Venable LLP vs. DLA Piper LLP (US) vs. Saul Ewing
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Venable LLP
Est. 1900
- DLA Piper LLP (US)
Est. 2005 · Merger
- Saul Ewing
Est. 1893
Est. 1900
Venable LLP is a mid-size firm of ~785 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy Litigation, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Construction. Operates from 18 offices worldwide.
Est. 2005 · Merger
DLA Piper LLP (US) is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #3. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Artificial Intelligence, Corporate/M&A, and Franchising. Operates from 89 offices worldwide.
Est. 1893
Saul Ewing is a ~384-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Energy & Natural Resources, Higher Education, and Intellectual Property. Operates from 18 offices worldwide.
- Venable LLP#69
- DLA Piper LLP (US)#42
- Saul EwingNot Reported
- Venable LLP#68
- DLA Piper LLP (US)#3
- Saul Ewing#136
- Venable LLP8 records
- DLA Piper LLP (US)22 records
- Saul Ewing5 records
- #69
- #68
- 8 records
- Vault rank
- #42
- Am Law rank
- #3
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 22 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #136
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 5 records
- Venable LLP$215,000
- DLA Piper LLP (US)$225,000+
- Saul Ewing$225,000
- Venable LLP$1.40M
- DLA Piper LLP (US)$4.14M
- Saul Ewing$816K
- Venable LLP$900.01M
- DLA Piper LLP (US)$4.58B
- Saul Ewing$320.75M
Revenue per lawyer
- Venable LLP$1.15M
- DLA Piper LLP (US)$968K
- Saul Ewing$834K
- $215,000
- $1.40M
- $900.01M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.15M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $4.14M
- Firm revenue
- $4.58B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $968K
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $816K
- Firm revenue
- $320.75M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $834K
- Venable LLP1,850
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Not Reported
- Saul EwingNot Reported
- Venable LLPNot Reported
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Not Reported
- Saul EwingNot Reported
- Venable LLPNot Reported
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Not Reported
- Saul EwingNot Reported
- Venable LLP~800
- DLA Piper LLP (US)~4,750
- Saul Ewing~400
Offices
- Venable LLP18
- DLA Piper LLP (US)89
- Saul Ewing18
- 1,850
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~800
- Offices
- 18
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~4,750
- Offices
- 89
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~400
- Offices
- 18
- Venable LLP84.6%
- DLA Piper LLP (US)96.9%
- Saul EwingNot Reported
Class size
- Venable LLP27 (year not confirmed)
- DLA Piper LLP (US)131 (2026)
- Saul EwingNot Reported
- Venable LLPNot Reported
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Not Reported
- Saul EwingNot Reported
- Venable LLPNo
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Yes
- Saul EwingYes
- 84.6%
- Class size
- 27 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- 96.9%
- Class size
- 131 (2026)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Rank differences
- Venable LLPBand 1
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Band 1
- Saul EwingBand 3
- Venable LLPBand 2
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Band 1
- Saul EwingBand 4
- Venable LLPBand 2
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Band 3
- Saul EwingBand 3
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”.