Reed Smith LLP vs. Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP vs. Spencer Fane
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Reed Smith LLP
Est. 1877
- Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Est. 1978
- Spencer Fane
Est. 1879
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 22 offices worldwide.
Est. 1978
A large national litigation platform with especially broad insurance and defense-oriented work across industries and jurisdictions.
Est. 1879
Spencer Fane is a mid-size firm of ~750 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Corporate/Commercial, Healthcare, and Insurance. Operates from 38 offices worldwide.
- Reed Smith LLP#59
- Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLPNot Reported
- Spencer FaneNot Reported
- Reed Smith LLP#40
- Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP#94
- Spencer Fane#118
- Reed Smith LLP14 records
- Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP2 records
- Spencer Fane5 records
- #59
- #40
- 14 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #94
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 2 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #118
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 5 records
- Reed Smith LLP$225,000
- Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLPNot Reported
- Spencer Fane$225,000
- Reed Smith LLP$2.02M
- Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP$677K
- Spencer Fane$830K
- Reed Smith LLP$1.59B
- Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP$630.50M
- Spencer Fane$404.00M
Revenue per lawyer
- Reed Smith LLP$1.11M
- Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP$478K
- Spencer Fane$696K
- $225,000
- $2.02M
- $1.59B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.11M
- First-Year Comp
- Not Reported
- Profits Per Partner
- $677K
- Firm revenue
- $630.50M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $478K
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $830K
- Firm revenue
- $404.00M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $696K
- Reed Smith LLP2,000
- Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLPNot Reported
- Spencer FaneNot Reported
- Reed Smith LLPNot Reported
- Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLPNot Reported
- Spencer FaneNot Reported
- Reed Smith LLP1:1
- Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLPNot Reported
- Spencer FaneNot Reported
- Reed Smith LLP~1,600
- Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP~1,400
- Spencer Fane~750
Offices
- Reed Smith LLP22
- Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP46
- Spencer Fane38
- 2,000
- Not Reported
- 1:1
- ~1,600
- Offices
- 22
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,400
- Offices
- 46
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~750
- Offices
- 38
- Reed Smith LLP95.3%
- Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLPNot Reported
- Spencer FaneNot Reported
Class size
- Reed Smith LLP41 (year not confirmed)
- Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLPNot Reported
- Spencer FaneNot Reported
- Reed Smith LLPNot Reported
- Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLPNot Reported
- Spencer FaneNot Reported
- Reed Smith LLPNo
- Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLPNot Reported
- Spencer FaneYes
- 95.3%
- Class size
- 41 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Not Reported
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
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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”.