Kirkland & Ellis LLP vs. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Latham & Watkins LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Est. 1909
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Est. 1948 · New York
- Latham & Watkins LLP
Est. 1934 · Los Angeles
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. 1948 · New York
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #3 / Am Law #5, founded in New York, NY. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Asset Management M&A, and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity.
Est. 1934 · Los Angeles
Latham & Watkins LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Vault #4 / Am Law #2, founded in Los Angeles, CA. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Antitrust: Cartel, and Appellate Law. Operates from 34 offices worldwide.
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP#6
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP#3
- Latham & Watkins LLP#4
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP#1
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP#5
- Latham & Watkins LLP#2
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP65 records
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP40 records
- Latham & Watkins LLP96 records
- #6
- #1
- 65 records
- Vault rank
- #3
- Am Law rank
- #5
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 40 records
- Vault rank
- #4
- Am Law rank
- #2
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 96 records
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$225,000
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$225,000
- Latham & Watkins LLP$225,000
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$11.12M
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$7.01M
- Latham & Watkins LLP$8.65M
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$10.56B
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$4.07B
- Latham & Watkins LLP$8.30B
Revenue per lawyer
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$2.55M
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$2.32M
- Latham & Watkins LLP$2.23M
- $225,000
- $11.12M
- $10.56B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.55M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $7.01M
- Firm revenue
- $4.07B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.32M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $8.65M
- Firm revenue
- $8.30B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.23M
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPNot Reported
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLP1,900
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP6 years
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP1.2:1
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLP2.7:1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP~4,150
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP~1,750
- Latham & Watkins LLP~3,700
Offices
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP27
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP21
- Latham & Watkins LLP34
- Not Reported
- 6 years
- 1.2:1
- ~4,150
- Offices
- 27
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,750
- Offices
- 21
- Billable target
- 1,900
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 2.7:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~3,700
- Offices
- 34
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPNot Reported
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP99.4%
- Latham & Watkins LLP100%
Class size
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP957 (year not confirmed)
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP190 (2026)
- Latham & Watkins LLP398 (year not confirmed)
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPFree market
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPYes
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNo
- Latham & Watkins LLPNo
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 957 (year not confirmed)
- Free market
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 99.4%
- Class size
- 190 (2026)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 398 (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
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 2
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 4
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 3
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 3
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 4
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 3
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 2 · Elite
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”.