Morrison & Foerster LLP vs. Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
Who Wins Each Category
Each row stands on its own. There is no overall winner; weigh what matters to you.
| Category | Morrison & Foerster | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer |
|---|---|---|
| Higher pay winsTie | $225,000+ | $225,000 |
| Higher wins | $3.29M (wins this category) | $1.65M |
| Lower rank wins | #27 (wins this category) | #32 |
| Lower rank wins | #42 (wins this category) | #53 |
| Higher wins | $1.54B (wins this category) | $1.22B |
| More lawyers wins | 1,021 (wins this category) | 1,000 |
| OfficesMore offices wins | 16 | 19 (wins this category) |
| Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins | 9 tables (wins this category) | 6 tables |
| 2L OpensEarlier date winsNot Comparable | Opened Oct 1, 2026Summer 2028 — combined 2027 1L + 2028 2L program; first-year applicants | ClosedSummer 2028 |
| 1L OpensEarlier date wins | Opened Oct 1, 2026Summer 2027 | No 1L Program |
Sources: Vault 2027 and Am Law 200 FY2025 rankings, Chambers USA 2026, first-year pay as each firm or the market reports it, and program dates from firm career pages on the Job Board. Missing data reads Not Reported and never counts as a loss.
Full Comparison
- Morrison & Foerster LLP
Est. 1883
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Est. 2017 · Merger
Est. 1883
Morrison & Foerster LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #42. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Artificial Intelligence, Corporate/M&A: Deals in Asia, and FCPA. Operates from 16 offices worldwide.
Est. 2017 · Merger
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Environment. Operates from 19 offices worldwide.
- Morrison & Foerster LLP#27
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP#32
- Morrison & Foerster LLP#42
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP#53
- Morrison & Foerster LLP15 records
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP11 records
- #27
- #42
- 15 records
- Vault rank
- #32
- Am Law rank
- #53
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 11 records
- Morrison & Foerster LLP$225,000+
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$225,000
- Morrison & Foerster LLP$3.29M
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$1.65M
- Morrison & Foerster LLP$1.54B
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$1.22B
Revenue per lawyer
- Morrison & Foerster LLP$1.51M
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$1.28M
- $225,000+
- $3.29M
- $1.54B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.51M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.65M
- Firm revenue
- $1.22B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.28M
- Morrison & Foerster LLP1,950
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP2,000
- Morrison & Foerster LLPNot Reported
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNot Reported
- Morrison & Foerster LLPNot Reported
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP1.5:1
- Morrison & Foerster LLP~1,000
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP~1,000
Offices
- Morrison & Foerster LLP16
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP19
- 1,950
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~1,000
- Offices
- 16
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1.5:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,000
- Offices
- 19
- Morrison & Foerster LLP98.6%
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP97%
Class size
- Morrison & Foerster LLP78 (year not confirmed)
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP37 (year not confirmed)
- Morrison & Foerster LLPNot Reported
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPCentralized staffing
- Morrison & Foerster LLPYes
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNo
- 98.6%
- Class size
- 78 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 97%
- Class size
- 37 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Centralized staffing
- Specific practice area
- No
1L program
- Morrison & Foerster LLP1L summer program
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNo 1L summer program
1L applications open
- Morrison & Foerster LLPOpened Oct 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNot Reported
2L applications open
- Morrison & Foerster LLPOpened Oct 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPExpected early December 2026
2L deadline
- Morrison & Foerster LLPFeb 28, 2027
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNot Reported
- 1L program
- 1L summer program
- 1L applications open
- Opened Oct 1
- 2L applications open
- Opened Oct 1
- 2L deadline
- Feb 28, 2027
- 1L program
- No 1L summer program
- 1L applications open
- Not Reported
- 2L applications open
- Expected early December 2026
- 2L deadline
- Not Reported
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 4
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 5
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 5
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 4
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 2
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 4
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 2
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 2
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1 · 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”.
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