Susman Godfrey LLP vs. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP vs. Vinson & Elkins LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Susman Godfrey LLP
Est. 1980
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Est. 1986
- Vinson & Elkins LLP
Est. 1917 · Houston
Est. 1980
Susman Godfrey LLP is a ~226-attorney firm, Vault #19. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Antitrust: Mainly Plaintiff, and Antitrust: Plaintiff.
Est. 1986
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #14 / Am Law #20. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust: Mainly Plaintiff, Antitrust: Plaintiff, and Bankruptcy Litigation. Operates from 33 offices worldwide.
Est. 1917 · Houston
Vinson & Elkins LLP is a mid-size firm of ~681 attorneys, founded in Houston, TX. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 14 offices worldwide.
- Susman Godfrey LLP#19
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP#14
- Vinson & Elkins LLP#53
- Susman Godfrey LLP#92
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP#20
- Vinson & Elkins LLP#58
- Susman Godfrey LLP7 records
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP8 records
- Vinson & Elkins LLP19 records
- #19
- #92
- 7 records
- Vault rank
- #14
- Am Law rank
- #20
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 8 records
- Vault rank
- #53
- Am Law rank
- #58
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 19 records
- Susman Godfrey LLP$240,000
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP$235,000
- Vinson & Elkins LLP$225,000
- Susman Godfrey LLP$5.23M
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP$9.54M
- Vinson & Elkins LLP$4.51M
- Susman Godfrey LLP$650.41M
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP$2.77B
- Vinson & Elkins LLP$1.13B
Revenue per lawyer
- Susman Godfrey LLP$2.88M
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP$2.45M
- Vinson & Elkins LLP$1.66M
- $240,000
- $5.23M
- $650.41M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.88M
- First-Year Comp
- $235,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $9.54M
- Firm revenue
- $2.77B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.45M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $4.51M
- Firm revenue
- $1.13B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.66M
- Susman Godfrey LLPNot Reported
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPNot Reported
- Vinson & Elkins LLPNot Reported
- Susman Godfrey LLP6 years
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP7 years
- Vinson & Elkins LLPNot Reported
- Susman Godfrey LLPNot Reported
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPNot Reported
- Vinson & Elkins LLP2:1
- Susman Godfrey LLP~250
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP~1,150
- Vinson & Elkins LLP~700
Offices
- Susman Godfrey LLP4
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP33
- Vinson & Elkins LLP14
- Not Reported
- 6 years
- Not Reported
- ~250
- Offices
- 4
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- 7 years
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,150
- Offices
- 33
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 2:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~700
- Offices
- 14
- Susman Godfrey LLP85.7%
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP98.6%
- Vinson & Elkins LLP97%
Class size
- Susman Godfrey LLP35 (year not confirmed)
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPNot Reported
- Vinson & Elkins LLP134 (year not confirmed)
- Susman Godfrey LLPNot Reported
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPNot Reported
- Vinson & Elkins LLPNot Reported
- Susman Godfrey LLPNo
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPNo
- Vinson & Elkins LLPCase by Case
- 85.7%
- Class size
- 35 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- 98.6%
- Class size
- Not Reported
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
- Offer rate
- 97%
- Class size
- 134 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Rank differences
- Susman Godfrey LLPBand 1
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 2
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 2
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”.