Latham & Watkins LLP vs. Cooley LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
Who Wins Each Category
Each row stands on its own. There is no overall winner; weigh what matters to you.
| Category | Latham & Watkins | Cooley |
|---|---|---|
| Higher pay wins | $225,000 | $255,000+ (wins this category) |
| Higher wins | $8.65M (wins this category) | $4.58M |
| Lower rank wins | #4 (wins this category) | #22 |
| Lower rank wins | #2 (wins this category) | #24 |
| Higher wins | $8.30B (wins this category) | $2.37B |
| More lawyers wins | 3,724 (wins this category) | 1,304 |
| OfficesMore offices wins | 34 (wins this category) | 19 |
| Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins | 46 tables (wins this category) | 9 tables |
| 2L OpensSummer 2028Earlier date wins | Opened Nov 1, 2026 | Opened Oct 31, 2026 (wins this category) |
| 1L OpensSummer 2027Earlier date winsNot Comparable | Opened Nov 1, 2026 | Closed |
Sources: Vault 2027 and Am Law 200 FY2025 rankings, Chambers USA 2026, first-year pay as each firm or the market reports it, and program dates from firm career pages on the Job Board. Missing data reads Not Reported and never counts as a loss.
Full Comparison
- Latham & Watkins LLP
Est. 1934 · Los Angeles
- Cooley LLP
Est. 1920
Est. 1934 · Los Angeles
Latham & Watkins LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Vault #4 / Am Law #2, founded in Los Angeles, CA. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Antitrust: Cartel, and Appellate Law. Operates from 34 offices worldwide.
Est. 1920
Cooley LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #22 / Am Law #24. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Artificial Intelligence, Capital Markets, and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity. Operates from 19 offices worldwide.
- Latham & Watkins LLP#4
- Cooley LLP#22
- Latham & Watkins LLP#2
- Cooley LLP#24
- Latham & Watkins LLP96 records
- Cooley LLP24 records
- #4
- #2
- 96 records
- Vault rank
- #22
- Am Law rank
- #24
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 24 records
- Latham & Watkins LLP$225,000
- Cooley LLP$255,000+
- Latham & Watkins LLP$8.65M
- Cooley LLP$4.58M
- Latham & Watkins LLP$8.30B
- Cooley LLP$2.37B
Revenue per lawyer
- Latham & Watkins LLP$2.23M
- Cooley LLP$1.82M
- $225,000
- $8.65M
- $8.30B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.23M
- First-Year Comp
- $255,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $4.58M
- Firm revenue
- $2.37B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.82M
- Latham & Watkins LLP1,900
- Cooley LLP1,950
- Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
- Cooley LLPNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLP2.7:1
- Cooley LLPNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLP~3,700
- Cooley LLP~1,300
Offices
- Latham & Watkins LLP34
- Cooley LLP19
- 1,900
- Not Reported
- 2.7:1
- ~3,700
- Offices
- 34
- Billable target
- 1,950
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,300
- Offices
- 19
- Latham & Watkins LLP100%
- Cooley LLP98%
Class size
- Latham & Watkins LLP398 (year not confirmed)
- Cooley LLP100 (year not confirmed)
- Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
- Cooley LLPNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLPNo
- Cooley LLPCase by Case
- 100%
- Class size
- 398 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- 98%
- Class size
- 100 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
1L program
- Latham & Watkins LLPNo 1L summer program
- Cooley LLPNot Reported
1L applications open
- Latham & Watkins LLPOpened Nov 1
- Cooley LLPExpected fall 2026
2L applications open
- Latham & Watkins LLPOpened Nov 1
- Cooley LLPOpened Oct 31
2L deadline
- Latham & Watkins LLPJan 29, 2027
- Cooley LLPJan 29, 2027
- 1L program
- No 1L summer program
- 1L applications open
- Opened Nov 1
- 2L applications open
- Opened Nov 1
- 2L deadline
- Jan 29, 2027
- 1L program
- Not Reported
- 1L applications open
- Expected fall 2026
- 2L applications open
- Opened Oct 31
- 2L deadline
- Jan 29, 2027
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 4
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 4
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 5
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 5
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 4
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Cooley LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Cooley LLPBand 5 · Elite
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 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”.
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