Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP vs. Covington & Burling LLP vs. Williams & Connolly 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
- Covington & Burling LLP
Est. 1919 · Washington
- Williams & Connolly LLP
Est. 1967
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. 1919 · Washington
Covington & Burling LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #12 / Am Law #30, founded in Washington, DC. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Corporate Crime & Investigations, Corporate/M&A: Deals in Asia, and False Claims Act.
Est. 1967
Williams & Connolly LLP is a ~422-attorney firm, Vault #17. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Accountant and Auditor Liability, Appellate Law, and Law Firm Defense.
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP#8
- Covington & Burling LLP#12
- Williams & Connolly LLP#17
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP#4
- Covington & Burling LLP#30
- Williams & Connolly LLP#87
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP48 records
- Covington & Burling LLP24 records
- Williams & Connolly LLP8 records
- #8
- #4
- 48 records
- Vault rank
- #12
- Am Law rank
- #30
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 24 records
- Vault rank
- #17
- Am Law rank
- #87
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 8 records
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$225,000
- Covington & Burling LLP$225,000
- Williams & Connolly LLP$260,000
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$8.89M
- Covington & Burling LLP$3.25M
- Williams & Connolly LLP$3.82M
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$4.21B
- Covington & Burling LLP$2.06B
- Williams & Connolly LLP$701.81M
Revenue per lawyer
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$2.04M
- Covington & Burling LLP$1.57M
- Williams & Connolly LLP$1.66M
- $225,000
- $8.89M
- $4.21B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.04M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $3.25M
- Firm revenue
- $2.06B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.57M
- First-Year Comp
- $260,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $3.82M
- Firm revenue
- $701.81M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.66M
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNot Reported
- Covington & Burling LLPNot Reported
- Williams & Connolly LLPNot Reported
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNot Reported
- Covington & Burling LLP8 years
- Williams & Connolly LLPNot Reported
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP1.6:1
- Covington & Burling LLP2:1
- Williams & Connolly LLPNot Reported
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP~2,200
- Covington & Burling LLP~1,300
- Williams & Connolly LLP~400
Offices
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP22
- Covington & Burling LLP15
- Williams & Connolly LLP2
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- 1.6:1
- ~2,200
- Offices
- 22
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- 8 years
- US associates per partner
- 2:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,300
- Offices
- 15
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~400
- Offices
- 2
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP97%
- Covington & Burling LLP99.3%
- Williams & Connolly LLPNot Reported
Class size
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP156 (year not confirmed)
- Covington & Burling LLP118 (year not confirmed)
- Williams & Connolly LLP44 (2026)
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFree market
- Covington & Burling LLPNot Reported
- Williams & Connolly LLPNot Reported
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNo
- Covington & Burling LLPNo
- Williams & Connolly LLPNo
- 97%
- Class size
- 156 (year not confirmed)
- Free market
- No
- Offer rate
- 99.3%
- Class size
- 118 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 44 (2026)
- 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
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Williams & Connolly LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1
- Williams & Connolly LLPBand 3
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Williams & Connolly LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 2
- Williams & Connolly LLPBand 4
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 3
- Williams & Connolly LLPBand 4
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 2
- Williams & Connolly LLPBand 5
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 4
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1
- Williams & Connolly LLPBand 4
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 4
- Williams & Connolly LLPBand 3
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 3
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1
- Williams & Connolly LLPBand 2
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 3
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1
- Williams & Connolly LLPBand 5
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Williams & Connolly LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 2
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 2
- Williams & Connolly LLPBand 3
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”.