Latham & Watkins LLP vs. Cooley LLP vs. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Latham & Watkins LLP
Est. 1934 · Los Angeles
- Cooley LLP
Est. 1920
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
Est. 1961 · Palo Alto
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.
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.
Est. 1961 · Palo Alto
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #37, founded in Palo Alto, CA. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Artificial Intelligence, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 16 offices worldwide.
- Latham & Watkins LLP#4
- Cooley LLP#22
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.#34
- Latham & Watkins LLP#2
- Cooley LLP#24
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.#37
- Latham & Watkins LLP96 records
- Cooley LLP24 records
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.8 records
- #4
- #2
- 96 records
- Vault rank
- #22
- Am Law rank
- #24
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 24 records
- Vault rank
- #34
- Am Law rank
- #37
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 8 records
- Latham & Watkins LLP$225,000
- Cooley LLP$255,000+
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.$225,000
- Latham & Watkins LLP$8.65M
- Cooley LLP$4.58M
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.$3.74M
- Latham & Watkins LLP$8.30B
- Cooley LLP$2.37B
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.$1.65B
Revenue per lawyer
- Latham & Watkins LLP$2.23M
- Cooley LLP$1.82M
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.$1.56M
- $225,000
- $8.65M
- $8.30B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.23M
- First-Year Comp
- $255,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $4.58M
- Firm revenue
- $2.37B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.82M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $3.74M
- Firm revenue
- $1.65B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.56M
- Latham & Watkins LLP1,900
- Cooley LLP1,950
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.1,950
- Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
- Cooley LLPNot Reported
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Not Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLP2.7:1
- Cooley LLPNot Reported
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.2:1
- Latham & Watkins LLP~3,700
- Cooley LLP~1,300
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.~1,100
Offices
- Latham & Watkins LLP34
- Cooley LLP19
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.16
- 1,900
- Not Reported
- 2.7:1
- ~3,700
- Offices
- 34
- Billable target
- 1,950
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,300
- Offices
- 19
- Billable target
- 1,950
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 2:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,100
- Offices
- 16
- Latham & Watkins LLP100%
- Cooley LLP98%
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.97.6%
Class size
- Latham & Watkins LLP398 (year not confirmed)
- Cooley LLP100 (year not confirmed)
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.60 (year not confirmed)
- Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
- Cooley LLPNot Reported
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Not Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLPNo
- Cooley LLPCase by Case
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Yes
- 100%
- Class size
- 398 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- 98%
- Class size
- 100 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 97.6%
- Class size
- 60 (year not confirmed)
- 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
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 2
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 1
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 1
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 1
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 1
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 2
- Cooley LLPBand 1
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 1
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 4
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 2
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 2
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 3
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Cooley LLPBand 5 · Elite
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 1 · Highly Regarded
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 5
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 5
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 2
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Cooley LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 2 · Elite
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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”.