Latham & Watkins LLP vs. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 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 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
|---|---|---|
| Higher pay winsTie | $225,000 | $225,000 |
| Higher wins | $8.65M (wins this category) | $8.57M |
| Lower rank wins | #4 (wins this category) | #10 |
| Lower rank wins | #2 (wins this category) | #10 |
| Higher wins | $8.30B (wins this category) | $3.55B |
| More lawyers wins | 3,724 (wins this category) | 2,000 |
| OfficesMore offices wins | 34 (wins this category) | 16 |
| Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins | 46 tables (wins this category) | 13 tables |
| 2L OpensSummer 2028Earlier date winsTie | Opened Nov 1, 2026 | Opened Nov 1, 2026 |
| 1L OpensEarlier date winsNot Comparable | Opened Nov 1, 2026Summer 2027 | Open nowSummer 2027: 1L Summer Associate |
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
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Est. 1884
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. 1884
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Vault #10 / Am Law #10. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Asset Management M&A, Banking & Finance, and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity. Operates from 16 offices worldwide.
- Latham & Watkins LLP#4
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP#10
- Latham & Watkins LLP#2
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP#10
- Latham & Watkins LLP96 records
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP22 records
- #4
- #2
- 96 records
- Vault rank
- #10
- Am Law rank
- #10
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 22 records
- Latham & Watkins LLP$225,000
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP$225,000
- Latham & Watkins LLP$8.65M
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP$8.57M
- Latham & Watkins LLP$8.30B
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP$3.55B
Revenue per lawyer
- Latham & Watkins LLP$2.23M
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP$2.02M
- $225,000
- $8.65M
- $8.30B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.23M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $8.57M
- Firm revenue
- $3.55B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.02M
- Latham & Watkins LLP1,900
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLP2.7:1
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP3:1
- Latham & Watkins LLP~3,700
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP~2,000
Offices
- Latham & Watkins LLP34
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP16
- 1,900
- Not Reported
- 2.7:1
- ~3,700
- Offices
- 34
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 3:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~2,000
- Offices
- 16
- Latham & Watkins LLP100%
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP100%
Class size
- Latham & Watkins LLP398 (year not confirmed)
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP265 (year not confirmed)
- Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPCentralized staffing
- Latham & Watkins LLPNo
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPNo
- 100%
- Class size
- 398 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 265 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Centralized staffing
- Specific practice area
- No
1L program
- Latham & Watkins LLPNo 1L summer program
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPNo 1L summer program
1L applications open
- Latham & Watkins LLPOpened Nov 1
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPOpen now
2L applications open
- Latham & Watkins LLPOpened Nov 1
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPOpened Nov 1
2L deadline
- Latham & Watkins LLPJan 29, 2027
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPNot announced
- 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
- No 1L summer program
- 1L applications open
- Open now
- 2L applications open
- Opened Nov 1
- 2L deadline
- Not announced
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
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 3
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 3
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 4
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 5 · Elite
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 3
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 2
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 1
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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