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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP vs. Paul Hastings 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.

Paul Hastings LLP

Est. 1951

Paul Hastings LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #21 / AmLaw #22. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt. Operates from 24 offices worldwide.

Rankings & prestige
Vault rank
#15
AmLaw rank
#29
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
7 records
Vault rank
#21
AmLaw rank
#22
Reported Chambers Band 1 records
21 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
$8.33M
Firm revenue
$2.68B
Revenue per lawyer
$2.11M
Work & scale
Billable target
-
Partnership track
-
US associates per partner
-
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~1,200
Offices
16
Billable target
2,000
Partnership track
-
US associates per partner
2.4:1
Firm size (rounded to 50)
~1,500
Offices
24
Summer program
Offer rate
-
Class size
-
How associates get work
Centralized staffing
Specific practice area
Case by Case
Offer rate
-
Class size
131 (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

Bankruptcy/Restructuring · Nationwide · 2026Band 1 · The Elite
Bankruptcy/Restructuring · New York · 2026Band 1 · The Elite
Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS · Nationwide · 2026Band 3
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation · California · 2026Band 3
Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel · Nationwide · 2026Band 4
Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel · Nationwide · 2026Band 4
Corporate/M&A · California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrou · 2026Band 4 · The Elite
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations · New York · 2026Band 4 · The Elite

Rank differences

Banking & FinanceNationwide · 2026
Band 2
Band 1
Banking & FinanceNew York · 2026
Band 3
Band 1
Banking & FinanceTexas · 2026
Band 3
Band 1
Capital Markets: High-Yield DebtNationwide · 2026
Band 4
Band 1
AntitrustDistrict of Columbia · 2026
Band 2
Band 5
Corporate/M&ANationwide · 2026
Band 2 · Elite
Band 5 · Elite
Intellectual PropertyNationwide · 2026
Band 3
Band 2
Labor & EmploymentNew York · 2026
Band 4 · Elite
Band 2 · Elite
Litigation: General CommercialNationwide · 2026
Band 2 · Elite
Band 4 · Elite
Litigation: General CommercialNew York · 2026
Band 2 · Elite
Band 3 · Elite
Litigation: SecuritiesNew York · 2026
Band 2
Band 4
Private Equity: Fund FormationNationwide · 2026
Band 2
Band 3

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 “-”.