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Skadden was founded in New York in 1948 by Marshall Skadden, Les Arps, and John Slate. Joe Flom joined as its first associate that year, and Bill Meagher joined in 1959. The firm's history connects its growth to…
First-year comp
$225,000+
Market rate
Profits per partner
$7.01M
Gibson Dunn's law student materials describe a practice covering litigation, appeals, and major business transactions. Summer associates can encounter work involving financing, mergers and acquisitions, public…
$8.89M
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is devoted to business litigation and arbitration. Its international office network extends across North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Australia, while maintaining a…
$235,000+
$9.54M
Cleary Gottlieb has operated internationally since its founding in 1946. Its own account emphasizes a single integrated partnership, with offices in major financial centers sharing resources across borders. The firm…
$6.05M
White & Case handles cross-border transactions, arbitration, and litigation through a platform combining US, English, and local-law capabilities. Its work involves international businesses and investors whose matters…
$4.41M
Paul Hastings was founded in 1951 and has developed an international practice serving investment banks, asset managers, and corporations. Its current firm materials emphasize financial and business clients, with…
$8.33M
King & Spalding traces its history to Atlanta in the 1890s and operates across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. Its firm materials describe an international practice built around industry…
$7.26M
Morgan Lewis combines litigation, transactional advice, and regulatory services across an international platform. Its published offering includes corporate finance and investment management, business disputes,…
$2.27M
Clifford Chance is a Magic Circle firm with 3,700 attorneys globally, offering something no American firm can: a truly integrated international platform with the depth and prestige of a century-old London…
$255,000+
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DLA Piper combines an international legal practice with an industry-based approach to client work. Its materials describe legal teams working across markets and overlaying practice expertise with sector knowledge.…
$4.14M
Freshfields is an international law firm with a history stretching back nearly three centuries. It advises on transactions and disputes across borders, placing its US work within a wider international practice. Its…
Linklaters advises corporations, banks, investment funds, and financial sponsors on corporate, finance, and contentious matters across borders. Its history extends back nearly two centuries, and its current materials…
Greenberg Traurig is one of the largest and most entrepreneurial law firms in the world, and its growth trajectory over the past two decades has been remarkable. With approximately 3,200 attorneys in offices across…
Varies by office
$2.90M
A&O Shearman was created in 2024 through the combination of Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling. Its identity rests on bringing English-law, US-law and local-law capabilities into the same international practice.…
Squire Patton Boggs advises private businesses and public-sector clients across an international platform. Its client base ranges from established multinational companies to emerging businesses, individuals, and…
$200,000
Base salary
$2.51M