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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP vs. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Est. 1931

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #15 / AmLaw #29. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate Governance, and Environment: Mainly Transactional. Operates from 16 offices worldwide.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Est. 1931

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a mid-size firm of ~944 attorneys, Vault #23 / AmLaw #35. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Corporate Crime & Investigations, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, and FCPA.

Rankings & prestige
Vault rank
#15
AmLaw rank
#29
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
7 records
Vault rank
#23
AmLaw rank
#35
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
12 records
Compensation
First-year comp
$225,000+
Profits per partner
$5.59M
Firm revenue
$2.08B
Revenue per lawyer
$1.74M
First-year comp
$225,000+
Profits per partner
$6.00M
Firm revenue
$1.77B
Revenue per lawyer
$1.87M
Work & scale
Billable target
-
Partnership track
-
US associates per partner
-
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~1,200
Offices
16
Billable target
-
Partnership track
-
US associates per partner
-
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~950
Offices
8
Summer program
Offer rate
-
Class size
-
How associates get work
Centralized staffing
Specific practice area
Case by Case
Offer rate
-
Class size
-
How associates get work
Centralized staffing
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

Banking & Finance · Nationwide · 2026Band 2
Corporate/M&A · Nationwide · 2026Band 2 · The Elite
Litigation: General Commercial · New York · 2026Band 2 · The Elite
Litigation: Securities · New York · 2026Band 2
Private Equity: Buyouts · New York · 2026Band 2
Private Equity: Buyouts: High-end Capability · Nationwide · 2026Band 2
Tax · New York · 2026Band 2
Tax: Corporate & Finance · Nationwide · 2026Band 2
Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt · Nationwide · 2026Band 4
Sports Law · Nationwide · 2026Band 4

Rank differences

Bankruptcy/RestructuringNew York · 2026
Band 1 · Elite
Band 4 · Elite
Corporate Crime & InvestigationsNationwide · 2026
Band 2 · Highly Regarded
Band 1 · Elite
Corporate GovernanceNationwide · 2026
Band 1
Band 2
Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationNew York · 2026
Band 2
Band 1
Intellectual Property: Trademark & CopyrightNationwide · 2026
Band 3
Band 1
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade SecretsNew York · 2026
Band 2
Band 1
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsNew York · 2026
Band 4 · Elite
Band 1 · Elite
Media & Entertainment: CorporateNew York · 2026
Band 2
Band 1
Private Equity: Fund FormationNationwide · 2026
Band 2
Band 1
Securities: Regulation: AdvisoryNationwide · 2026
Band 1
Band 3
Advertising: LitigationNationwide · 2026
Band 2
Band 3
Artificial IntelligenceNationwide · 2026
Band 3
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 “-”.