Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. vs. Spencer Fane vs. Stinson
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
Est. 1889
- Spencer Fane
Est. 1879
- Stinson
Est. 1878
Est. 1889
A litigation-focused firm known for complex commercial and product matters, with additional strength in life sciences, privacy, and IP.
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.
Est. 1878
Stinson is a ~440-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Corporate/M&A, Public Finance, and Real Estate. Operates from 16 offices worldwide.
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Spencer FaneNot Reported
- StinsonNot Reported
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.#93
- Spencer Fane#118
- Stinson#130
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.12 records
- Spencer Fane5 records
- Stinson3 records
- Not Reported
- #93
- 12 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #118
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 5 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #130
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 3 records
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Spencer Fane$225,000
- Stinson$225,000
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.$2.32M
- Spencer Fane$830K
- Stinson$1.32M
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.$643.39M
- Spencer Fane$404.00M
- Stinson$352.33M
Revenue per lawyer
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.$1.16M
- Spencer Fane$696K
- Stinson$800K
- Not Reported
- $2.32M
- $643.39M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.16M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $830K
- Firm revenue
- $404.00M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $696K
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.32M
- Firm revenue
- $352.33M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $800K
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Spencer FaneNot Reported
- StinsonNot Reported
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Spencer FaneNot Reported
- StinsonNot Reported
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Spencer FaneNot Reported
- StinsonNot Reported
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.~550
- Spencer Fane~750
- Stinson~450
Offices
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.18
- Spencer Fane38
- Stinson16
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~550
- Offices
- 18
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~750
- Offices
- 38
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~450
- Offices
- 16
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.100%
- Spencer FaneNot Reported
- StinsonNot Reported
Class size
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.33 (2026)
- Spencer FaneNot Reported
- StinsonNot Reported
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Spencer FaneNot Reported
- StinsonNot Reported
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Yes
- Spencer FaneYes
- StinsonYes
- 100%
- Class size
- 33 (2026)
- Not Reported
- Yes
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- 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
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Rank differences
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Band 1
- Spencer FaneBand 2
- StinsonBand 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”.