Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP vs. Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP vs. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.

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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Est. 1863 · San Francisco
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP
Est. 1912
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Est. 1873 · Philadelphia

Est. 1863 · San Francisco

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #34, founded in San Francisco, CA. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs, Capital Markets: Securitization: CMBS, and Capital Markets:...

Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP

Est. 1912

Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP is Vault #24. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Banking & Finance, and Construction. Operates from 48 offices worldwide.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Est. 1873 · Philadelphia

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #11, founded in Philadelphia. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Banking & Finance, and Capital Markets: Securitization: RMBS. Operates from 32 offices worldwide.

Rankings & prestige

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP#40
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP#24
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP#37

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP#34
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP#51
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP#11

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP17 records
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP25 records
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP28 records

: #40
: #34
: 17 records

Vault rank: #24
Am Law rank: #51
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 25 records

Vault rank: #37
Am Law rank: #11
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 28 records

Compensation

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP$225,000+
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP$255,000+
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP$225,000

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP$4.20M
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP$1.99M
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP$2.27M

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP$1.78B
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP$1.28B
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP$3.36B

Revenue per lawyer

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP$1.75M
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP$1.26M
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP$1.65M

: $225,000+
: $4.20M
: $1.78B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.75M

First-Year Comp: $255,000+
Profits Per Partner: $1.99M
Firm revenue: $1.28B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.26M

First-Year Comp: $225,000
Profits Per Partner: $2.27M
Firm revenue: $3.36B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.65M

Work & scale

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPNot Reported
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP2,000
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPNot Reported

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPNot Reported
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPNot Reported
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPNot Reported

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP1.4:1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPNot Reported
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP1.3:1

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP~1,000
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPNot Reported
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP~2,050

Offices

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP27
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP48
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP32

: Not Reported
: Not Reported
: 1.4:1
: ~1,000
Offices: 27

Billable target: 2,000
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: Not Reported
Firm size (rounded to 50): Not Reported
Offices: 48

Billable target: Not Reported
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: 1.3:1
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~2,050
Offices: 32

Summer Program

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP100%
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP100%
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP100%

Class size

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPNot Reported
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP38 (year not confirmed)
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP118 (year not confirmed)

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPNot Reported
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPNot Reported
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPNot Reported

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPYes
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPYes
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPNo

: 100%
Class size: Not Reported
: Not Reported
: Yes

Offer rate: 100%
Class size: 38 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Not Reported
Specific practice area: Yes

Offer rate: 100%
Class size: 118 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Not Reported
Specific practice area: No

Chambers by practice, market and year

Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.

Rank differences

Energy TransitionNationwide · 2026

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 3
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPBand 2

Band 1

Band 3

Band 2

Intellectual Property: AppellateNationwide · 2026

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 2
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 2

Band 3

Labor & EmploymentCalifornia · 2026

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 1 · Elite
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 4 · Elite
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPBand 2 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 4 · Elite

Band 2 · Elite

Labor & EmploymentNationwide · 2026

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 2
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 5
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPBand 1

Band 2

Band 5

Band 1

Litigation: General CommercialWashington · 2026

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 3
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 1
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPBand 2

Band 3

Band 1

Band 2

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsWashington · 2026

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 2
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPBand 2

Band 1

Band 2

Startups & Emerging CompaniesNationwide · 2026

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 3
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 3

Band 4

Life Sciences: IP/Patent LitigationCalifornia · 2026

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 3
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 2
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPBand 3

Band 3

Band 2

Band 3

TechnologyNationwide · 2026

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 4
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 2
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPBand 4

Band 4

Band 2

Band 4

Venture CapitalCalifornia · 2026

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 2
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 3
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPBand 4

Band 2

Band 3

Band 4

Intellectual Property: LitigationDistrict of Columbia · 2026

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 3
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 5
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPBand 4

Band 3

Band 5

Band 4

Intellectual Property: Patent LitigationCalifornia · 2026

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBand 3
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 3
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPBand 5

Band 3

Band 5

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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”.