Reed Smith LLP vs. Blank Rome LLP vs. Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Reed Smith LLP
Est. 1877
- Blank Rome LLP
Est. 1946
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Est. 2020 · Merger
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.
Est. 1946
Blank Rome LLP is a mid-size firm of ~692 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder. Operates from 13 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.
- Reed Smith LLP#59
- Blank Rome LLP#91
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP#85
- Reed Smith LLP#40
- Blank Rome LLP#73
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP#56
- Reed Smith LLP14 records
- Blank Rome LLP11 records
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP22 records
- #59
- #40
- 14 records
- Vault rank
- #91
- Am Law rank
- #73
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 11 records
- Vault rank
- #85
- Am Law rank
- #56
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 22 records
- Reed Smith LLP$225,000
- Blank Rome LLP$210,000 - $225,000
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP$225,000
- Reed Smith LLP$2.02M
- Blank Rome LLP$2.00M
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP$1.61M
- Reed Smith LLP$1.59B
- Blank Rome LLP$852.26M
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP$1.19B
Revenue per lawyer
- Reed Smith LLP$1.11M
- Blank Rome LLP$1.23M
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP$1.16M
- $225,000
- $2.02M
- $1.59B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.11M
- First-Year Comp
- $210,000 - $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.00M
- Firm revenue
- $852.26M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.23M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.61M
- Firm revenue
- $1.19B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.16M
- Reed Smith LLP2,000
- Blank Rome LLPNot Reported
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP1,900
- Reed Smith LLPNot Reported
- Blank Rome LLPNot Reported
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPNot Reported
- Reed Smith LLP1:1
- Blank Rome LLPNot Reported
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP0.8:1
- Reed Smith LLP~1,600
- Blank Rome LLP~700
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP~1,200
Offices
- Reed Smith LLP22
- Blank Rome LLP13
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP20
- 2,000
- Not Reported
- 1:1
- ~1,600
- Offices
- 22
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~700
- Offices
- 13
- Billable target
- 1,900
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 0.8:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,200
- Offices
- 20
- Reed Smith LLP95.3%
- Blank Rome LLP100%
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP98.5%
Class size
- Reed Smith LLP41 (year not confirmed)
- Blank Rome LLP26 (2026)
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP72 (year not confirmed)
- Reed Smith LLPNot Reported
- Blank Rome LLPNot Reported
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPNot Reported
- Reed Smith LLPNo
- Blank Rome LLPNo
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPCase by Case
- 95.3%
- Class size
- 41 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 26 (2026)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
- Offer rate
- 98.5%
- Class size
- 72 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- Reed Smith LLPBand 3
- Blank Rome LLPBand 1
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 1
- Reed Smith LLPBand 1
- Blank Rome LLPBand 1
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 2
- Reed Smith LLPBand 3
- Blank Rome LLPBand 1
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 2
- Reed Smith LLPBand 2
- Blank Rome LLPBand 2
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 3
- Reed Smith LLPBand 3
- Blank Rome LLPBand 3
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 2
- Reed Smith LLPBand 4
- Blank Rome LLPBand 3
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 3
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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”.