Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. vs. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP vs. Husch Blackwell LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
Est. 1889
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Est. 2018 · Merger
- Husch Blackwell LLP
Est. 2008 · Merger
Est. 1889
A litigation-focused firm known for complex commercial and product matters, with additional strength in life sciences, privacy, and IP.
Est. 2018 · Merger
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Corporate/M&A, and Environment. Operates from 30 offices worldwide.
Est. 2008 · Merger
Husch Blackwell LLP is a mid-size firm of ~981 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Cannabis Law, Construction, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 23 offices worldwide.
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP#99
- Husch Blackwell LLP#96
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.#93
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP#67
- Husch Blackwell LLP#82
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.12 records
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP8 records
- Husch Blackwell LLP21 records
- Not Reported
- #93
- 12 records
- Vault rank
- #99
- Am Law rank
- #67
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 8 records
- Vault rank
- #96
- Am Law rank
- #82
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 21 records
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP$200,000
- Husch Blackwell LLP$200,000
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.$2.32M
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP$1.41M
- Husch Blackwell LLP$1.08M
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.$643.39M
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP$912.07M
- Husch Blackwell LLP$781.60M
Revenue per lawyer
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.$1.16M
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP$1.17M
- Husch Blackwell LLP$797K
- Not Reported
- $2.32M
- $643.39M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.16M
- First-Year Comp
- $200,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.41M
- Firm revenue
- $912.07M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.17M
- First-Year Comp
- $200,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.08M
- Firm revenue
- $781.60M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $797K
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPNot Reported
- Husch Blackwell LLPNot Reported
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPNot Reported
- Husch Blackwell LLPNot Reported
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPNot Reported
- Husch Blackwell LLPNot Reported
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.~550
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP~1,200
- Husch Blackwell LLP~1,000
Offices
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.18
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP30
- Husch Blackwell LLP23
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~550
- Offices
- 18
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,200
- Offices
- 30
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,000
- Offices
- 23
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.100%
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP100%
- Husch Blackwell LLP94.7%
Class size
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.33 (2026)
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP20 (year not confirmed)
- Husch Blackwell LLP67 (year not confirmed)
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPNot Reported
- Husch Blackwell LLPNot Reported
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Yes
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPNo
- Husch Blackwell LLPNo
- 100%
- Class size
- 33 (2026)
- Not Reported
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 20 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
- Offer rate
- 94.7%
- Class size
- 67 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Rank differences
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Band 1
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPBand 3
- Husch Blackwell LLPBand 1
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Band 1
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPBand 1
- Husch Blackwell LLPBand 2
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Band 2
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPBand 1
- Husch Blackwell LLPBand 2
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Band 1
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPBand 2
- Husch Blackwell LLPBand 3
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Band 2 · Highly Regarded
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPBand 5 · Highly Regarded
- Husch Blackwell LLPBand 5 · 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”.