Sidley Austin LLP 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 | Sidley Austin | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer |
|---|---|---|
| Higher pay winsTie | $225,000+Market base | $225,000 |
| Higher wins | $5.97M (wins this category) | $1.65M |
| Lower rank wins | #11 (wins this category) | #32 |
| Lower rank wins | #6 (wins this category) | #53 |
| Higher wins | $3.74B (wins this category) | $1.22B |
| More lawyers wins | 2,300 (wins this category) | 1,000 |
| OfficesMore offices wins | 20 (wins this category) | 19 |
| Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins | 15 tables (wins this category) | 6 tables |
| 2L OpensSummer 2028Earlier date winsNot Comparable | Not announced | Closed |
| 1L OpensEarlier date wins | Not announcedSummer 2027 | 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
- Sidley Austin LLP
Est. 1866 · Chicago
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Est. 2017 · Merger
Est. 1866 · Chicago
Sidley Austin LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Vault #11 / Am Law #6, founded in Chicago, IL. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Accountant and Auditor Liability, Banking & Finance, and Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS.
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.
- Sidley Austin LLP#11
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP#32
- Sidley Austin LLP#6
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP#53
- Sidley Austin LLP29 records
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP11 records
- #11
- #6
- 29 records
- Vault rank
- #32
- Am Law rank
- #53
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 11 records
- Sidley Austin LLP$225,000+
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$225,000
- Sidley Austin LLP$5.97M
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$1.65M
- Sidley Austin LLP$3.74B
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$1.22B
Revenue per lawyer
- Sidley Austin LLP$1.83M
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$1.28M
- $225,000+
- $5.97M
- $3.74B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.83M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.65M
- Firm revenue
- $1.22B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.28M
- Sidley Austin LLP2,000
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP2,000
- Sidley Austin LLPNot Reported
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNot Reported
- Sidley Austin LLP1.9:1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP1.5:1
- Sidley Austin LLP~2,300
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP~1,000
Offices
- Sidley Austin LLP20
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP19
- 2,000
- Not Reported
- 1.9:1
- ~2,300
- Offices
- 20
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1.5:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,000
- Offices
- 19
- Sidley Austin LLPNot Reported
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP97%
Class size
- Sidley Austin LLP198 (year not confirmed)
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP37 (year not confirmed)
- Sidley Austin LLPFree market
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPCentralized staffing
- Sidley Austin LLPCase by Case
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNo
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 198 (year not confirmed)
- Free market
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 97%
- Class size
- 37 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Centralized staffing
- Specific practice area
- No
1L program
- Sidley Austin LLP1L events
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNo 1L summer program
1L applications open
- Sidley Austin LLPNot announced
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNot Reported
2L applications open
- Sidley Austin LLPNot announced
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPExpected early December 2026
2L deadline
- Sidley Austin LLPNot announced
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNot Reported
- 1L program
- 1L events
- 1L applications open
- Not announced
- 2L applications open
- Not announced
- 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
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 2
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 4
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 4
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 2
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 2
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 4
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 2
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 4
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 2
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 2
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3
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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