Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cooley LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$185M
Total assets Near avg plan size
344
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$537,109
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 · Sponsored by Cooley LLP · California · Professional & Technical Services

$185M in assets, 344 participants

Cooley LLP's Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 reported $185M in total assets and 344 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #19,427 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Where Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 sits by assets

Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $185M for 344 participants (~$537,109/participant), up 36.8% in 2023.

#19,427
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+36.8%
assets growth YoY
1.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018's outsized position by total assets

Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$184,765,638 Top 6% higher than 94% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 sits mid-pack in the medium band (344 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 reported net income rose from $11M in the plan year 2022 filing to $53M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 end-of-year assets rose from $135M in the plan year 2022 filing to $185M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 reported participants rose from 318 in the plan year 2022 filing to 344 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 941140085 · Cooley LLP PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 · $185M · 344 · 94th

  • EIN $185M
  • EIN 344
  • EIN 94th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Consolidated Retirement Plan of Vitalant
  • EIN ind #19427

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 in the asset neighbourhood

Commonwealth Health Corporation Restated Retirement PlanCommonwealth Health Corporat…$185MCooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan…$185MConsolidated Retirement Plan of VitalantConsolidated Retirement Plan…$184MGlobal Defined Benefit Retirement PlanGlobal Defined Benefit Retir…$184MGeorgetown University Retirement PlanGeorgetown University Retire…$184M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$135M
Net Assets (End of Year)$185M
Net Income$53M
Employer EIN941140085
Plan Effective Date2018-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cooley LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cooley LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.6B 39.229012385682616% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B 202220232024 $1.11B $1.55B ▲ +39.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,954 $1.1B
2023 2 2,951 $1.3B
2024 2 2,866 $1.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018, Total assets ($B): 0.184765638 · Participants: 344Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018Kaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.538817099 · Participants: 127356Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.40954351 · Participants: 22914Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.980531142 · Participants: 25647Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.814691143 · Participants: 19545Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 10.057095066 · Participants: 10813Disney Salaried Pension Plan D
Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Consolidated Retirement Plan of Vitalant in AZ ($184M); by covered participants it is Lifespire Retirement Plan in NY (344 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (344 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 assets move in 2023? ▼
Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 surged - up 36.8% during 2023, from $135M to $185M. Reported net income was $53M.
How have Cooley LLP plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cooley LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 39.2%, from $1.1B to $1.6B.
Where does Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Consolidated Retirement Plan of Vitalant in AZ ($184M, 956 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Lifespire Retirement Plan in NY (344 participants, $52M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 941140085.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.