Hogan Lovells Cadwalader vs. Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
Who Wins Each Category
Each row stands on its own. There is no overall winner; weigh what matters to you.
| Category | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer |
|---|---|---|
| Higher pay winsTie | $225,000+Market base | $225,000 |
| Higher wins | $3.52M (wins this category) | $1.65M |
| Lower rank wins | #30 (wins this category) | #32 |
| Lower rank wins | #12 (wins this category) | #53 |
| Higher wins | $3.29B (wins this category) | $1.22B |
| More lawyers wins | 3,100 (wins this category) | 1,000 |
| OfficesMore offices wins | 48 (wins this category) | 19 |
| Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins | 14 tables (wins this category) | 6 tables |
| 2L OpensEarlier date winsNot Comparable | Nov 1, 2026Class of 2029. Dual seat or 2L-only seat. | ClosedSummer 2028 |
| 1L OpensEarlier date wins | Nov 1, 2026Class of 2029. Dual seat or 2L-only seat. | No 1L Program |
Sources: Vault 2027 and Am Law 200 FY2025 rankings, Chambers USA 2026, first-year pay as each firm or the market reports it, and program dates from firm career pages on the Job Board. Missing data reads Not Reported and never counts as a loss.
Full Comparison
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Est. 2026 · Merger
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Est. 2017 · Merger
Est. 2026 · Merger
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #12. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Capital Markets: Securitization: CMBS, Capital Markets: Securitization: CRE CLOs, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 48 offices worldwide.
Est. 2017 · Merger
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Environment. Operates from 19 offices worldwide.
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader#30
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP#32
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader#12
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP#53
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader27 records
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP11 records
- #30
- #12
- 27 records
- Vault rank
- #32
- Am Law rank
- #53
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 11 records
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader$225,000+
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$225,000
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader$3.52M
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$1.65M
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader$3.29B
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$1.22B
Revenue per lawyer
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader$1.21M
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$1.28M
- $225,000+
- $3.52M
- $3.29B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.21M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.65M
- Firm revenue
- $1.22B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.28M
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNot Reported
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP2,000
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNot Reported
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNot Reported
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNot Reported
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP1.5:1
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader~3,100
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP~1,000
Offices
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader48
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP19
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~3,100
- Offices
- 48
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1.5:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,000
- Offices
- 19
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader98.7%
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP97%
Class size
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader64 (year not confirmed)
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP37 (year not confirmed)
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNot Reported
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPCentralized staffing
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNo
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNo
- 98.7%
- Class size
- 64 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- 97%
- Class size
- 37 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Centralized staffing
- Specific practice area
- No
1L program
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader1L summer program
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNo 1L summer program
1L applications open
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNov 1, 2026
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNot Reported
2L applications open
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNov 1, 2026
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPExpected early December 2026
2L deadline
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNot announced
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNot Reported
- 1L program
- 1L summer program
- 1L applications open
- Nov 1, 2026
- 2L applications open
- Nov 1, 2026
- 2L deadline
- Not announced
- 1L program
- No 1L summer program
- 1L applications open
- Not Reported
- 2L applications open
- Expected early December 2026
- 2L deadline
- Not Reported
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 3
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 2
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 2 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 2
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 1 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 4
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 1 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 4
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 2
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 4
Firm-only and additional rankings remain available on each firm profile so missing coverage is not mistaken for a head-to-head loss.
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Data sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown. Chambers record counts can span years and reporting coverage varies; missing years or markets are not compared. Current Chambers bands were checked against each firm’s Chambers profile on Sep 26, 2026; where Chambers splits a table, every Elite firm ranks above every Highly Regarded firm. Missing values read “Not Reported”.
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