Paul Hastings LLP vs. Fish & Richardson P.C. vs. Latham & Watkins LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Paul Hastings LLP
Est. 1951
- Fish & Richardson P.C.
Est. 1878 · Boston
- Latham & Watkins LLP
Est. 1934 · Los Angeles
Est. 1951
Paul Hastings LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #21 / Am Law #22. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt. Operates from 24 offices worldwide.
Est. 1878 · Boston
Fish & Richardson P.C. is a ~400-attorney firm, founded in Boston. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property: Litigation, and Intellectual Property: Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Operates from 19 offices worldwide.
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.
- Paul Hastings LLP#21
- Fish & Richardson P.C.#84
- Latham & Watkins LLP#4
- Paul Hastings LLP#22
- Fish & Richardson P.C.#103
- Latham & Watkins LLP#2
- Paul Hastings LLP21 records
- Fish & Richardson P.C.7 records
- Latham & Watkins LLP96 records
- #21
- #22
- 21 records
- Vault rank
- #84
- Am Law rank
- #103
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 7 records
- Vault rank
- #4
- Am Law rank
- #2
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 96 records
- Paul Hastings LLP$225,000
- Fish & Richardson P.C.$225,000
- Latham & Watkins LLP$225,000
- Paul Hastings LLP$8.33M
- Fish & Richardson P.C.$2.03M
- Latham & Watkins LLP$8.65M
- Paul Hastings LLP$2.68B
- Fish & Richardson P.C.$556.37M
- Latham & Watkins LLP$8.30B
Revenue per lawyer
- Paul Hastings LLP$2.11M
- Fish & Richardson P.C.$950
- Latham & Watkins LLP$2.23M
- $225,000
- $8.33M
- $2.68B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.11M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.03M
- Firm revenue
- $556.37M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $950
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $8.65M
- Firm revenue
- $8.30B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.23M
- Paul Hastings LLP2,000
- Fish & Richardson P.C.Not Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLP1,900
- Paul Hastings LLPNot Reported
- Fish & Richardson P.C.8 years
- Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
- Paul Hastings LLP2.4:1
- Fish & Richardson P.C.0.5:1
- Latham & Watkins LLP2.7:1
- Paul Hastings LLP~1,500
- Fish & Richardson P.C.~400
- Latham & Watkins LLP~3,700
Offices
- Paul Hastings LLP24
- Fish & Richardson P.C.19
- Latham & Watkins LLP34
- 2,000
- Not Reported
- 2.4:1
- ~1,500
- Offices
- 24
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- 8 years
- US associates per partner
- 0.5:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~400
- Offices
- 19
- Billable target
- 1,900
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 2.7:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~3,700
- Offices
- 34
- Paul Hastings LLP100%
- Fish & Richardson P.C.96%
- Latham & Watkins LLP100%
Class size
- Paul Hastings LLP131 (year not confirmed)
- Fish & Richardson P.C.33 (year not confirmed)
- Latham & Watkins LLP398 (year not confirmed)
- Paul Hastings LLPCentralized staffing
- Fish & Richardson P.C.Free market
- Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
- Paul Hastings LLPCase by Case
- Fish & Richardson P.C.Yes
- Latham & Watkins LLPNo
- 100%
- Class size
- 131 (year not confirmed)
- Centralized staffing
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 96%
- Class size
- 33 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Free market
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 398 (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
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1
- Fish & Richardson P.C.Band 1
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 3
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 2
- Fish & Richardson P.C.Band 1
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 2
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1
- Fish & Richardson P.C.Band 4
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 3
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 3
- Fish & Richardson P.C.Band 4
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 3
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”.