Troutman Pepper Locke LLP vs. Haynes and Boone, LLP vs. Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
Est. 2025 · Merger
- Haynes and Boone, LLP
Est. 1970
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Est. 1909
Est. 2025 · Merger
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #33. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Construction, Corporate/Commercial, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 31 offices worldwide.
Est. 1970
Haynes and Boone, LLP is a mid-size firm of ~669 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, and Environment. Operates from 25 offices worldwide.
Est. 1909
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Vault #6 / Am Law #1. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Asset Management M&A, and Banking & Finance. Operates from 27 offices worldwide.
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP#72
- Haynes and Boone, LLP#81
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP#6
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP#33
- Haynes and Boone, LLP#85
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP#1
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP23 records
- Haynes and Boone, LLP7 records
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP65 records
- #72
- #33
- 23 records
- Vault rank
- #81
- Am Law rank
- #85
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 7 records
- Vault rank
- #6
- Am Law rank
- #1
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 65 records
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP$235,000+
- Haynes and Boone, LLP$225,000
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$225,000
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP$1.85M
- Haynes and Boone, LLP$1.68M
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$11.12M
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP$1.85B
- Haynes and Boone, LLP$749.32M
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$10.56B
Revenue per lawyer
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP$1.16M
- Haynes and Boone, LLP$1.12M
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$2.55M
- $235,000+
- $1.85M
- $1.85B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.16M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.68M
- Firm revenue
- $749.32M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.12M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $11.12M
- Firm revenue
- $10.56B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.55M
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPNot Reported
- Haynes and Boone, LLPNot Reported
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPNot Reported
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPNot Reported
- Haynes and Boone, LLP8 years
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP6 years
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPNot Reported
- Haynes and Boone, LLP0.7:1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP1.2:1
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP~1,600
- Haynes and Boone, LLP~650
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP~4,150
Offices
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP31
- Haynes and Boone, LLP25
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP27
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~1,600
- Offices
- 31
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- 8 years
- US associates per partner
- 0.7:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~650
- Offices
- 25
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- 6 years
- US associates per partner
- 1.2:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~4,150
- Offices
- 27
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP94.6%
- Haynes and Boone, LLP100%
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPNot Reported
Class size
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP104 (2026)
- Haynes and Boone, LLP52 (year not confirmed)
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP957 (year not confirmed)
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPNot Reported
- Haynes and Boone, LLPFree market
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPFree market
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPCase by Case
- Haynes and Boone, LLPCase by Case
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPYes
- 94.6%
- Class size
- 104 (2026)
- Not Reported
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 52 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Free market
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 957 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Free market
- Specific practice area
- Yes
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 1
- Haynes and Boone, LLPBand 3
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 1
- Haynes and Boone, LLPBand 1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 2
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 5 · Elite
- Haynes and Boone, LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 3
- Haynes and Boone, LLPBand 3
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 4
- Haynes and Boone, LLPBand 4
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 2
- Haynes and Boone, LLPBand 3
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 3
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 5
- Haynes and Boone, LLPBand 5
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 3
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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”.