Latham & Watkins LLP vs. Covington & Burling LLP vs. Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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
- Covington & Burling LLP
Est. 1919 · Washington
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Est. 2026 · Merger
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. 1919 · Washington
Covington & Burling LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #12 / Am Law #30, founded in Washington, DC. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Corporate Crime & Investigations, Corporate/M&A: Deals in Asia, and False Claims Act.
Est. 2026 · Merger
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #12. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Capital Markets: Securitization: CMBS, Capital Markets: Securitization: CRE CLOs, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 48 offices worldwide.
- Latham & Watkins LLP#4
- Covington & Burling LLP#12
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader#30
- Latham & Watkins LLP#2
- Covington & Burling LLP#30
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader#12
- Latham & Watkins LLP96 records
- Covington & Burling LLP24 records
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader27 records
- #4
- #2
- 96 records
- Vault rank
- #12
- Am Law rank
- #30
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 24 records
- Vault rank
- #30
- Am Law rank
- #12
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 27 records
- Latham & Watkins LLP$225,000
- Covington & Burling LLP$225,000
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader$225,000+
- Latham & Watkins LLP$8.65M
- Covington & Burling LLP$3.25M
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader$3.52M
- Latham & Watkins LLP$8.30B
- Covington & Burling LLP$2.06B
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader$3.29B
Revenue per lawyer
- Latham & Watkins LLP$2.23M
- Covington & Burling LLP$1.57M
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader$1.21M
- $225,000
- $8.65M
- $8.30B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.23M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $3.25M
- Firm revenue
- $2.06B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.57M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $3.52M
- Firm revenue
- $3.29B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.21M
- Latham & Watkins LLP1,900
- Covington & Burling LLPNot Reported
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
- Covington & Burling LLP8 years
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLP2.7:1
- Covington & Burling LLP2:1
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLP~3,700
- Covington & Burling LLP~1,300
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader~3,100
Offices
- Latham & Watkins LLP34
- Covington & Burling LLP15
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader48
- 1,900
- Not Reported
- 2.7:1
- ~3,700
- Offices
- 34
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- 8 years
- US associates per partner
- 2:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,300
- Offices
- 15
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~3,100
- Offices
- 48
- Latham & Watkins LLP100%
- Covington & Burling LLP99.3%
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader98.7%
Class size
- Latham & Watkins LLP398 (year not confirmed)
- Covington & Burling LLP118 (year not confirmed)
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader64 (year not confirmed)
- Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
- Covington & Burling LLPNot Reported
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLPNo
- Covington & Burling LLPNo
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNo
- 100%
- Class size
- 398 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- 99.3%
- Class size
- 118 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
- Offer rate
- 98.7%
- Class size
- 64 (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
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 4 · Elite
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 2
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 1
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 2
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 1
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 1 · Elite
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 3
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 2
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 1
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 2 · Elite
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 1 · Elite
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 2
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 3
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 2
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 4 · Elite
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 2
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 4
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 1
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”.