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Morrison & Foerster LLP vs. Goodwin Procter LLP

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Est. 1883

Morrison & Foerster LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, AmLaw #42. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Artificial Intelligence, Corporate/M&A: Deals in Asia, and FCPA. Operates from 16 offices worldwide.

Goodwin Procter LLP

Est. 1912 · Boston

Goodwin Procter LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, AmLaw #21, founded in Boston, Massachusetts. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory, Capital Markets, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 10 offices worldwide.

Rankings & prestige
Vault rank
#27
AmLaw rank
#42
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
15 records
Vault rank
#31
AmLaw rank
#21
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
18 records
Compensation
First-year comp
$225,000+
Profits per partner
$3.29M
Firm revenue
$1.54B
Revenue per lawyer
$1.51M
First-year comp
$255,000+
Profits per partner
$4.24M
Firm revenue
$2.72B
Revenue per lawyer
$1.63M
Work & scale
Billable target
1,950
Partnership track
-
US associates per partner
-
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~1,000
Offices
16
Billable target
1,950
Partnership track
-
US associates per partner
-
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~1,650
Offices
10
Summer program
Offer rate
98.6%
Class size
78 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work
-
Specific practice area
Yes
Offer rate
100%
Class size
67 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work
Centralized staffing
Specific practice area
Case by Case
Chambers by practice, market and year

Shared results are listed once. Green marks only a lower reported Chambers band for the same exact practice, market and year. Records with a missing year or market are not compared. Historical records are retained; individual ranking verification status is not available.

Shared rankings

Banking & Finance · Massachusetts · 2026Band 2
Venture Capital · California · 2026Band 2
Appellate Law · Nationwide · 2026Band 3
Banking & Finance · California · 2026Band 3
Corporate/M&A · California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrou · 2026Band 3 · The Elite
International Trade: CFIUS Experts · Nationwide · 2026Band 3
Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance · New York · 2026Band 3
Real Estate · California: Southern · 2026Band 4
Registered Funds · Nationwide · 2026Band 4
Tax · California: Northern · 2026Band 4

Rank differences

Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationMassachusetts · 2026
Band 2
Band 1
Impact InvestingNationwide · 2026
Band 1
Band 3
Intellectual PropertyMassachusetts · 2026
Band 5
Band 1
Intellectual Property: AppellateNationwide · 2026
Band 1
Band 2
Intellectual Property: Patent LitigationCalifornia · 2026
Band 1
Band 4
Intellectual Property: Patent ProsecutionCalifornia · 2026
Band 1
Band 2
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade SecretsCalifornia · 2026
Band 1
Band 4
Life SciencesMassachusetts · 2026
Band 3
Band 1
Life SciencesNationwide · 2026
Band 2
Band 1
Life Sciences: IP/Patent LitigationCalifornia · 2026
Band 1
Band 2
Privacy & Data SecurityNationwide · 2026
Band 1 · Elite
Band 1 · Highly Regarded
REITsNationwide · 2026
Band 2
Band 1

Firm-only and additional rankings remain available on each firm profile so missing coverage is not mistaken for a head-to-head loss.

Data sources: Vault 2027, AmLaw 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 shown as “-”.