Maynard Nexsen vs. Burr & Forman vs. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Maynard Nexsen
Est. 2023
- Burr & Forman
Est. 1905 · Birmingham
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Est. 1897
Est. 2023
Maynard Nexsen is a mid-size firm of ~600 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Construction. Operates from 35 offices worldwide.
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.
Est. 1897
Southeastern roots with a broad national platform and a mix of corporate, litigation, real estate, healthcare, and public-policy work.
- Maynard NexsenNot Reported
- Burr & FormanNot Reported
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPNot Reported
- Maynard Nexsen#120
- Burr & Forman#147
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP#60
- Maynard Nexsen21 records
- Burr & Forman7 records
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP13 records
- Not Reported
- #120
- 21 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #147
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 7 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #60
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 13 records
- Maynard Nexsen$225,000
- Burr & Forman$225,000
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPNot Reported
- Maynard Nexsen$893K
- Burr & Forman$956K
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP$2.51M
- Maynard Nexsen$399.05M
- Burr & Forman$285.76M
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP$1.05B
Revenue per lawyer
- Maynard Nexsen$711K
- Burr & Forman$782K
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP$1.01M
- $225,000
- $893K
- $399.05M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $711K
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $956K
- Firm revenue
- $285.76M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $782K
- First-Year Comp
- Not Reported
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.51M
- Firm revenue
- $1.05B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.01M
- Maynard NexsenNot Reported
- Burr & FormanNot Reported
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPNot Reported
- Maynard NexsenNot Reported
- Burr & FormanNot Reported
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPNot Reported
- Maynard NexsenNot Reported
- Burr & FormanNot Reported
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPNot Reported
- Maynard Nexsen~600
- Burr & Forman~350
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP~1,050
Offices
- Maynard Nexsen35
- Burr & Forman21
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP37
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~600
- Offices
- 35
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~350
- Offices
- 21
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,050
- Offices
- 37
- Maynard NexsenNot Reported
- Burr & FormanNot Reported
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP79.5%
Class size
- Maynard NexsenNot Reported
- Burr & FormanNot Reported
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP88 (2025)
- Maynard NexsenNot Reported
- Burr & FormanNot Reported
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPNot Reported
- Maynard NexsenYes
- Burr & FormanYes
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPYes
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Yes
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 79.5%
- Class size
- 88 (2025)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- Maynard NexsenBand 1
- Burr & FormanBand 1
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPBand 2
- Maynard NexsenBand 1
- Burr & FormanBand 3
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPBand 1
- Maynard NexsenBand 2
- Burr & FormanBand 3
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPBand 1
- Maynard NexsenBand 2
- Burr & FormanBand 2
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPBand 1
- Maynard NexsenBand 1
- Burr & FormanBand 2
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPBand 3
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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”.