Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP vs. Baker & Hostetler LLP vs. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 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
- Baker & Hostetler LLP
Est. 1916 · Cleveland
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Est. 2018 · Merger
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. 1916 · Cleveland
Baker & Hostetler LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, founded in Cleveland, OH. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Advertising: NAD Proceedings, Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory, and Bankruptcy/Restructuring. Operates from 20 offices worldwide.
Est. 2018 · Merger
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Corporate/M&A, and Environment. Operates from 30 offices worldwide.
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP#8
- Baker & Hostetler LLP#63
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP#99
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP#4
- Baker & Hostetler LLP#59
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP#67
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP48 records
- Baker & Hostetler LLP18 records
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP8 records
- #8
- #4
- 48 records
- Vault rank
- #63
- Am Law rank
- #59
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 18 records
- Vault rank
- #99
- Am Law rank
- #67
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 8 records
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$225,000
- Baker & Hostetler LLP$225,000
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP$200,000
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$8.89M
- Baker & Hostetler LLP$2.48M
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP$1.41M
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$4.21B
- Baker & Hostetler LLP$1.13B
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP$912.07M
Revenue per lawyer
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$2.04M
- Baker & Hostetler LLP$1.10M
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP$1.17M
- $225,000
- $8.89M
- $4.21B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.04M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.48M
- Firm revenue
- $1.13B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.10M
- First-Year Comp
- $200,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.41M
- Firm revenue
- $912.07M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.17M
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNot Reported
- Baker & Hostetler LLPNot Reported
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPNot Reported
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNot Reported
- Baker & Hostetler LLPNot Reported
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPNot Reported
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP1.6:1
- Baker & Hostetler LLPNot Reported
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPNot Reported
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP~2,200
- Baker & Hostetler LLP~1,050
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP~1,200
Offices
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP22
- Baker & Hostetler LLP20
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP30
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- 1.6:1
- ~2,200
- Offices
- 22
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,050
- Offices
- 20
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,200
- Offices
- 30
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP97%
- Baker & Hostetler LLP97.4%
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP100%
Class size
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP156 (year not confirmed)
- Baker & Hostetler LLP44 (year not confirmed)
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP20 (year not confirmed)
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFree market
- Baker & Hostetler LLPNot Reported
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPNot Reported
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNo
- Baker & Hostetler LLPNo
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPNo
- 97%
- Class size
- 156 (year not confirmed)
- Free market
- No
- Offer rate
- 97.4%
- Class size
- 44 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 20 (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 · Elite
- Baker & Hostetler LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPBand 5 · Highly Regarded
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 2
- Baker & Hostetler LLPBand 4
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPBand 3
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Baker & Hostetler LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 3
- Baker & Hostetler LLPBand 4
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPBand 4
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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”.