Paul Hastings LLP vs. Latham & Watkins LLP vs. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Paul Hastings LLP
Est. 1951
- Latham & Watkins LLP
Est. 1934 · Los Angeles
- Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Est. 1965
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. 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. 1965
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips is a ~291-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Healthcare; Band 2 in Litigation: Appellate and Media & Entertainment: Music. Operates from 12 offices worldwide.
- Paul Hastings LLP#21
- Latham & Watkins LLP#4
- Manatt, Phelps & PhillipsNot Reported
- Paul Hastings LLP#22
- Latham & Watkins LLP#2
- Manatt, Phelps & Phillips#106
- Paul Hastings LLP21 records
- Latham & Watkins LLP96 records
- Manatt, Phelps & Phillips1 record
- #21
- #22
- 21 records
- Vault rank
- #4
- Am Law rank
- #2
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 96 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #106
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 1 record
- Paul Hastings LLP$225,000
- Latham & Watkins LLP$225,000
- Manatt, Phelps & Phillips$225,000
- Paul Hastings LLP$8.33M
- Latham & Watkins LLP$8.65M
- Manatt, Phelps & Phillips$2.96M
- Paul Hastings LLP$2.68B
- Latham & Watkins LLP$8.30B
- Manatt, Phelps & Phillips$509.70M
Revenue per lawyer
- Paul Hastings LLP$2.11M
- Latham & Watkins LLP$2.23M
- Manatt, Phelps & Phillips$1.75M
- $225,000
- $8.33M
- $2.68B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.11M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $8.65M
- Firm revenue
- $8.30B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.23M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.96M
- Firm revenue
- $509.70M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.75M
- Paul Hastings LLP2,000
- Latham & Watkins LLP1,900
- Manatt, Phelps & PhillipsNot Reported
- Paul Hastings LLPNot Reported
- Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
- Manatt, Phelps & PhillipsNot Reported
- Paul Hastings LLP2.4:1
- Latham & Watkins LLP2.7:1
- Manatt, Phelps & PhillipsNot Reported
- Paul Hastings LLP~1,500
- Latham & Watkins LLP~3,700
- Manatt, Phelps & Phillips~300
Offices
- Paul Hastings LLP24
- Latham & Watkins LLP34
- Manatt, Phelps & Phillips12
- 2,000
- Not Reported
- 2.4:1
- ~1,500
- Offices
- 24
- Billable target
- 1,900
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 2.7:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~3,700
- Offices
- 34
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~300
- Offices
- 12
- Paul Hastings LLP100%
- Latham & Watkins LLP100%
- Manatt, Phelps & PhillipsNot Reported
Class size
- Paul Hastings LLP131 (year not confirmed)
- Latham & Watkins LLP398 (year not confirmed)
- Manatt, Phelps & PhillipsNot Reported
- Paul Hastings LLPCentralized staffing
- Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
- Manatt, Phelps & PhillipsNot Reported
- Paul Hastings LLPCase by Case
- Latham & Watkins LLPNo
- Manatt, Phelps & PhillipsNot Reported
- 100%
- Class size
- 131 (year not confirmed)
- Centralized staffing
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 398 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Not Reported
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Rank differences
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Manatt, Phelps & PhillipsBand 4
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Manatt, Phelps & PhillipsBand 3
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 3
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
- Manatt, Phelps & PhillipsBand 2
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 2
- Manatt, Phelps & PhillipsBand 3
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 2
- Latham & Watkins LLPBand 2
- Manatt, Phelps & PhillipsBand 4
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”.