Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP vs. Paul Hastings LLP vs. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe 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
- Paul Hastings LLP
Est. 1951
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Est. 1863 · San Francisco
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. 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. 1863 · San Francisco
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #34, founded in San Francisco, CA. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs, Capital Markets: Securitization: CMBS, and Capital Markets:...
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP#8
- Paul Hastings LLP#21
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP#40
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP#4
- Paul Hastings LLP#22
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP#34
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP48 records
- Paul Hastings LLP21 records
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP17 records
- #8
- #4
- 48 records
- Vault rank
- #21
- Am Law rank
- #22
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 21 records
- Vault rank
- #40
- Am Law rank
- #34
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 17 records
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$225,000
- Paul Hastings LLP$225,000
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP$225,000+
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$8.89M
- Paul Hastings LLP$8.33M
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP$4.20M
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$4.21B
- Paul Hastings LLP$2.68B
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP$1.78B
Revenue per lawyer
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$2.04M
- Paul Hastings LLP$2.11M
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP$1.75M
- $225,000
- $8.89M
- $4.21B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.04M
- 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
- $4.20M
- Firm revenue
- $1.78B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.75M
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNot Reported
- Paul Hastings LLP2,000
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPNot Reported
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNot Reported
- Paul Hastings LLPNot Reported
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPNot Reported
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP1.6:1
- Paul Hastings LLP2.4:1
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP1.4:1
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP~2,200
- Paul Hastings LLP~1,500
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP~1,000
Offices
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP22
- Paul Hastings LLP24
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP27
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- 1.6:1
- ~2,200
- Offices
- 22
- 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
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1.4:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,000
- Offices
- 27
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP97%
- Paul Hastings LLP100%
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP100%
Class size
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP156 (year not confirmed)
- Paul Hastings LLP131 (year not confirmed)
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPNot Reported
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFree market
- Paul Hastings LLPCentralized staffing
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPNot Reported
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNo
- Paul Hastings LLPCase by Case
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPYes
- 97%
- Class size
- 156 (year not confirmed)
- Free market
- No
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 131 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Centralized staffing
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- Not Reported
- 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
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 4
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 4
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 5 · Elite
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 2
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 2
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 3
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 3
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 2
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 2
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 2 · 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”.