Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP vs. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP vs. Cooley 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
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Est. 1986
- Cooley LLP
Est. 1920
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. 1986
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #14 / Am Law #20. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust: Mainly Plaintiff, Antitrust: Plaintiff, and Bankruptcy Litigation. Operates from 33 offices worldwide.
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.
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP#8
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP#14
- Cooley LLP#22
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP#4
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP#20
- Cooley LLP#24
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP48 records
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP8 records
- Cooley LLP24 records
- #8
- #4
- 48 records
- Vault rank
- #14
- Am Law rank
- #20
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 8 records
- Vault rank
- #22
- Am Law rank
- #24
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 24 records
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$225,000
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP$235,000
- Cooley LLP$255,000+
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$8.89M
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP$9.54M
- Cooley LLP$4.58M
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$4.21B
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP$2.77B
- Cooley LLP$2.37B
Revenue per lawyer
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$2.04M
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP$2.45M
- Cooley LLP$1.82M
- $225,000
- $8.89M
- $4.21B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.04M
- First-Year Comp
- $235,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $9.54M
- Firm revenue
- $2.77B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.45M
- First-Year Comp
- $255,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $4.58M
- Firm revenue
- $2.37B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.82M
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNot Reported
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPNot Reported
- Cooley LLP1,950
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNot Reported
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP7 years
- Cooley LLPNot Reported
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP1.6:1
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPNot Reported
- Cooley LLPNot Reported
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP~2,200
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP~1,150
- Cooley LLP~1,300
Offices
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP22
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP33
- Cooley LLP19
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- 1.6:1
- ~2,200
- Offices
- 22
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- 7 years
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,150
- Offices
- 33
- Billable target
- 1,950
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,300
- Offices
- 19
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP97%
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP98.6%
- Cooley LLP98%
Class size
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP156 (year not confirmed)
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPNot Reported
- Cooley LLP100 (year not confirmed)
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFree market
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPNot Reported
- Cooley LLPNot Reported
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNo
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPNo
- Cooley LLPCase by Case
- 97%
- Class size
- 156 (year not confirmed)
- Free market
- No
- Offer rate
- 98.6%
- Class size
- Not Reported
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
- Offer rate
- 98%
- Class size
- 100 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
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
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 2
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Cooley LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Cooley LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 3
- Cooley LLPBand 1
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 3
- Cooley LLPBand 1
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 3
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 3
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 3
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 4
- Cooley LLPBand 1
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Cooley LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 4
- Cooley LLPBand 5
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 2
- Cooley LLPBand 4
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 5
- Cooley LLPBand 2
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 4
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 2
- Cooley LLPBand 2
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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”.