Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. K&L Gates LLP vs. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Est. 1948 · New York
- K&L Gates LLP
Est. 2007 · Merger
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
Est. 1961 · Palo Alto
Est. 1948 · New York
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #3 / Am Law #5, founded in New York, NY. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Asset Management M&A, and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity.
Est. 2007 · Merger
K&L Gates LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #48. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Construction. Operates from 45 offices worldwide.
Est. 1961 · Palo Alto
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #37, founded in Palo Alto, CA. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Artificial Intelligence, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 16 offices worldwide.
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP#3
- K&L Gates LLP#49
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.#34
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP#5
- K&L Gates LLP#48
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.#37
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP40 records
- K&L Gates LLP14 records
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.8 records
- #3
- #5
- 40 records
- Vault rank
- #49
- Am Law rank
- #48
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 14 records
- Vault rank
- #34
- Am Law rank
- #37
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 8 records
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$225,000
- K&L Gates LLP$225,000+
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.$225,000
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$7.01M
- K&L Gates LLP$1.63M
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.$3.74M
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$4.07B
- K&L Gates LLP$1.37B
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.$1.65B
Revenue per lawyer
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$2.32M
- K&L Gates LLP$808K
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.$1.56M
- $225,000
- $7.01M
- $4.07B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.32M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.63M
- Firm revenue
- $1.37B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $808K
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $3.74M
- Firm revenue
- $1.65B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.56M
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.1,950
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Not Reported
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.2:1
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP~1,750
- K&L Gates LLP~1,700
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.~1,100
Offices
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP21
- K&L Gates LLP45
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.16
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~1,750
- Offices
- 21
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,700
- Offices
- 45
- Billable target
- 1,950
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 2:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,100
- Offices
- 16
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP99.4%
- K&L Gates LLP91.9%
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.97.6%
Class size
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP190 (2026)
- K&L Gates LLP44 (2026)
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.60 (year not confirmed)
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
- K&L Gates LLPNot Reported
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Not Reported
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNo
- K&L Gates LLPYes
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Yes
- 99.4%
- Class size
- 190 (2026)
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- 91.9%
- Class size
- 44 (2026)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 97.6%
- Class size
- 60 (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.
Rank differences
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
- K&L Gates LLPBand 4 · Highly Regarded
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 1 · Highly Regarded
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 2
- K&L Gates LLPBand 2
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.Band 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”.