Dickinson Wright vs. K&L Gates LLP vs. Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Dickinson Wright
Est. 1878
- K&L Gates LLP
Est. 2007 · Merger
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Est. 1977
Est. 1878
Dickinson Wright is a mid-size firm of ~550 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation. Operates from 23 offices worldwide.
Est. 2007 · Merger
K&L Gates LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #48. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Construction. Operates from 45 offices worldwide.
Est. 1977
A labor and employment specialist with a large office network and an employer-side practice spanning counseling, disputes, and workplace policy.
- Dickinson WrightNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLP#49
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.Not Reported
- Dickinson Wright#121
- K&L Gates LLP#48
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.#77
- Dickinson Wright8 records
- K&L Gates LLP14 records
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.12 records
- Not Reported
- #121
- 8 records
- Vault rank
- #49
- Am Law rank
- #48
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 14 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #77
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 12 records
- Dickinson Wright$225,000
- K&L Gates LLP$225,000+
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.Not Reported
- Dickinson Wright$1.05M
- K&L Gates LLP$1.63M
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.$1.20M
- Dickinson Wright$397.82M
- K&L Gates LLP$1.37B
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.$823.57M
Revenue per lawyer
- Dickinson Wright$734K
- K&L Gates LLP$808K
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.$763K
- $225,000
- $1.05M
- $397.82M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $734K
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.63M
- Firm revenue
- $1.37B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $808K
- First-Year Comp
- Not Reported
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.20M
- Firm revenue
- $823.57M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $763K
- Dickinson WrightNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.Not Reported
- Dickinson WrightNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.Not Reported
- Dickinson WrightNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.Not Reported
- Dickinson Wright~550
- K&L Gates LLP~1,700
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.~1,100
Offices
- Dickinson Wright23
- K&L Gates LLP45
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.60
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~550
- Offices
- 23
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,700
- Offices
- 45
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,100
- Offices
- 60
- Dickinson WrightNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLP91.9%
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.Not Reported
Class size
- Dickinson WrightNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLP44 (2026)
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.Not Reported
- Dickinson WrightNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.Not Reported
- Dickinson WrightYes
- K&L Gates LLPYes
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 91.9%
- Class size
- 44 (2026)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Not Reported
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Rank differences
- Dickinson WrightBand 2
- K&L Gates LLPBand 3
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.Band 3
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”.