Phelps Dunbar vs. McGuireWoods LLP vs. Goldberg Segalla
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Phelps Dunbar
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- McGuireWoods LLP
Est. 1834
- Goldberg Segalla
Est. 2001
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Phelps Dunbar is a ~425-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Construction, Energy & Natural Resources, and Gaming & Licensing. Operates from 17 offices worldwide.
Est. 1834
McGuireWoods LLP is a mid-size firm of ~944 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 22 offices worldwide.
Est. 2001
Goldberg Segalla is a mid-size firm of ~501 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Insurance; Band 2 in Labor & Employment. Operates from 23 offices worldwide.
- Phelps DunbarNot Reported
- McGuireWoods LLP#68
- Goldberg SegallaNot Reported
- Phelps Dunbar#157
- McGuireWoods LLP#54
- Goldberg Segalla#167
- Phelps Dunbar13 records
- McGuireWoods LLP24 records
- Goldberg Segalla1 record
- Not Reported
- #157
- 13 records
- Vault rank
- #68
- Am Law rank
- #54
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 24 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #167
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 1 record
- Phelps Dunbar$225,000
- McGuireWoods LLP$215,000
- Goldberg Segalla$225,000
- Phelps Dunbar$699K
- McGuireWoods LLP$2.68M
- Goldberg Segalla$1.10M
- Phelps Dunbar$254.19M
- McGuireWoods LLP$1.21B
- Goldberg Segalla$226.35M
Revenue per lawyer
- Phelps Dunbar$599K
- McGuireWoods LLP$1.29M
- Goldberg Segalla$452K
- $225,000
- $699K
- $254.19M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $599K
- First-Year Comp
- $215,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.68M
- Firm revenue
- $1.21B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.29M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.10M
- Firm revenue
- $226.35M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $452K
- Phelps DunbarNot Reported
- McGuireWoods LLPNot Reported
- Goldberg SegallaNot Reported
- Phelps DunbarNot Reported
- McGuireWoods LLPNot Reported
- Goldberg SegallaNot Reported
- Phelps DunbarNot Reported
- McGuireWoods LLPNot Reported
- Goldberg SegallaNot Reported
- Phelps Dunbar~450
- McGuireWoods LLP~950
- Goldberg Segalla~500
Offices
- Phelps Dunbar17
- McGuireWoods LLP22
- Goldberg Segalla23
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~450
- Offices
- 17
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~950
- Offices
- 22
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~500
- Offices
- 23
- Phelps DunbarNot Reported
- McGuireWoods LLP79.4%
- Goldberg SegallaNot Reported
Class size
- Phelps DunbarNot Reported
- McGuireWoods LLP34 (2026)
- Goldberg SegallaNot Reported
- Phelps DunbarNot Reported
- McGuireWoods LLPNot Reported
- Goldberg SegallaNot Reported
- Phelps DunbarYes
- McGuireWoods LLPNo
- Goldberg SegallaNot Reported
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 79.4%
- Class size
- 34 (2026)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
- 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
- Phelps DunbarBand 1
- McGuireWoods LLPBand 2
- Goldberg SegallaBand 2
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”.