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Dentons US LLP vs. Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP vs. Barnes & Thornburg LLP

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Dentons US LLP

Est. 2013 · Merger

Dentons US LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #18. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Cannabis Law, and Capital Markets: Securitization: RMBS. Operates from 54 offices worldwide.

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Est. 2020 · Merger

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Banking & Finance, and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity. Operates from 19 offices worldwide.

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Est. 1982 · Merger

A national full-service firm with Midwestern roots and a broad mix of corporate, litigation, labor, real estate, IP, and government-services work.

Rankings & prestige
#62
#18
22 records
Vault rank
#85
Am Law rank
#56
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
22 records
Vault rank
Not Reported
Am Law rank
#78
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
19 records
Compensation
$225,000+
$959K
$2.91B
Revenue per lawyer
$506K
First-year comp
$225,000
Profits per partner
$1.61M
Firm revenue
$1.19B
Revenue per lawyer
$1.16M
First-year comp
$105,000-$180,000
Profits per partner
$1.43M
Firm revenue
$817.72M
Revenue per lawyer
$1.05M
Work & scale
Not Reported
Not Reported
Not Reported
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~5,750
Offices
54
Billable target
1,900
Partnership track
Not Reported
US associates per partner
0.8:1
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~1,200
Offices
19
Billable target
Not Reported
Partnership track
Not Reported
US associates per partner
Not Reported
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~900
Offices
27
Summer program
Not Reported
Class size
61 (year not confirmed)
Not Reported
Yes
Offer rate
Not Reported
Class size
72 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work
Not Reported
Specific practice area
Case by Case
Offer rate
Not Reported
Class size
35 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work
Not Reported
Specific practice area
Not Reported
Chambers by practice, market and year

Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.

Shared rankings

Healthcare · Indiana · 2026Band 1

Rank differences

Litigation: General CommercialIndiana · 2026
Band 2
Band 1
Band 1
Corporate/M&AIndiana · 2026
Band 2
Band 1
Band 2
Real EstateIndiana · 2026
Band 3
Band 2
Band 2
HealthcareDistrict of Columbia · 2026
Band 3
Band 4
Band 5
HealthcareIllinois · 2026
Band 3
Band 3
Band 4
HealthcareNationwide · 2026
Band 4 · Elite
Band 4 · Elite
Band 2 · Highly Regarded
Labor & EmploymentCalifornia · 2026
Band 1 · Highly Regarded
Band 4 · 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, 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”.