Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP vs. Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP vs. Venable LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Est. 1890
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Est. 2017 · Merger
- Venable LLP
Est. 1900
Est. 1890
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Vault #8 / Am Law #4. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Accountant and Auditor Liability, Antitrust, and Antitrust: Cartel. Operates from 22 offices worldwide.
Est. 2017 · Merger
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Environment. Operates from 19 offices worldwide.
Est. 1900
Venable LLP is a mid-size firm of ~785 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy Litigation, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Construction. Operates from 18 offices worldwide.
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP#8
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP#32
- Venable LLP#69
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP#4
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP#53
- Venable LLP#68
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP48 records
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP11 records
- Venable LLP8 records
- #8
- #4
- 48 records
- Vault rank
- #32
- Am Law rank
- #53
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 11 records
- Vault rank
- #69
- Am Law rank
- #68
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 8 records
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$225,000
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$225,000
- Venable LLP$215,000
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$8.89M
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$1.65M
- Venable LLP$1.40M
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$4.21B
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$1.22B
- Venable LLP$900.01M
Revenue per lawyer
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$2.04M
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$1.28M
- Venable LLP$1.15M
- $225,000
- $8.89M
- $4.21B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.04M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.65M
- Firm revenue
- $1.22B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.28M
- First-Year Comp
- $215,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.40M
- Firm revenue
- $900.01M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.15M
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNot Reported
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP2,000
- Venable LLP1,850
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNot Reported
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNot Reported
- Venable LLPNot Reported
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP1.6:1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP1.5:1
- Venable LLPNot Reported
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP~2,200
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP~1,000
- Venable LLP~800
Offices
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP22
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP19
- Venable LLP18
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- 1.6:1
- ~2,200
- Offices
- 22
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1.5:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,000
- Offices
- 19
- Billable target
- 1,850
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~800
- Offices
- 18
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP97%
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP97%
- Venable LLP84.6%
Class size
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP156 (year not confirmed)
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP37 (year not confirmed)
- Venable LLP27 (year not confirmed)
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFree market
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPCentralized staffing
- Venable LLPNot Reported
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNo
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNo
- Venable LLPNo
- 97%
- Class size
- 156 (year not confirmed)
- Free market
- No
- Offer rate
- 97%
- Class size
- 37 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Centralized staffing
- Specific practice area
- No
- Offer rate
- 84.6%
- Class size
- 27 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3
- Venable LLPBand 4
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Venable LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 5
- Venable LLPBand 4
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Venable LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Venable LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Venable LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Venable LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 2
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 4
- Venable LLPBand 4
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Venable LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 4
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3
- Venable LLPBand 3
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 3
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3
- Venable LLPBand 5
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 3
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3
- Venable LLPBand 5
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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”.