Kirkland & Ellis LLP vs. Sidley Austin LLP vs. Paul Hastings LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Est. 1909
- Sidley Austin LLP
Est. 1866 · Chicago
- Paul Hastings LLP
Est. 1951
Est. 1909
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Vault #6 / Am Law #1. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Asset Management M&A, and Banking & Finance. Operates from 27 offices worldwide.
Est. 1866 · Chicago
Sidley Austin LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Vault #11 / Am Law #6, founded in Chicago, IL. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Accountant and Auditor Liability, Banking & Finance, and Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS.
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.
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP#6
- Sidley Austin LLP#11
- Paul Hastings LLP#21
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP#1
- Sidley Austin LLP#6
- Paul Hastings LLP#22
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP65 records
- Sidley Austin LLP29 records
- Paul Hastings LLP21 records
- #6
- #1
- 65 records
- Vault rank
- #11
- Am Law rank
- #6
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 29 records
- Vault rank
- #21
- Am Law rank
- #22
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 21 records
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$225,000
- Sidley Austin LLP$225,000+
- Paul Hastings LLP$225,000
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$11.12M
- Sidley Austin LLP$5.97M
- Paul Hastings LLP$8.33M
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$10.56B
- Sidley Austin LLP$3.74B
- Paul Hastings LLP$2.68B
Revenue per lawyer
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$2.55M
- Sidley Austin LLP$1.83M
- Paul Hastings LLP$2.11M
- $225,000
- $11.12M
- $10.56B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.55M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $5.97M
- Firm revenue
- $3.74B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.83M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $8.33M
- Firm revenue
- $2.68B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.11M
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPNot Reported
- Sidley Austin LLP2,000
- Paul Hastings LLP2,000
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP6 years
- Sidley Austin LLPNot Reported
- Paul Hastings LLPNot Reported
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP1.2:1
- Sidley Austin LLP1.9:1
- Paul Hastings LLP2.4:1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP~4,150
- Sidley Austin LLP~2,300
- Paul Hastings LLP~1,500
Offices
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP27
- Sidley Austin LLP20
- Paul Hastings LLP24
- Not Reported
- 6 years
- 1.2:1
- ~4,150
- Offices
- 27
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1.9:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~2,300
- Offices
- 20
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 2.4:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,500
- Offices
- 24
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPNot Reported
- Sidley Austin LLPNot Reported
- Paul Hastings LLP100%
Class size
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP957 (year not confirmed)
- Sidley Austin LLP198 (year not confirmed)
- Paul Hastings LLP131 (year not confirmed)
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPFree market
- Sidley Austin LLPFree market
- Paul Hastings LLPCentralized staffing
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPYes
- Sidley Austin LLPCase by Case
- Paul Hastings LLPCase by Case
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 957 (year not confirmed)
- Free market
- Yes
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 198 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Free market
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 131 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Centralized staffing
- 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
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 1
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 4
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 3
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 4
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 5 · Elite
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 4
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 1
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 2
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 1
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 2
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 3
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 3
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 3
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 4
- Paul Hastings 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”.