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Reed Smith LLP vs. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP vs. Saul Ewing

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Reed Smith LLP

Est. 1877

Reed Smith LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #40. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Energy & Natural Resources. Operates from 19 offices worldwide.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Est. 1873 · Philadelphia

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #11, founded in Philadelphia. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Banking & Finance, and Capital Markets: Securitization: RMBS. Operates from 32 offices worldwide.

Saul Ewing

Est. 1893

Saul Ewing is a ~384-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Energy & Natural Resources, Higher Education, and Intellectual Property.

Rankings & prestige
#59
#40
14 records
Vault rank
#37
Am Law rank
#11
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
28 records
Vault rank
Not Reported
Am Law rank
#136
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
5 records
Compensation
$225,000
$2.02M
$1.59B
Revenue per lawyer
$1.11M
First-Year Comp
$225,000
Profits Per Partner
$2.27M
Firm revenue
$3.36B
Revenue per lawyer
$1.65M
First-Year Comp
$225,000
Profits Per Partner
$816K
Firm revenue
$320.75M
Revenue per lawyer
$834K
Work & scale
2,000
Not Reported
1:1
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~1,600
Offices
19
Billable target
Not Reported
Partnership track
Not Reported
US associates per partner
1.3:1
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~2,050
Offices
32
Billable target
Not Reported
Partnership track
Not Reported
US associates per partner
Not Reported
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~400
Offices
1
Summer Program
95.3%
Class size
41 (year not confirmed)
Not Reported
No
Offer rate
100%
Class size
118 (year not confirmed)
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
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

Bankruptcy/RestructuringPennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds · 2026
Band 1
Band 4
Band 2
Energy & Natural ResourcesPennsylvania · 2026
Band 1
Band 2
Band 2
Litigation: General CommercialPennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds · 2026
Band 3
Band 1
Band 3
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsPennsylvania · 2026
Band 4
Band 1
Band 2
EnvironmentPennsylvania · 2026
Band 4
Band 4
Band 2

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”.