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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP vs. Dorsey & Whitney LLP vs. Stinson

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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.

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Est. 1912

A full-service firm with Upper Midwest roots and a broad corporate, finance, litigation, energy, and intellectual-property practice.

Stinson

Est. 1878

Stinson is a ~440-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Corporate/M&A, Public Finance, and Real Estate. Operates from 16 offices worldwide.

Rankings & prestige
#85
#56
22 records
Vault rank
Not Reported
Am Law rank
#99
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
14 records
Vault rank
Not Reported
Am Law rank
#130
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
3 records
Compensation
$225,000
$1.61M
$1.19B
Revenue per lawyer
$1.16M
First-Year Comp
$190,000
Profits Per Partner
$1.35M
Firm revenue
$578.28M
Revenue per lawyer
$1.02M
First-Year Comp
$225,000
Profits Per Partner
$1.32M
Firm revenue
$352.33M
Revenue per lawyer
$800K
Work & scale
1,900
Not Reported
0.8:1
~1,200
Offices
19
Billable target
Not Reported
Partnership track
Not Reported
US associates per partner
Not Reported
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~600
Offices
22
Billable target
Not Reported
Partnership track
Not Reported
US associates per partner
Not Reported
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~450
Offices
16
Summer Program
98.5%
Class size
72 (year not confirmed)
Not Reported
Case by Case
Offer rate
Not Reported
Class size
37 (year not confirmed)
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
Yes
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.

Rank differences

AntitrustMinnesota · 2026
Band 1
Band 1
Band 2
Corporate/M&AMinnesota · 2026
Band 1
Band 1
Band 2
Litigation: General CommercialMinnesota · 2026
Band 1
Band 1
Band 3
Real EstateMinnesota · 2026
Band 1
Band 1
Band 3
ConstructionMinnesota · 2026
Band 1
Band 2
Band 2
Intellectual PropertyMinnesota · 2026
Band 1
Band 3
Band 3
Labor & EmploymentMinnesota · 2026
Band 2
Band 2
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.

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”.