Ropes & Gray LLP vs. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP vs. Goodwin Procter LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Ropes & Gray LLP
Est. 1865 · Boston
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Est. 2004 · Merger
- Goodwin Procter LLP
Est. 1912 · Boston
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.
Est. 2004 · Merger
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #25 / Am Law #38. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, FCPA, and Financial Services Regulation: Broker Dealer (Compliance & Enforcement).
Est. 1912 · Boston
Goodwin Procter LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #21, founded in Boston, Massachusetts. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory, Capital Markets, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 18 offices worldwide.
- Ropes & Gray LLP#20
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP#25
- Goodwin Procter LLP#31
- Ropes & Gray LLP#7
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP#38
- Goodwin Procter LLP#21
- Ropes & Gray LLP26 records
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP13 records
- Goodwin Procter LLP18 records
- #20
- #7
- 26 records
- Vault rank
- #25
- Am Law rank
- #38
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 13 records
- Vault rank
- #31
- Am Law rank
- #21
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 18 records
- Ropes & Gray LLP$225,000
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP$225,000
- Goodwin Procter LLP$225,000
- Ropes & Gray LLP$7.05M
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP$3.46M
- Goodwin Procter LLP$4.24M
- Ropes & Gray LLP$3.74B
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP$1.61B
- Goodwin Procter LLP$2.72B
Revenue per lawyer
- Ropes & Gray LLP$2.52M
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP$1.64M
- Goodwin Procter LLP$1.63M
- $225,000
- $7.05M
- $3.74B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.52M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $3.46M
- Firm revenue
- $1.61B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.64M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $4.24M
- Firm revenue
- $2.72B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.63M
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP2,000
- Goodwin Procter LLP1,950
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPNot Reported
- Goodwin Procter LLPNot Reported
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP2.6:1
- Goodwin Procter LLPNot Reported
- Ropes & Gray LLP~1,500
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP~1,100
- Goodwin Procter LLP~1,800
Offices
- Ropes & Gray LLP11
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP12
- Goodwin Procter LLP18
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~1,500
- Offices
- 11
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 2.6:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,100
- Offices
- 12
- Billable target
- 1,950
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,800
- Offices
- 18
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP100%
- Goodwin Procter LLP100%
Class size
- Ropes & Gray LLP160 (2026)
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP61 (year not confirmed)
- Goodwin Procter LLP67 (year not confirmed)
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPNot Reported
- Goodwin Procter LLPCentralized staffing
- Ropes & Gray LLPYes
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPNo
- Goodwin Procter LLPCase by Case
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 160 (2026)
- Not Reported
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 61 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 67 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Centralized staffing
- 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
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPBand 2
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPBand 2
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPBand 2
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 5
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPBand 1
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 2
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPBand 1
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPBand 2
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPBand 2
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPBand 2
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 2
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPBand 3
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 2
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPBand 2
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 2
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 2
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPBand 3
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 1
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”.