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Ropes & Gray LLP vs. Morrison & Foerster LLP

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Est. 1865

Ropes & Gray LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #20 / AmLaw #7. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Banking & Finance, and Capital Markets. Operates from 10 offices worldwide.

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.

Rankings & prestige
Vault rank
#20
AmLaw rank
#7
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
26 records
Vault rank
#27
AmLaw rank
#42
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
15 records
Compensation
First-year comp
$225,000+
Profits per partner
$7.05M
Firm revenue
$3.74B
Revenue per lawyer
$2.52M
First-year comp
$225,000+
Profits per partner
$3.29M
Firm revenue
$1.54B
Revenue per lawyer
$1.51M
Work & scale
Billable target
-
Partnership track
-
US associates per partner
-
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~1,500
Offices
10
Billable target
1,950
Partnership track
-
US associates per partner
-
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~1,000
Offices
16
Summer program
Offer rate
-
Class size
-
How associates get work
-
Specific practice area
Yes
Offer rate
98.6%
Class size
78 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work
-
Specific practice area
Yes
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

Life Sciences · Nationwide · 2026Band 2
Retail: Corporate & Transactional · Nationwide · 2026Band 2
International Trade: CFIUS Experts · Nationwide · 2026Band 3
Venture Capital: Fund Formation · Nationwide · 2026Band 3
Antitrust · District of Columbia · 2026Band 4
Corporate Crime & Investigations · Nationwide · 2026Band 4 · The Elite
Corporate/M&A · Nationwide · 2026Band 4 · The Elite
Securities: Regulation: Enforcement · Nationwide · 2026Band 4
Intellectual Property · Massachusetts · 2026Band 5

Rank differences

Banking & FinanceMassachusetts · 2026
Band 1
Band 2
Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationMassachusetts · 2026
Band 1
Band 2
FCPANationwide · 2026
Band 2
Band 1
Impact InvestingNationwide · 2026
Band 3
Band 1
Life SciencesMassachusetts · 2026
Band 1
Band 3
Privacy & Data SecurityNationwide · 2026
Band 3 · Elite
Band 1 · Elite
Privacy & Data Security: LitigationNationwide · 2026
Band 2
Band 1
Private Equity: Fund FormationNationwide · 2026
Band 1
Band 4
Registered FundsNationwide · 2026
Band 1
Band 4
Banking & FinanceNationwide · 2026
Band 2
Band 5
Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products RegulatoryDistrict of Columbia · 2026
Band 2
Band 5
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic SanctionsNationwide · 2026
Band 1 · Highly Regarded
Band 2 · Elite

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 “-”.