Ropes & Gray LLP vs. McDermott Will & Schulte LLP vs. Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

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Ropes & Gray LLP
Est. 1865 · Boston
McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
Est. 1934
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Est. 1933

Est. 1865 · Boston

Ropes & Gray LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #20 / Am Law #7, founded in Boston. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Banking & Finance, and Capital Markets. Operates from 11 offices worldwide.

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP

Est. 1934

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #16. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism, and Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation.

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

Est. 1933

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. is a mid-size firm of ~527 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Construction, Healthcare, and Immigration.

Rankings & prestige

Ropes & Gray LLP#20
McDermott Will & Schulte LLP#46
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.#77

Ropes & Gray LLP#7
McDermott Will & Schulte LLP#16
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.#83

Ropes & Gray LLP26 records
McDermott Will & Schulte LLP23 records
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.5 records

: #20
: #7
: 26 records

Vault rank: #46
Am Law rank: #16
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 23 records

Vault rank: #77
Am Law rank: #83
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 5 records

Compensation

Ropes & Gray LLP$225,000
McDermott Will & Schulte LLPNot Reported
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.$225,000+

Ropes & Gray LLP$7.05M
McDermott Will & Schulte LLP$5.17M
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.$2.75M

Ropes & Gray LLP$3.74B
McDermott Will & Schulte LLP$2.99B
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.$767.80M

Revenue per lawyer

Ropes & Gray LLP$2.52M
McDermott Will & Schulte LLP$1.79M
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.$1.46M

: $225,000
: $7.05M
: $3.74B
Revenue per lawyer: $2.52M

First-Year Comp: Not Reported
Profits Per Partner: $5.17M
Firm revenue: $2.99B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.79M

First-Year Comp: $225,000+
Profits Per Partner: $2.75M
Firm revenue: $767.80M
Revenue per lawyer: $1.46M

Work & scale

Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
McDermott Will & Schulte LLP2,000
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.Not Reported

Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
McDermott Will & Schulte LLPNot Reported
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.Not Reported

Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
McDermott Will & Schulte LLPNot Reported
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.0.6:1

Ropes & Gray LLP~1,500
McDermott Will & Schulte LLP~1,700
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.~550

Offices

Ropes & Gray LLP11
McDermott Will & Schulte LLP27
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.8

: Not Reported
: Not Reported
: Not Reported
: ~1,500
Offices: 11

Billable target: 2,000
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: Not Reported
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~1,700
Offices: 27

Billable target: Not Reported
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: 0.6:1
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~550
Offices: 8

Summer Program

Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
McDermott Will & Schulte LLP99%
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.100%

Class size

Ropes & Gray LLP160 (2026)
McDermott Will & Schulte LLP75 (year not confirmed)
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.19 (year not confirmed)

Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
McDermott Will & Schulte LLPNot Reported
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.Not Reported

Ropes & Gray LLPYes
McDermott Will & Schulte LLPYes
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.Yes

: Not Reported
Class size: 160 (2026)
: Not Reported
: Yes

Offer rate: 99%
Class size: 75 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Not Reported
Specific practice area: Yes

Offer rate: 100%
Class size: 19 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Not Reported
Specific practice area: Yes

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

Healthcare · District of Columbia · 2026Band 1

Rank differences

Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationMassachusetts · 2026

Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.Band 2

Band 1

Band 2

HealthcareMassachusetts · 2026

Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.Band 2

Band 1

Band 2

HealthcareNationwide · 2026

Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1 · Elite
McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1 · Elite
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.Band 3 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 3 · Elite

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsMassachusetts · 2026

Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.Band 2

Band 1

Band 2

HealthcareCalifornia · 2026

Ropes & Gray LLPBand 3
McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 1
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.Band 5

Band 3

Band 1

Band 5

Life SciencesMassachusetts · 2026

Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 3
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.Band 2

Band 1

Band 3

Band 2

Litigation: General CommercialMassachusetts · 2026

Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 3
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.Band 2

Band 1

Band 3

Band 2

Life SciencesNationwide · 2026

Ropes & Gray LLPBand 2
McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 4
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.Band 4

Band 2

Band 4

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsNew York · 2026

Ropes & Gray LLPBand 2 · Elite
McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.Band 1 · Highly Regarded

Band 2 · Elite

Band 2 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Highly Regarded

Intellectual PropertyMassachusetts · 2026

Ropes & Gray LLPBand 5
McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 3
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.Band 3

Band 5

Band 3

Corporate/M&ANationwide · 2026

Ropes & Gray LLPBand 4 · Elite
McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.Band 5 · Highly Regarded

Band 4 · Elite

Band 2 · Highly Regarded

Band 5 · Highly Regarded

Corporate/M&ANew York · 2026

Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 4 · Highly Regarded
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.Band 5 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Highly Regarded

Band 4 · 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”.