Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP vs. Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
Who Wins Each Category
Each row stands on its own. There is no overall winner; weigh what matters to you.
| Category | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer |
|---|---|---|
| Higher pay wins | $235,000 (wins this category) | $225,000 |
| Higher wins | $9.54M (wins this category) | $1.65M |
| Lower rank wins | #14 (wins this category) | #32 |
| Lower rank wins | #20 (wins this category) | #53 |
| Higher wins | $2.77B (wins this category) | $1.22B |
| More lawyers wins | 1,128 (wins this category) | 1,000 |
| OfficesMore offices wins | 33 (wins this category) | 19 |
| Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins | 3 tables | 6 tables (wins this category) |
| 2L OpensEarlier date winsNot Comparable | Not announcedSummer 2027 | ClosedSummer 2028 |
| 1L OpensEarlier date wins | Expected early OctoberSummer 2027 | No 1L Program |
Sources: Vault 2027 and Am Law 200 FY2025 rankings, Chambers USA 2026, first-year pay as each firm or the market reports it, and program dates from firm career pages on the Job Board. Missing data reads Not Reported and never counts as a loss.
Full Comparison
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Est. 1986
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Est. 2017 · Merger
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. 2017 · Merger
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Environment. Operates from 19 offices worldwide.
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP#14
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP#32
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP#20
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP#53
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP8 records
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP11 records
- #14
- #20
- 8 records
- Vault rank
- #32
- Am Law rank
- #53
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 11 records
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP$235,000
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$225,000
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP$9.54M
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$1.65M
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP$2.77B
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$1.22B
Revenue per lawyer
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP$2.45M
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$1.28M
- $235,000
- $9.54M
- $2.77B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.45M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.65M
- Firm revenue
- $1.22B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.28M
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPNot Reported
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP2,000
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP7 years
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNot Reported
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPNot Reported
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP1.5:1
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP~1,150
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP~1,000
Offices
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP33
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP19
- Not Reported
- 7 years
- Not Reported
- ~1,150
- Offices
- 33
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1.5:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,000
- Offices
- 19
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP98.6%
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP97%
Class size
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPNot Reported
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP37 (year not confirmed)
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPNot Reported
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPCentralized staffing
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPNo
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNo
- 98.6%
- Class size
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- 97%
- Class size
- 37 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Centralized staffing
- Specific practice area
- No
1L program
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPNo 1L summer program
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNo 1L summer program
1L applications open
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPExpected early October
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNot Reported
2L applications open
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPNot announced
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPExpected early December 2026
2L deadline
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPNot announced
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNot Reported
- 1L program
- No 1L summer program
- 1L applications open
- Expected early October
- 2L applications open
- Not announced
- 2L deadline
- Not announced
- 1L program
- No 1L summer program
- 1L applications open
- Not Reported
- 2L applications open
- Expected early December 2026
- 2L deadline
- Not Reported
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 5
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 2
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 5
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 2
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 4
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 3
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 2
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 2
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 4
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
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”.
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