Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Cooley LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$233M
Total assets Near avg plan size
357
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$654,024
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

$233M in assets, 357 participants

Cooley LLP's Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 reported $233M in total assets and 357 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #19,375 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Where Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 sits by assets

Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $233M for 357 participants (~$654,024/participant), up 26.4% in 2024.

#19,375
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+26.4%
assets growth YoY
2.3×
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$233,486,404 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 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. Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 sits mid-pack in the medium band (357 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 end-of-year assets rose from $185M in the plan year 2023 filing to $233M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 reported net income fell from $53M in the plan year 2023 filing to $44M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 reported participants rose from 344 in the plan year 2023 filing to 357 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 941140085 · Cooley LLP PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 · $233M · 357 · 95th

  • VS-ST $233M
  • VS-ST 357
  • VS-ST 95th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near NECA Local Union No 313 IBEW Pension Plan
  • VS-ST ind #19375

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

The Retirement Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Victaulic CompanyThe Retirement Pension Plan …$234MBessemer Multiple Employer Retirement PlanBessemer Multiple Employer R…$234MNECA Local Union No 313 IBEW Pension PlanNECA Local Union No 313 IBEW…$234MCooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan…$233MWaste Isolation Pilot Plant Pension PlanWaste Isolation Pilot Plant …$233M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$185M
Net Assets (End of Year)$229M
Net Income$44M
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): 0.233486404 · Participants: 357Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018Kaiser 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
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 NECA Local Union No 313 IBEW Pension Plan in PA ($234M); by covered participants it is Roofers Local No. 74/ No. 203 Pension Plan in NY (357 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (357 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 Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 assets move in 2024? ▼
Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 grew sharply - up 26.4% during 2024, from $185M to $233M. Reported net income was $44M.
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 95th 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 Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is NECA Local Union No 313 IBEW Pension Plan in PA ($234M, 814 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 Roofers Local No. 74/ No. 203 Pension Plan in NY (357 participants, $78M 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 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.