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Sidley Austin LLP vs. Goodwin Procter LLP

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Sidley Austin LLP

Est. 1866 · Chicago

Sidley Austin LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Vault #11 / AmLaw #6, founded in Chicago, IL. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Accountant and Auditor Liability, Banking & Finance, and Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS.

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
#11
AmLaw rank
#6
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
29 records
Vault rank
#31
AmLaw rank
#21
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
18 records
Compensation
First-year comp
$225,000+
Profits per partner
$5.97M
Firm revenue
$3.74B
Revenue per lawyer
$1.83M
First-year comp
$255,000+
Profits per partner
$4.24M
Firm revenue
$2.72B
Revenue per lawyer
$1.63M
Work & scale
Billable target
2,000
Partnership track
-
US associates per partner
1.9:1
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~2,300
Offices
20
Billable target
1,950
Partnership track
-
US associates per partner
-
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~1,650
Offices
10
Summer program
Offer rate
-
Class size
198 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work
Free market
Specific practice area
Case by Case
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

Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market · Nationwide · 2026Band 1
REITs · Nationwide · 2026Band 1
Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial · California · 2026Band 2
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · California · 2026Band 3
Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel · Nationwide · 2026Band 3
Capital Markets: Equity: Manager Counsel · Nationwide · 2026Band 3
Corporate/M&A · California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrou · 2026Band 3 · The Elite
Private Equity: Fund Formation · Nationwide · 2026Band 3
Real Estate · Nationwide · 2026Band 3
Tax · New York · 2026Band 3
Technology · Nationwide · 2026Band 3
Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A · Nationwide · 2026Band 4
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation · California · 2026Band 4
Leisure & Hospitality · Nationwide · 2026Band 4
Real Estate · California: Southern · 2026Band 4
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation · Nationwide · 2026Band 5
Corporate/M&A · New York · 2026Band 1 · Highly Regarded

Rank differences

ERISA LitigationNationwide · 2026
Band 3
Band 1
Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance)Nationwide · 2026
Band 1
Band 2
HealthcareDistrict of Columbia · 2026
Band 1
Band 5
Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products RegulatoryDistrict of Columbia · 2026
Band 1
Band 3
Life SciencesMassachusetts · 2026
Band 3
Band 1
Life SciencesNationwide · 2026
Band 2
Band 1
Startups & Emerging CompaniesNationwide · 2026
Band 4
Band 1
Appellate LawNationwide · 2026
Band 2
Band 3
Corporate Crime & InvestigationsNationwide · 2026
Band 2 · Elite
Band 1 · Highly Regarded
Food & Beverages: Regulatory & LitigationNationwide · 2026
Band 2
Band 3
HealthcareNationwide · 2026
Band 2 · Elite
Band 1 · Highly Regarded
Litigation: General CommercialNationwide · 2026
Band 2 · Elite
Band 3 · 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.

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 “-”.