Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP vs. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP vs. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Est. 1888 · New York
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Est. 1884
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Est. 1931
Est. 1888 · New York
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #31, founded in New York, NY. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory, Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance, and Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market.
Est. 1884
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Vault #10 / Am Law #10. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Asset Management M&A, Banking & Finance, and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity. Operates from 16 offices worldwide.
Est. 1931
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a mid-size firm of ~944 attorneys, Vault #23 / Am Law #35. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Corporate Crime & Investigations, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, and FCPA.
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP#35
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP#10
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP#23
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP#31
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP#10
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP#35
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP4 records
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP22 records
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP12 records
- #35
- #31
- 4 records
- Vault rank
- #10
- Am Law rank
- #10
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 22 records
- Vault rank
- #23
- Am Law rank
- #35
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 12 records
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP$225,000
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP$225,000
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP$225,000
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP$4.96M
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP$8.57M
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP$6.00M
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP$2.06B
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP$3.55B
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP$1.77B
Revenue per lawyer
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP$1.65M
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP$2.02M
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP$1.87M
- $225,000
- $4.96M
- $2.06B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.65M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $8.57M
- Firm revenue
- $3.55B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.02M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $6.00M
- Firm revenue
- $1.77B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.87M
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPNot Reported
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPNot Reported
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLPNot Reported
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPNot Reported
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPNot Reported
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLPNot Reported
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP1.8:1
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP3:1
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP3.1:1
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP~1,250
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP~2,000
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP~950
Offices
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP15
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP16
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP8
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- 1.8:1
- ~1,250
- Offices
- 15
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 3:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~2,000
- Offices
- 16
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 3.1:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~950
- Offices
- 8
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP100%
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP100%
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP100%
Class size
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP150 (year not confirmed)
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP265 (year not confirmed)
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP96 (2026)
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPNot Reported
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPCentralized staffing
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLPCentralized staffing
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPCase by Case
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPNo
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLPNo
- 100%
- Class size
- 150 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 265 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Centralized staffing
- Specific practice area
- No
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 96 (2026)
- How associates get work
- Centralized staffing
- 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
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPBand 2
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 1
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLPBand 1
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPBand 1
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 3
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLPBand 1
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPBand 2
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 1
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLPBand 1
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPBand 4
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 1
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLPBand 2
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPBand 4
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 1
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLPBand 2
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPBand 4
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 3
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLPBand 1
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPBand 2
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 1
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLPBand 4
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPBand 1
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 3
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLPBand 2
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPBand 2
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 1
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLPBand 2
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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”.