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Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. Goodwin Procter LLP

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Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Est. 1965

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is a ~272-attorney firm, Vault #2 / AmLaw #46. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Corporate/M&A, and Corporate/M&A: Takeover Defense.

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
#2
AmLaw rank
#46
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
8 records
Vault rank
#31
AmLaw rank
#21
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
18 records
Compensation
First-year comp
$450,000+
Profits per partner
$12.15M
Firm revenue
$1.39B
Revenue per lawyer
$5.09M
First-year comp
$255,000+
Profits per partner
$4.24M
Firm revenue
$2.72B
Revenue per lawyer
$1.63M
Work & scale
Billable target
-
Partnership track
-
US associates per partner
-
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~250
Offices
1
Billable target
1,950
Partnership track
-
US associates per partner
-
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~1,650
Offices
10
Summer program
Offer rate
-
Class size
-
How associates get work
-
Specific practice area
No
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

Banking & Finance · Nationwide · 2026Band 4

Rank differences

Corporate/M&ANationwide · 2026
Band 1 · Elite
Band 5 · Elite
Corporate/M&ANew York · 2026
Band 1 · Elite
Band 1 · Highly Regarded
Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&ANationwide · 2026
Band 1
Band 4
REITsNationwide · 2026
Band 2
Band 1
TaxNew York · 2026
Band 1
Band 3
Tax: Corporate & FinanceNationwide · 2026
Band 1
Band 3
Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationNationwide · 2026
Band 2
Band 5
Litigation: General CommercialNew York · 2026
Band 2 · Elite
Band 3 · Highly Regarded
Litigation: SecuritiesNew York · 2026
Band 2
Band 4
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsNew York · 2026
Band 3 · Elite
Band 2 · Elite
Securities: LitigationNationwide · 2026
Band 2
Band 3
Banking & FinanceNew York · 2026
Band 4
Band 5

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 “-”.