How do Latham & Watkins LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on vault rank?

Latham & Watkins LLP: #4; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: #28.

How do Latham & Watkins LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on am Law rank?

Latham & Watkins LLP: #2; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: #57.

How do Latham & Watkins LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on first-Year Comp?

Latham & Watkins LLP: $225,000; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: $225,000+.

How do Latham & Watkins LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on billable target?

Latham & Watkins LLP: 1,900; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: not shown.

How do Latham & Watkins LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on offices?

Latham & Watkins LLP: 34; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: 9.

How do Latham & Watkins LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on summer class size?

Latham & Watkins LLP: 398 (year not confirmed); O'Melveny & Myers LLP: 60 (year not confirmed).

How do Latham & Watkins LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on summer offer rate?

Latham & Watkins LLP: 100%; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: 98.4%.

Latham & Watkins LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.

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Who Wins Each Category

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Category	Latham & Watkins	O'Melveny & Myers
Higher pay winsTie	$225,000	$225,000+Market base
Higher wins	$8.65M (wins this category)	$3.46M
Lower rank wins	#4 (wins this category)	#28
Lower rank wins	#2 (wins this category)	#57
Higher wins	$8.30B (wins this category)	$1.17B
More lawyers wins	3,724 (wins this category)	778
OfficesMore offices wins	34 (wins this category)	9
Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins	46 tables (wins this category)	2 tables
2L OpensEarlier date winsNot Comparable	Opened Nov 1, 2026Summer 2028	Open nowSummer 2028: Texas joint 1L/2L and Intellectual Property summer programs
1L OpensEarlier date winsNot Comparable	Opened Nov 1, 2026Summer 2027	Open nowSummer 2027: Texas joint 1L/2L summer program

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.

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Latham & Watkins LLP
Est. 1934 · Los Angeles
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Est. 1885

Latham & Watkins LLP

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.

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Est. 1885

O'Melveny & Myers LLP is a mid-size firm of ~778 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in ERISA Litigation, Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity), and Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets.

Rankings & prestige

Latham & Watkins LLP#4
O'Melveny & Myers LLP#28

Latham & Watkins LLP#2
O'Melveny & Myers LLP#57

Latham & Watkins LLP96 records
O'Melveny & Myers LLP5 records

: #4
: #2
: 96 records

Vault rank: #28
Am Law rank: #57
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 5 records

Compensation

Latham & Watkins LLP$225,000
O'Melveny & Myers LLP$225,000+

Latham & Watkins LLP$8.65M
O'Melveny & Myers LLP$3.46M

Latham & Watkins LLP$8.30B
O'Melveny & Myers LLP$1.17B

Revenue per lawyer

Latham & Watkins LLP$2.23M
O'Melveny & Myers LLP$1.50M

: $225,000
: $8.65M
: $8.30B
Revenue per lawyer: $2.23M

First-Year Comp: $225,000+
Profits Per Partner: $3.46M
Firm revenue: $1.17B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.50M

Work & scale

Latham & Watkins LLP1,900
O'Melveny & Myers LLPNot Reported

Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
O'Melveny & Myers LLPNot Reported

Latham & Watkins LLP2.7:1
O'Melveny & Myers LLP2.2:1

Latham & Watkins LLP~3,700
O'Melveny & Myers LLP~800

Offices

Latham & Watkins LLP34
O'Melveny & Myers LLP9

: 1,900
: Not Reported
: 2.7:1
: ~3,700
Offices: 34

Billable target: Not Reported
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: 2.2:1
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~800
Offices: 9

Summer Program

Latham & Watkins LLP100%
O'Melveny & Myers LLP98.4%

Class size

Latham & Watkins LLP398 (year not confirmed)
O'Melveny & Myers LLP60 (year not confirmed)

Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
O'Melveny & Myers LLPNot Reported

Latham & Watkins LLPNo
O'Melveny & Myers LLPNo

: 100%
Class size: 398 (year not confirmed)
: Not Reported
: No

Offer rate: 98.4%
Class size: 60 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Not Reported
Specific practice area: No

1L and 2L programs

1L program

Latham & Watkins LLPNo 1L summer program
O'Melveny & Myers LLP1L summer program

1L applications open

Latham & Watkins LLPOpened Nov 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPOpen now

2L applications open

Latham & Watkins LLPOpened Nov 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPOpen now

2L deadline

Latham & Watkins LLPJan 29, 2027
O'Melveny & Myers LLPJan 31, 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: 1L summer program
1L applications open: Open now
2L applications open: Open now
2L deadline: Jan 31, 2027

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.

Shared rankings

Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets · Nationwide · 2026Band 1

Water Law · California · 2026Band 1

Litigation: General Commercial · California · 2026Band 2 · The Elite

Media & Entertainment: Corporate · New York · 2026Band 2

Healthcare · California · 2026Band 4

Rank differences

AntitrustCalifornia · 2026

Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 2

Band 1

Band 2

AntitrustDistrict of Columbia · 2026

Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 5

Band 1

Band 5

AntitrustNationwide · 2026

Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Antitrust: CartelNationwide · 2026

Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 2

Band 1

Band 2

Banking & FinanceCalifornia · 2026

Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Bankruptcy/RestructuringNationwide · 2026

Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 5 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 5 · Elite

Bankruptcy/RestructuringNew York · 2026

Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 6 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 6 · Elite

Capital Markets: Debt & EquityCalifornia · 2026

Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Corporate Crime & InvestigationsNationwide · 2026

Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Elite

Band 1 · Highly Regarded

Environment: Mainly TransactionalNew York · 2026

Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 3

HealthcareDistrict of Columbia · 2026

Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 5

Band 1

Band 5

Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 3

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”.

More head-to-head comparisons

Firm data comes from each firm’s own publications, Chambers USA and Vault; see Latham & Watkins and O'Melveny & Myers for sources and dates.