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371 Firms

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Cravath's associate-development model is one of its most distinctive published features. New associates choose among Corporate, Litigation, Tax, Executive Compensation and Benefits, and Trusts and Estates. The firm…

$225,000

$7.20M

3 OfficesEst. 1819 #50

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz was founded in 1965 and focuses on major business transactions and sensitive corporate situations. Its services include mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, takeovers and…

$230,000

$12.15M

1 OfficeEst. 1965 #46

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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…

$225,000

$7.01M

21 OfficesEst. 1948 · New York #5

Latham & Watkins LLP

Latham & Watkins brings together transactional, litigation, and regulatory practices across major business and financial centers. Its firm materials describe a broad platform designed to combine disciplines around a…

$225,000

$8.65M

33 OfficesEst. 1934 · Los Angeles #2

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Sullivan & Cromwell's practice combines corporate transactions with litigation, investigations, and advice to boards and senior executives. Its published work includes mergers and acquisitions, private equity,…

$235,000+

$7.57M

11 OfficesEst. 1879 #25

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Kirkland & Ellis advises on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, investment funds, restructuring, commercial and intellectual property litigation, and white collar matters. The firm describes an open assignment…

$225,000

$11.12M

26 OfficesEst. 1909 #1

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Davis Polk advises on corporate transactions, financing and disputes, with financial institutions forming a particularly visible part of its practice. Its work for banks and other financial businesses connects…

$225,000

$9.80M

8 OfficesEst. 1849 #14

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

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…

$225,000

$8.89M

22 OfficesEst. 1890 #4

Milbank LLP

Milbank's practice includes financing work connected to projects, technology, and infrastructure. Its public materials highlight transactions involving telecommunications, media, and technology finance, including…

$235,000+

$7.62M

11 OfficesEst. 1866 #28

#10

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Simpson Thacher's published work includes private equity, fund formation, mergers and acquisitions, financing, and business litigation. Its client matters show recurring connections to investment managers, financial…

$225,000

$8.57M

15 OfficesEst. 1884 #10

#11

Sidley Austin LLP

Sidley is an elite global law firm. With 2,300 lawyers, annual revenue of US $3.4 billion, and experience that spans almost 160 years, we have established a reputation using Built to Win℠ legal strategies in…

$225,000+

$5.97M

20 OfficesEst. 1866 · Chicago #6

#12

Covington & Burling LLP

Covington & Burling LLP was opened in Washington, DC, on January 1, 1919, by J. Harry Covington and Edward B. Burling. Dean Acheson joined as an associate two years later. One of the firm's first cases was an…

$225,000

$3.25M

14 OfficesEst. 1919 · Washington #30

#14

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

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

33 OfficesEst. 1986 #20

#16

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

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…

$225,000+

$6.05M

15 OfficesEst. 1946 · New York and Washington #32

#17

Williams & Connolly LLP

Williams & Connolly concentrates on litigation, with a practice that includes trial work, Supreme Court advocacy, and appeals. Its published matters and lawyer materials show work involving life sciences, patents,…

$260,000

$3.82M

2 OfficesEst. 1967 #87

#18

White & Case LLP

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…

$225,000+

$4.41M

43 OfficesEst. 1901 · New York #9

#19

Susman Godfrey LLP

Susman Godfrey focuses on complex commercial litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants. Its firm history emphasizes trial work and the development of alternative fee arrangements, an approach associated with…

$240,000

$5.23M

4 OfficesEst. 1980 #92

#20

Ropes & Gray LLP

Ropes & Gray's work includes private equity and asset management, with published research addressing the structure and development of private capital markets. Its materials speak to investment managers, fundraisers,…

$225,000

$7.05M

11 OfficesEst. 1865 · Boston #7

#21

Paul Hastings LLP

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…

$225,000

$8.33M

24 OfficesEst. 1951 #22

#22

Cooley LLP

Cooley's practice is closely associated with technology, life sciences and the investors that finance growing businesses. Its work includes company formation, venture financing, public offerings, acquisitions and…

$255,000+

$4.58M

19 OfficesEst. 1920 #24

#23

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Debevoise & Plimpton combines transactional and disputes work for businesses, financial institutions and investment firms. Private equity and insurance are recurring subjects in its published practice material,…

$225,000

$6.00M

8 OfficesEst. 1931 #35

#24

Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP

Perkins Coie has been named to Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list for 22 consecutive years, a streak no other law firm comes close to matching. Headquartered in Seattle and deeply embedded in the Pacific…

$255,000+

$1.99M

16 OfficesEst. 1912 #51

#25

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

WilmerHale works at the intersection of business and government, with clients in finance, life sciences, and technology. Its published matters and analysis span litigation, regulation, antitrust, and intellectual…

$225,000

$3.46M

8 OfficesEst. 2004 · Merger #38

#26

Jones Day

Jones Day presents itself as an integrated international firm in which clients can draw on lawyers across offices, disciplines, and continents. Its recruiting materials emphasize institutional client relationships…

$240,000

$1.73M

41 OfficesEst. 1893 · Cleveland #15