Cooley LLP vs. Paul Hastings LLP vs. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Cooley LLP
Est. 1920
- Paul Hastings LLP
Est. 1951
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
Est. 1961 · Palo Alto
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.
Est. 1951
Paul Hastings LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #21 / Am Law #22. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt. Operates from 24 offices worldwide.
Est. 1961 · Palo Alto
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #37, founded in Palo Alto, CA. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Artificial Intelligence, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 16 offices worldwide.
- Cooley LLP#22
- Paul Hastings LLP#21
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.#34
- Cooley LLP#24
- Paul Hastings LLP#22
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.#37
- Cooley LLP24 records
- Paul Hastings LLP21 records
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.8 records
- #22
- #24
- 24 records
- Vault rank
- #21
- Am Law rank
- #22
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 21 records
- Vault rank
- #34
- Am Law rank
- #37
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 8 records
- Cooley LLP$255,000+
- Paul Hastings LLP$225,000
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.$225,000
- Cooley LLP$4.58M
- Paul Hastings LLP$8.33M
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.$3.74M
- Cooley LLP$2.37B
- Paul Hastings LLP$2.68B
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.$1.65B
Revenue per lawyer
- Cooley LLP$1.82M
- Paul Hastings LLP$2.11M
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.$1.56M
- $255,000+
- $4.58M
- $2.37B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.82M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $8.33M
- Firm revenue
- $2.68B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.11M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $3.74M
- Firm revenue
- $1.65B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.56M
- Cooley LLP1,950
- Paul Hastings LLP2,000
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.1,950
- Cooley LLPNot Reported
- Paul Hastings LLPNot Reported
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Not Reported
- Cooley LLPNot Reported
- Paul Hastings LLP2.4:1
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.2:1
- Cooley LLP~1,300
- Paul Hastings LLP~1,500
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.~1,100
Offices
- Cooley LLP19
- Paul Hastings LLP24
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.16
- 1,950
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~1,300
- Offices
- 19
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 2.4:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,500
- Offices
- 24
- Billable target
- 1,950
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 2:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,100
- Offices
- 16
- Cooley LLP98%
- Paul Hastings LLP100%
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.97.6%
Class size
- Cooley LLP100 (year not confirmed)
- Paul Hastings LLP131 (year not confirmed)
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.60 (year not confirmed)
- Cooley LLPNot Reported
- Paul Hastings LLPCentralized staffing
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Not Reported
- Cooley LLPCase by Case
- Paul Hastings LLPCase by Case
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Yes
- 98%
- Class size
- 100 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 131 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Centralized staffing
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 97.6%
- Class size
- 60 (year not confirmed)
- 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.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- Cooley LLPBand 1
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 4
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 1
- Cooley LLPBand 1
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 2
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 2
- Cooley LLPBand 1
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 5
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 2
- Cooley LLPBand 1
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 3
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 2
- Cooley LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 2 · Elite
- Cooley LLPBand 4
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 5
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 2
- Cooley LLPBand 2
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 4
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 3
- Cooley LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 2 · Elite
- Cooley LLPBand 3
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 3
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 4
- Cooley LLPBand 3
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 4
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 3
- Cooley LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 3 · Elite
- Cooley LLPBand 5 · Elite
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 5 · Elite
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 1 · Highly Regarded
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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”.