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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP vs. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Est. 1986

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #14 / AmLaw #20. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust: Mainly Plaintiff, Antitrust: Plaintiff, and Bankruptcy Litigation. Operates from 33 offices worldwide.

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Est. 1962

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP is a ~200-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Appellate Law, Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation, and Litigation: General Commercial.

Rankings & prestige
Vault rank
#14
AmLaw rank
#20
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
8 records
Vault rank
#29
AmLaw rank
-
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
4 records
Compensation
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
-
Firm revenue
-
Revenue per lawyer
$2.10M
Work & scale
Billable target
-
Partnership track
7 years
US associates per partner
-
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~1,150
Offices
33
Billable target
-
Partnership track
-
US associates per partner
1.5:1
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~200
Offices
3
Summer program
Offer rate
-
Class size
-
How associates get work
-
Specific practice area
No
Offer rate
-
Class size
-
How associates get work
-
Specific practice area
No
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

Litigation: General Commercial · California · 2026Band 1 · The Elite
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets · California · 2026Band 2
Litigation: Appellate · California · 2026Band 2
Bankruptcy/Restructuring · California · 2026Band 3
Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets · Nationwide · 2026Band 3

Rank differences

Intellectual Property: Patent LitigationCalifornia · 2026
Band 1
Band 4
Litigation: General CommercialNationwide · 2026
Band 1 · Elite
Band 4 · Elite
Media & Entertainment: LitigationCalifornia · 2026
Band 3
Band 1
Litigation: SecuritiesCalifornia · 2026
Band 3
Band 2
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsCalifornia · 2026
Band 4
Band 2
Corporate Crime & InvestigationsNationwide · 2026
Band 3 · Elite
Band 2 · Highly Regarded
Securities: LitigationNationwide · 2026
Band 5
Band 4

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 “-”.