Reed Smith LLP vs. Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP vs. Cozen O'Connor P.C.

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Reed Smith LLP
Est. 1877
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Est. 2020 · Merger
Cozen O'Connor P.C.
Est. 1970 · Philadelphia

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.

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

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.

Cozen O'Connor P.C.

Est. 1970 · Philadelphia

Cozen O'Connor P.C. is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, founded in Philadelphia, PA. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Construction, Energy & Natural Resources, and Higher Education. Operates from 34 offices worldwide.

Rankings & prestige

Reed Smith LLP#59
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP#85
Cozen O'Connor P.C.#88

Reed Smith LLP#40
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP#56
Cozen O'Connor P.C.#80

Reed Smith LLP14 records
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP22 records
Cozen O'Connor P.C.10 records

: #59
: #40
: 14 records

Vault rank: #85
Am Law rank: #56
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 22 records

Vault rank: #88
Am Law rank: #80
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 10 records

Compensation

Reed Smith LLP$225,000
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP$225,000
Cozen O'Connor P.C.$180,000 - $215,000

Reed Smith LLP$2.02M
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP$1.61M
Cozen O'Connor P.C.$1.29M

Reed Smith LLP$1.59B
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP$1.19B
Cozen O'Connor P.C.$803.00M

Revenue per lawyer

Reed Smith LLP$1.11M
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP$1.16M
Cozen O'Connor P.C.$949K

: $225,000
: $2.02M
: $1.59B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.11M

First-Year Comp: $225,000
Profits Per Partner: $1.61M
Firm revenue: $1.19B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.16M

First-Year Comp: $180,000 - $215,000
Profits Per Partner: $1.29M
Firm revenue: $803.00M
Revenue per lawyer: $949K

Work & scale

Reed Smith LLP2,000
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP1,900
Cozen O'Connor P.C.Not Reported

Reed Smith LLPNot Reported
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPNot Reported
Cozen O'Connor P.C.Not Reported

Reed Smith LLP1:1
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP0.8:1
Cozen O'Connor P.C.0.5:1

Reed Smith LLP~1,600
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP~1,200
Cozen O'Connor P.C.~1,000

Offices

Reed Smith LLP22
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP20
Cozen O'Connor P.C.34

: 2,000
: Not Reported
: 1:1
: ~1,600
Offices: 22

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: 0.5:1
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~1,000
Offices: 34

Summer Program

Reed Smith LLP95.3%
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP98.5%
Cozen O'Connor P.C.96.6%

Class size

Reed Smith LLP41 (year not confirmed)
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP72 (year not confirmed)
Cozen O'Connor P.C.14 (year not confirmed)

Reed Smith LLPNot Reported
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPNot Reported
Cozen O'Connor P.C.Not Reported

Reed Smith LLPNo
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPCase by Case
Cozen O'Connor P.C.No

: 95.3%
Class size: 41 (year not confirmed)
: Not Reported
: No

Offer rate: 98.5%
Class size: 72 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Not Reported
Specific practice area: Case by Case

Offer rate: 96.6%
Class size: 14 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Not Reported
Specific practice area: No

Chambers by practice, market and year

Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.

Shared rankings

Labor & Employment · Nationwide · 2026Band 4

Rank differences

InsurancePennsylvania · 2026

Reed Smith LLPBand 1
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 2
Cozen O'Connor P.C.Band 3

Band 1

Band 2

Band 3

InsuranceTexas · 2026

Reed Smith LLPBand 1
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 3
Cozen O'Connor P.C.Band 2

Band 1

Band 3

Band 2

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsPennsylvania · 2026

Reed Smith LLPBand 4
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 1
Cozen O'Connor P.C.Band 2

Band 4

Band 1

Band 2

Labor & EmploymentPennsylvania · 2026

Reed Smith LLPBand 3
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 2
Cozen O'Connor P.C.Band 2

Band 3

Band 2

Litigation: General CommercialPennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds · 2026

Reed Smith LLPBand 3
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 2
Cozen O'Connor P.C.Band 3

Band 3

Band 2

Band 3

Bankruptcy/RestructuringDelaware · 2026

Reed Smith LLPBand 4
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 3
Cozen O'Connor P.C.Band 3

Band 4

Band 3

Labor & EmploymentCalifornia · 2026

Reed Smith LLPBand 4 · Elite
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 4 · Elite
Cozen O'Connor P.C.Band 3 · Highly Regarded

Band 4 · Elite

Band 3 · Highly Regarded

Litigation: General CommercialNationwide · 2026

Reed Smith LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
Cozen O'Connor P.C.Band 5 · Highly Regarded

Band 3 · Highly Regarded

Band 5 · 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”.