Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP vs. Reed Smith LLP vs. Husch Blackwell LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Est. 2004 · Merger
- Reed Smith LLP
Est. 1877
- Husch Blackwell LLP
Est. 2008 · Merger
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. 1877
Reed Smith LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #40. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Energy & Natural Resources. Operates from 22 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.
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP#25
- Reed Smith LLP#59
- Husch Blackwell LLP#96
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP#38
- Reed Smith LLP#40
- Husch Blackwell LLP#82
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP13 records
- Reed Smith LLP14 records
- Husch Blackwell LLP21 records
- #25
- #38
- 13 records
- Vault rank
- #59
- Am Law rank
- #40
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 14 records
- Vault rank
- #96
- Am Law rank
- #82
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 21 records
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP$225,000
- Reed Smith LLP$225,000
- Husch Blackwell LLP$200,000
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP$3.46M
- Reed Smith LLP$2.02M
- Husch Blackwell LLP$1.08M
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP$1.61B
- Reed Smith LLP$1.59B
- Husch Blackwell LLP$781.60M
Revenue per lawyer
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP$1.64M
- Reed Smith LLP$1.11M
- Husch Blackwell LLP$797K
- $225,000
- $3.46M
- $1.61B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.64M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.02M
- Firm revenue
- $1.59B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.11M
- First-Year Comp
- $200,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.08M
- Firm revenue
- $781.60M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $797K
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP2,000
- Reed Smith LLP2,000
- Husch Blackwell LLPNot Reported
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPNot Reported
- Reed Smith LLPNot Reported
- Husch Blackwell LLPNot Reported
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP2.6:1
- Reed Smith LLP1:1
- Husch Blackwell LLPNot Reported
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP~1,100
- Reed Smith LLP~1,600
- Husch Blackwell LLP~1,000
Offices
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP12
- Reed Smith LLP22
- Husch Blackwell LLP23
- 2,000
- Not Reported
- 2.6:1
- ~1,100
- Offices
- 12
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,600
- Offices
- 22
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,000
- Offices
- 23
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP100%
- Reed Smith LLP95.3%
- Husch Blackwell LLP94.7%
Class size
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP61 (year not confirmed)
- Reed Smith LLP41 (year not confirmed)
- Husch Blackwell LLP67 (year not confirmed)
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPNot Reported
- Reed Smith LLPNot Reported
- Husch Blackwell LLPNot Reported
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPNo
- Reed Smith LLPNo
- Husch Blackwell LLPNo
- 100%
- Class size
- 61 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- 95.3%
- Class size
- 41 (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
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPBand 1
- Reed Smith LLPBand 2
- Husch Blackwell LLPBand 2
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Reed Smith LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- Husch Blackwell LLPBand 5 · Highly Regarded
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Reed Smith LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Husch Blackwell LLPBand 2 · 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”.