerman LLP
Est. 1920
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Phelps Dunbar is a ~425-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Construction, Energy & Natural Resources, and Gaming & Licensing. Operates from 17 offices worldwide.
Est. 1967
Greenberg Traurig, LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #17. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Construction, and Corporate/Commercial. Operates from 52 offices worldwide.
Est. 1920
Akerman LLP is a mid-size firm of ~594 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Cannabis Law, and Environment. Operates from 21 offices worldwide.
- Phelps DunbarNot Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP#55
- Akerman LLP#95
- Phelps Dunbar#157
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP#17
- Akerman LLP#96
- Phelps Dunbar13 records
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP31 records
- Akerman LLP5 records
- Not Reported
- #157
- 13 records
- Vault rank
- #55
- Am Law rank
- #17
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 31 records
- Vault rank
- #95
- Am Law rank
- #96
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 5 records
- Phelps Dunbar$225,000
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPVaries by office
- Akerman LLP$215,000
- Phelps Dunbar$699K
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP$2.90M
- Akerman LLP$1.50M
- Phelps Dunbar$254.19M
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP$2.91B
- Akerman LLP$626.93M
Revenue per lawyer
- Phelps Dunbar$599K
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP$1.04M
- Akerman LLP$1.06M
- $225,000
- $699K
- $254.19M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $599K
- First-Year Comp
- Varies by office
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.90M
- Firm revenue
- $2.91B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.04M
- First-Year Comp
- $215,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.50M
- Firm revenue
- $626.93M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.06M
- Phelps DunbarNot Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPVaries by office
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- Phelps DunbarNot Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP9 years
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- Phelps DunbarNot Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP0.7:1
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- Phelps Dunbar~450
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP~3,000
- Akerman LLP~600
Offices
- Phelps Dunbar17
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP52
- Akerman LLP21
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~450
- Offices
- 17
- Billable target
- Varies by office
- Partnership track
- 9 years
- US associates per partner
- 0.7:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~3,000
- Offices
- 52
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~600
- Offices
- 21
- Phelps DunbarNot Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP95%
- Akerman LLP100%
Class size
- Phelps DunbarNot Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP92 (year not confirmed)
- Akerman LLP22 (2026)
- Phelps DunbarNot Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPNot Reported
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- Phelps DunbarYes
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPCase by Case
- Akerman LLPYes
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 95%
- Class size
- 92 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 22 (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
- Phelps DunbarBand 1
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 2
- Akerman LLPBand 2
- Phelps DunbarBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Akerman LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Phelps DunbarBand 3
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 2
- Akerman LLPBand 2
- Phelps DunbarBand 5
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 3
- Akerman LLPBand 5
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”.