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Cooley LLP vs. Goodwin Procter LLP

Side-by-side on the metrics that actually drive the student's call. Sources: Vault 2027, AmLaw 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.

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Cooley LLP

Est. 1920

Cooley LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #22 / AmLaw #24. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Artificial Intelligence, Capital Markets, and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity. Operates from 19 offices worldwide.

Goodwin Procter LLP

Est. 1912 · Boston

Goodwin Procter LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, AmLaw #21, founded in Boston, Massachusetts. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory, Capital Markets, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 10 offices worldwide.

Rankings & prestige
Vault rank
#22
AmLaw rank
#24
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
24 records
Vault rank
#31
AmLaw rank
#21
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
18 records
Compensation
First-year comp
$255,000+
Profits per partner
$4.58M
Firm revenue
$2.37B
Revenue per lawyer
$1.82M
First-year comp
$255,000+
Profits per partner
$4.24M
Firm revenue
$2.72B
Revenue per lawyer
$1.63M
Work & scale
Billable target
1,950
Partnership track
-
US associates per partner
-
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~1,300
Offices
19
Billable target
1,950
Partnership track
-
US associates per partner
-
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~1,650
Offices
10
Summer program
Offer rate
98%
Class size
100 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work
-
Specific practice area
Case by Case
Offer rate
100%
Class size
67 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work
Centralized staffing
Specific practice area
Case by Case
Chambers by practice, market and year

Shared results are listed once. Green marks only a lower reported Chambers band for the same exact practice, market and year. Records with a missing year or market are not compared. Historical records are retained; individual ranking verification status is not available.

Shared rankings

Capital Markets · Massachusetts · 2026Band 1
Life Sciences · Massachusetts · 2026Band 1
Life Sciences · Nationwide · 2026Band 1
Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment · Massachusetts · 2026Band 1
Startups & Emerging Companies · Nationwide · 2026Band 1
Capital Markets: Convertible Debt · Nationwide · 2026Band 2
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution · California · 2026Band 2
Corporate/M&A · California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrou · 2026Band 3 · The Elite
International Trade: CFIUS Experts · Nationwide · 2026Band 3
Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia · 2026Band 4
Banking & Finance · New York · 2026Band 5
Corporate/M&A · Nationwide · 2026Band 5 · The Elite
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation · Nationwide · 2026Band 5

Rank differences

Capital Markets: Debt & EquityCalifornia · 2026
Band 1
Band 3
Corporate/M&AMassachusetts · 2026
Band 3
Band 1
Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Enforcement & Investigations)Nationwide · 2026
Band 1
Band 2
Intellectual PropertyMassachusetts · 2026
Band 3
Band 1
Life Sciences: Corporate/CommercialCalifornia · 2026
Band 1
Band 2
Life Sciences: IP/Patent LitigationCalifornia · 2026
Band 1
Band 2
Litigation: General CommercialMassachusetts · 2026
Band 2
Band 1
Litigation: SecuritiesMassachusetts · 2026
Band 2
Band 1
Privacy & Data SecurityNationwide · 2026
Band 1 · Elite
Band 1 · Highly Regarded
TechnologyMassachusetts · 2026
Band 3
Band 1
Venture CapitalCalifornia · 2026
Band 1
Band 2
Venture Capital: Fund FormationNationwide · 2026
Band 1
Band 2

Firm-only and additional rankings remain available on each firm profile so missing coverage is not mistaken for a head-to-head loss.

Data sources: Vault 2027, AmLaw 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 shown as “-”.