Latham & Watkins LLP vs. Morrison & Foerster LLP vs. Fenwick & West LLP
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
- Morrison & Foerster LLP
Est. 1883
- Fenwick & West LLP
Est. 1972 · 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. 1883
Morrison & Foerster LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #42. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Artificial Intelligence, Corporate/M&A: Deals in Asia, and FCPA. Operates from 16 offices worldwide.
Est. 1972 · Palo Alto
Fenwick & West LLP is a mid-size firm of ~500 attorneys, founded in Palo Alto, CA. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution, and Startups & Emerging Companies.
- Latham & Watkins LLP#4
- Morrison & Foerster LLP#27
- Fenwick & West LLP#71
- Latham & Watkins LLP#2
- Morrison & Foerster LLP#42
- Fenwick & West LLP#69
- Latham & Watkins LLP96 records
- Morrison & Foerster LLP15 records
- Fenwick & West LLP6 records
- #4
- #2
- 96 records
- Vault rank
- #27
- Am Law rank
- #42
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 15 records
- Vault rank
- #71
- Am Law rank
- #69
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 6 records
- Latham & Watkins LLP$225,000
- Morrison & Foerster LLP$225,000+
- Fenwick & West LLP$225,000+
- Latham & Watkins LLP$8.65M
- Morrison & Foerster LLP$3.29M
- Fenwick & West LLP$4.34M
- Latham & Watkins LLP$8.30B
- Morrison & Foerster LLP$1.54B
- Fenwick & West LLP$885.82M
Revenue per lawyer
- Latham & Watkins LLP$2.23M
- Morrison & Foerster LLP$1.51M
- Fenwick & West LLP$1.94M
- $225,000
- $8.65M
- $8.30B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.23M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $3.29M
- Firm revenue
- $1.54B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.51M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $4.34M
- Firm revenue
- $885.82M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.94M
- Latham & Watkins LLP1,900
- Morrison & Foerster LLP1,950
- Fenwick & West LLPNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
- Morrison & Foerster LLPNot Reported
- Fenwick & West LLPNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLP2.7:1
- Morrison & Foerster LLPNot Reported
- Fenwick & West LLPNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLP~3,700
- Morrison & Foerster LLP~1,000
- Fenwick & West LLP~500
Offices
- Latham & Watkins LLP34
- Morrison & Foerster LLP16
- Fenwick & West LLP7
- 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)
- ~1,000
- Offices
- 16
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~500
- Offices
- 7
- Latham & Watkins LLP100%
- Morrison & Foerster LLP98.6%
- Fenwick & West LLP100%
Class size
- Latham & Watkins LLP398 (year not confirmed)
- Morrison & Foerster LLP78 (year not confirmed)
- Fenwick & West LLP47 (year not confirmed)
- Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
- Morrison & Foerster LLPNot Reported
- Fenwick & West LLPNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLPNo
- Morrison & Foerster LLPYes
- Fenwick & West LLPYes
- 100%
- Class size
- 398 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- 98.6%
- Class size
- 78 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 47 (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
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 1
- Fenwick & West LLPBand 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 1
- Fenwick & West LLPBand 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 1
- Fenwick & West LLPBand 3
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 2
- Fenwick & West LLPBand 1
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 4
- Fenwick & West LLPBand 3
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Fenwick & West LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 3
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 1
- Fenwick & West LLPBand 3
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 2
- Fenwick & West LLPBand 3
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 2
- Fenwick & West LLPBand 3
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 4
- Fenwick & West LLPBand 5
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Fenwick & West LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 2
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 3
- Fenwick & West LLPBand 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”.