Troutman Pepper Locke LLP vs. Holland & Knight LLP vs. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton 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
- Holland & Knight LLP
Est. 1889 · Tampa
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Est. 1927
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. 1889 · Tampa
Holland & Knight LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #26, founded in Tampa, FL. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Construction. Operates from 37 offices worldwide.
Est. 1927
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #47. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation and Native American Law: Finance; Band 2 in Government Contracts. Operates from 11 offices worldwide.
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP#72
- Holland & Knight LLP#48
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP#66
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP#33
- Holland & Knight LLP#26
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP#47
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP23 records
- Holland & Knight LLP27 records
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP2 records
- #72
- #33
- 23 records
- Vault rank
- #48
- Am Law rank
- #26
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 27 records
- Vault rank
- #66
- Am Law rank
- #47
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 2 records
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP$235,000+
- Holland & Knight LLP$225,000
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP$225,000
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP$1.85M
- Holland & Knight LLP$2.51M
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP$3.04M
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP$1.85B
- Holland & Knight LLP$2.23B
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP$1.38B
Revenue per lawyer
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP$1.16M
- Holland & Knight LLP$1.23M
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP$1.34M
- $235,000+
- $1.85M
- $1.85B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.16M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.51M
- Firm revenue
- $2.23B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.23M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $3.04M
- Firm revenue
- $1.38B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.34M
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPNot Reported
- Holland & Knight LLP2,000
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPNot Reported
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPNot Reported
- Holland & Knight LLPNot Reported
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPNot Reported
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPNot Reported
- Holland & Knight LLP0.6:1
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPNot Reported
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP~1,600
- Holland & Knight LLP~2,200
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP~1,050
Offices
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP31
- Holland & Knight LLP37
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP11
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~1,600
- Offices
- 31
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 0.6:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~2,200
- Offices
- 37
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,050
- Offices
- 11
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP94.6%
- Holland & Knight LLPNot Reported
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP100%
Class size
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP104 (2026)
- Holland & Knight LLP57 (year not confirmed)
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP65 (2026)
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPNot Reported
- Holland & Knight LLPFree market
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPNot Reported
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPCase by Case
- Holland & Knight LLPYes
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPCase by Case
- 94.6%
- Class size
- 104 (2026)
- Not Reported
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 57 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Free market
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 65 (2026)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- 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
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 1
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 2
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPBand 2
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 2
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 1
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPBand 3
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 2
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 3
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPBand 3
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- Holland & Knight LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPBand 3 · 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”.