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Greenberg Traurig, LLP vs. Akerman LLP vs. Burr & Forman

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Est. 1967

Greenberg Traurig, LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #17. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Construction, and Corporate/Commercial. Operates from 52 offices worldwide.

Akerman LLP

Est. 1920

Akerman LLP is a mid-size firm of ~594 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Cannabis Law, and Environment. Operates from 18 offices worldwide.

Burr & Forman

Est. 1905 · Birmingham

Burr & Forman is a ~366-attorney firm, founded in Birmingham, AL. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Corporate/Commercial. Operates from 21 offices worldwide.

Rankings & prestige
#55
#17
31 records
Vault rank
#95
Am Law rank
#96
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
5 records
Vault rank
Not Reported
Am Law rank
#147
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
7 records
Compensation
Varies by office
$2.90M
$2.91B
Revenue per lawyer
$1.04M
First-Year Comp
$215,000
Profits Per Partner
$1.50M
Firm revenue
$626.93M
Revenue per lawyer
$1.06M
First-Year Comp
$225,000
Profits Per Partner
$956K
Firm revenue
$285.76M
Revenue per lawyer
$782K
Work & scale
Varies by office
9 years
0.7:1
~3,200
Offices
52
Billable target
Not Reported
Partnership track
Not Reported
US associates per partner
Not Reported
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~600
Offices
18
Billable target
Not Reported
Partnership track
Not Reported
US associates per partner
Not Reported
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~350
Offices
21
Summer Program
95%
Class size
92 (year not confirmed)
Not Reported
Case by Case
Offer rate
100%
Class size
22 (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
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

ConstructionFlorida · 2026
Band 2
Band 2
Band 5
Intellectual PropertyFlorida · 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”.