Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. Latham & Watkins 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 | Wachtell | Latham & Watkins |
|---|---|---|
| Higher pay winsNot Comparable | $230,000Estimate with bonus | $225,000 |
| Higher wins | $12.15M (wins this category) | $8.65M |
| Lower rank wins | #2 (wins this category) | #4 |
| Lower rank wins | #46 | #2 (wins this category) |
| Higher wins | $1.39B | $8.30B (wins this category) |
| More lawyers wins | 272 | 3,724 (wins this category) |
| OfficesMore offices wins | 1 | 34 (wins this category) |
| Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins | 3 tables | 46 tables (wins this category) |
| 2L OpensSummer 2028Earlier date wins | Dec 1, 2026 | Opened Nov 1, 2026 (wins this category) |
| 1L OpensEarlier date wins | No 1L Program | Opened Nov 1, 2026Summer 2027 |
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
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Est. 1965
- Latham & Watkins LLP
Est. 1934 · Los Angeles
Est. 1965
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is a ~272-attorney firm, Vault #2 / Am Law #46. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Corporate/M&A, and Corporate/M&A: Takeover Defense.
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.
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz#2
- Latham & Watkins LLP#4
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz#46
- Latham & Watkins LLP#2
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz8 records
- Latham & Watkins LLP96 records
- #2
- #46
- 8 records
- Vault rank
- #4
- Am Law rank
- #2
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 96 records
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$230,000
- Latham & Watkins LLP$225,000
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$12.15M
- Latham & Watkins LLP$8.65M
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$1.39B
- Latham & Watkins LLP$8.30B
Revenue per lawyer
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$5.09M
- Latham & Watkins LLP$2.23M
- $230,000
- $12.15M
- $1.39B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $5.09M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $8.65M
- Firm revenue
- $8.30B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.23M
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLP1,900
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLP2.7:1
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz~250
- Latham & Watkins LLP~3,700
Offices
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz1
- Latham & Watkins LLP34
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~250
- Offices
- 1
- Billable target
- 1,900
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 2.7:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~3,700
- Offices
- 34
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz100%
- Latham & Watkins LLP100%
Class size
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz32 (2026)
- Latham & Watkins LLP398 (year not confirmed)
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNo
- Latham & Watkins LLPNo
- 100%
- Class size
- 32 (2026)
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 398 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
1L program
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNo 1L summer program
- Latham & Watkins LLPNo 1L summer program
1L applications open
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLPOpened Nov 1
2L applications open
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzDec 1, 2026
- Latham & Watkins LLPOpened Nov 1
2L deadline
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzFeb 6, 2027
- Latham & Watkins LLPJan 29, 2027
- 1L program
- No 1L summer program
- 1L applications open
- Not Reported
- 2L applications open
- Dec 1, 2026
- 2L deadline
- Feb 6, 2027
- 1L program
- No 1L summer program
- 1L applications open
- Opened Nov 1
- 2L applications open
- Opened Nov 1
- 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
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 3
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 4
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 4
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 3 · Elite
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 2 · Elite
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 5 · Elite
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 1 · Elite
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 1
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 2
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 4 · Elite
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 2 · Elite
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 2
- Latham & Watkins 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.
See which of these firms are open on the Job Board
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
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore vs. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore vs. Latham & Watkins
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. Sullivan & Cromwell
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. Kirkland & Ellis
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. Davis Polk & Wardwell
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. Milbank
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. Sidley Austin
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. Covington & Burling
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Firm data comes from each firm’s own publications, Chambers USA and Vault; see Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Latham & Watkins for sources and dates.