Morrison & Foerster LLP vs. Cooley LLP vs. Jones Day
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Morrison & Foerster LLP
Est. 1883
- Cooley LLP
Est. 1920
- Jones Day
Est. 1893 · Cleveland
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. 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. 1893 · Cleveland
Jones Day is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #15, founded in Cleveland, OH. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Appellate Law, and Banking & Finance. Operates from 42 offices worldwide.
- Morrison & Foerster LLP#27
- Cooley LLP#22
- Jones Day#26
- Morrison & Foerster LLP#42
- Cooley LLP#24
- Jones Day#15
- Morrison & Foerster LLP15 records
- Cooley LLP24 records
- Jones Day22 records
- #27
- #42
- 15 records
- Vault rank
- #22
- Am Law rank
- #24
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 24 records
- Vault rank
- #26
- Am Law rank
- #15
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 22 records
- Morrison & Foerster LLP$225,000+
- Cooley LLP$255,000+
- Jones Day$240,000
- Morrison & Foerster LLP$3.29M
- Cooley LLP$4.58M
- Jones Day$1.73M
- Morrison & Foerster LLP$1.54B
- Cooley LLP$2.37B
- Jones Day$3.08B
Revenue per lawyer
- Morrison & Foerster LLP$1.51M
- Cooley LLP$1.82M
- Jones Day$1.26M
- $225,000+
- $3.29M
- $1.54B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.51M
- First-Year Comp
- $255,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $4.58M
- Firm revenue
- $2.37B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.82M
- First-Year Comp
- $240,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.73M
- Firm revenue
- $3.08B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.26M
- Morrison & Foerster LLP1,950
- Cooley LLP1,950
- Jones Day2,000
- Morrison & Foerster LLPNot Reported
- Cooley LLPNot Reported
- Jones DayNot Reported
- Morrison & Foerster LLPNot Reported
- Cooley LLPNot Reported
- Jones Day1.3:1
- Morrison & Foerster LLP~1,000
- Cooley LLP~1,300
- Jones Day~2,450
Offices
- Morrison & Foerster LLP16
- Cooley LLP19
- Jones Day42
- 1,950
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~1,000
- Offices
- 16
- 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
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1.3:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~2,450
- Offices
- 42
- Morrison & Foerster LLP98.6%
- Cooley LLP98%
- Jones Day98.4%
Class size
- Morrison & Foerster LLP78 (year not confirmed)
- Cooley LLP100 (year not confirmed)
- Jones Day189 (year not confirmed)
- Morrison & Foerster LLPNot Reported
- Cooley LLPNot Reported
- Jones DayNot Reported
- Morrison & Foerster LLPYes
- Cooley LLPCase by Case
- Jones DayNo
- 98.6%
- Class size
- 78 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 98%
- Class size
- 100 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 98.4%
- Class size
- 189 (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
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 2
- Jones DayBand 1
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 1
- Jones DayBand 2
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Cooley LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Jones DayBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 1
- Cooley LLPBand 3
- Jones DayBand 3
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 2
- Cooley LLPBand 1
- Jones DayBand 4
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Cooley LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Jones DayBand 3 · Elite
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 2
- Cooley LLPBand 2
- Jones DayBand 3
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Cooley LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- Jones DayBand 2 · Elite
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Cooley LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Jones DayBand 2 · Elite
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 3
- Cooley LLPBand 4
- Jones DayBand 2
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 3
- Cooley LLPBand 4
- Jones DayBand 5
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBand 4
- Cooley LLPBand 5
- Jones DayBand 3
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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”.