Reed Smith LLP vs. K&L Gates LLP vs. Dentons US LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Reed Smith LLP
Est. 1877
- K&L Gates LLP
Est. 2007 · Merger
- Dentons US LLP
Est. 2013 · 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. 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.
Est. 2013 · Merger
Dentons US LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #18. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Cannabis Law, and Capital Markets: Securitization: RMBS. Operates from 53 offices worldwide.
- Reed Smith LLP#59
- K&L Gates LLP#49
- Dentons US LLP#62
- Reed Smith LLP#40
- K&L Gates LLP#48
- Dentons US LLP#18
- Reed Smith LLP14 records
- K&L Gates LLP14 records
- Dentons US LLP22 records
- #59
- #40
- 14 records
- Vault rank
- #49
- Am Law rank
- #48
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 14 records
- Vault rank
- #62
- Am Law rank
- #18
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 22 records
- Reed Smith LLP$225,000
- K&L Gates LLP$225,000+
- Dentons US LLP$225,000+
- Reed Smith LLP$2.02M
- K&L Gates LLP$1.63M
- Dentons US LLP$959K
- Reed Smith LLP$1.59B
- K&L Gates LLP$1.37B
- Dentons US LLP$2.91B
Revenue per lawyer
- Reed Smith LLP$1.11M
- K&L Gates LLP$808K
- Dentons US LLP$506K
- $225,000
- $2.02M
- $1.59B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.11M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.63M
- Firm revenue
- $1.37B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $808K
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $959K
- Firm revenue
- $2.91B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $506K
- Reed Smith LLP2,000
- K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
- Dentons US LLPNot Reported
- Reed Smith LLPNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
- Dentons US LLPNot Reported
- Reed Smith LLP1:1
- K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
- Dentons US LLPNot Reported
- Reed Smith LLP~1,600
- K&L Gates LLP~1,700
- Dentons US LLP~5,750
Offices
- Reed Smith LLP22
- K&L Gates LLP45
- Dentons US LLP53
- 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)
- ~1,700
- Offices
- 45
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~5,750
- Offices
- 53
- Reed Smith LLP95.3%
- K&L Gates LLP91.9%
- Dentons US LLPNot Reported
Class size
- Reed Smith LLP41 (year not confirmed)
- K&L Gates LLP44 (2026)
- Dentons US LLP61 (year not confirmed)
- Reed Smith LLPNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
- Dentons US LLPNot Reported
- Reed Smith LLPNo
- K&L Gates LLPYes
- Dentons US LLPYes
- 95.3%
- Class size
- 41 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- 91.9%
- Class size
- 44 (2026)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 61 (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.
Rank differences
- Reed Smith LLPBand 1
- K&L Gates LLPBand 1
- Dentons US LLPBand 3
- Reed Smith LLPBand 2
- K&L Gates LLPBand 1
- Dentons US LLPBand 2
- Reed Smith LLPBand 1
- K&L Gates LLPBand 2
- Dentons US LLPBand 2
- Reed Smith LLPBand 2 · Elite
- K&L Gates LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- Dentons US LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Reed Smith LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- K&L Gates LLPBand 4 · Highly Regarded
- Dentons US LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
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”.