Vinson & Elkins LLP vs. Haynes and Boone, LLP vs. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Vinson & Elkins LLP
Est. 1917 · Houston
- Haynes and Boone, LLP
Est. 1970
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Est. 1890
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.
Est. 1970
Haynes and Boone, LLP is a mid-size firm of ~669 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, and Environment. Operates from 25 offices worldwide.
Est. 1890
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Vault #8 / Am Law #4. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Accountant and Auditor Liability, Antitrust, and Antitrust: Cartel. Operates from 22 offices worldwide.
- Vinson & Elkins LLP#53
- Haynes and Boone, LLP#81
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP#8
- Vinson & Elkins LLP#58
- Haynes and Boone, LLP#85
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP#4
- Vinson & Elkins LLP19 records
- Haynes and Boone, LLP7 records
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP48 records
- #53
- #58
- 19 records
- Vault rank
- #81
- Am Law rank
- #85
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 7 records
- Vault rank
- #8
- Am Law rank
- #4
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 48 records
- Vinson & Elkins LLP$225,000
- Haynes and Boone, LLP$225,000
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$225,000
- Vinson & Elkins LLP$4.51M
- Haynes and Boone, LLP$1.68M
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$8.89M
- Vinson & Elkins LLP$1.13B
- Haynes and Boone, LLP$749.32M
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$4.21B
Revenue per lawyer
- Vinson & Elkins LLP$1.66M
- Haynes and Boone, LLP$1.12M
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$2.04M
- $225,000
- $4.51M
- $1.13B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.66M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.68M
- Firm revenue
- $749.32M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.12M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $8.89M
- Firm revenue
- $4.21B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.04M
- Vinson & Elkins LLPNot Reported
- Haynes and Boone, LLPNot Reported
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNot Reported
- Vinson & Elkins LLPNot Reported
- Haynes and Boone, LLP8 years
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNot Reported
- Vinson & Elkins LLP2:1
- Haynes and Boone, LLP0.7:1
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP1.6:1
- Vinson & Elkins LLP~700
- Haynes and Boone, LLP~650
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP~2,200
Offices
- Vinson & Elkins LLP14
- Haynes and Boone, LLP25
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP22
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- 2:1
- ~700
- Offices
- 14
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- 8 years
- US associates per partner
- 0.7:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~650
- Offices
- 25
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1.6:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~2,200
- Offices
- 22
- Vinson & Elkins LLP97%
- Haynes and Boone, LLP100%
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP97%
Class size
- Vinson & Elkins LLP134 (year not confirmed)
- Haynes and Boone, LLP52 (year not confirmed)
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP156 (year not confirmed)
- Vinson & Elkins LLPNot Reported
- Haynes and Boone, LLPFree market
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFree market
- Vinson & Elkins LLPCase by Case
- Haynes and Boone, LLPCase by Case
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNo
- 97%
- Class size
- 134 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 52 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Free market
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 97%
- Class size
- 156 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Free market
- Specific practice area
- No
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Rank differences
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 1
- Haynes and Boone, LLPBand 1
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 2
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 1
- Haynes and Boone, LLPBand 3
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 1
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Haynes and Boone, LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 3
- Haynes and Boone, LLPBand 1
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 3
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 1
- Haynes and Boone, LLPBand 4
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 2
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 3
- Haynes and Boone, LLPBand 3
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 2
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 3
- Haynes and Boone, LLPBand 2
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 4
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 5
- Haynes and Boone, LLPBand 5
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 3
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 5
- Haynes and Boone, LLPBand 5
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 3
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Haynes and Boone, LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 6
- Haynes and Boone, LLPBand 3
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 4
- Vinson & Elkins LLPBand 5
- Haynes and Boone, LLPBand 5
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPBand 4
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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”.