Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Latham & Watkins LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$451M
Total assets Above avg plan size
567
Participants Below avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$794,745
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan · Sponsored by Latham & Watkins LLP · California · Professional & Technical Services

$451M in assets, 567 participants

Latham & Watkins LLP's Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan reported $451M in total assets and 567 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #19,727 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Where Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan sits by assets

Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $451M for 567 participants (~$794,745/participant), up 7.6% in 2024.

#19,727
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+7.6%
assets growth YoY
4.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan's outsized position by total assets

Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$450,620,314 Top 3% higher than 97% of 123,620 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 2024

Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (567 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan reported net income fell from $73M in the plan year 2023 filing to $32M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan end-of-year assets rose from $419M in the plan year 2023 filing to $451M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 952018373 · Latham & Watkins LLP PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan · $451M · 567 · 97th

  • SCH $451M
  • SCH 567
  • SCH 97th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near The Adjustable Plan of the Unite Here Retirement
  • SCH ind #19727

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 →

Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Atlanta Plumbers & Steamfitters Pension FundAtlanta Plumbers & Steamfitt…$452MTri-State Carpenters and Joiners Pension Trust FundTri-State Carpenters and Joi…$452MLatham & Watkins Cash Balance PlanLatham & Watkins Cash Balanc…$451MThe Adjustable Plan of the Unite Here RetirementThe Adjustable Plan of the U…$450MOregon Laborers-Employers Pension PlanOregon Laborers-Employers Pe…$449M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$419M
Net Assets (End of Year)$451M
Net Income$32M
Employer EIN952018373
Plan Effective Date2013-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Latham & Watkins LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Latham & Watkins LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.5B 37.87966601339769% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2B$2.5B$3B$3.5B$4B 202220232024 $2.55B $3.52B ▲ +38.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 4,877 $2.6B
2023 2 5,482 $3.1B
2024 2 5,634 $3.5B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.450620314 · Participants: 567Latham & Watkins Cash Balance PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.452234723 · Participants: 135057Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.60716624 · Participants: 27500Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 11.441381434 · Participants: 18983Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Western States Carpenters Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.342334451 · Participants: 48582Western States Carpenters Pension PlanIlwu-Pma Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.798538721 · Participants: 15833Ilwu-Pma Pension Plan
Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Adjustable Plan of the Unite Here Retirement in NY ($450M); by covered participants it is Coastal Federal Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Trust in NC (567 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($451M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (567 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.6% during 2024, from $419M to $451M. Reported net income was $32M.
How have Latham & Watkins LLP plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Latham & Watkins LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 37.9%, from $2.6B to $3.5B.
Where does Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Adjustable Plan of the Unite Here Retirement in NY ($450M, 41,173 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Latham & Watkins Cash Balance Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Coastal Federal Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Trust in NC (567 participants, $60M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 952018373.

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.