How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Goodwin Procter LLP compare on vault rank?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: #1; Goodwin Procter LLP: #31.

How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Goodwin Procter LLP compare on am Law rank?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: #50; Goodwin Procter LLP: #21.

How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Goodwin Procter LLP compare on first-Year Comp?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: $225,000; Goodwin Procter LLP: $225,000.

How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Goodwin Procter LLP compare on billable target?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: not shown; Goodwin Procter LLP: 1,950.

How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Goodwin Procter LLP compare on offices?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: 4; Goodwin Procter LLP: 18.

How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Goodwin Procter LLP compare on summer class size?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: 143 (year not confirmed); Goodwin Procter LLP: 67 (year not confirmed).

How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Goodwin Procter LLP compare on summer offer rate?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: 100%; Goodwin Procter LLP: 100%.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Goodwin Procter LLP

Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.

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Who Wins Each Category

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Category	Cravath	Goodwin Procter
Higher pay winsTie	$225,000	$225,000
Higher wins	$7.20M (wins this category)	$4.24M
Lower rank wins	#1 (wins this category)	#31
Lower rank wins	#50	#21 (wins this category)
Higher wins	$1.29B	$2.72B (wins this category)
More lawyers wins	572	1,800 (wins this category)
OfficesMore offices wins	4	18 (wins this category)
Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables winsTie	6 tables	6 tables
2L OpensSummer 2028Earlier date wins	Jan 4, 2027	Opened Nov 2, 2026 (wins this category)
1L OpensEarlier date wins	No 1L Program	Not Reported

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.

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Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Est. 1819
Goodwin Procter LLP
Est. 1912 · Boston

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Est. 1819

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is a mid-size firm of ~572 attorneys, Vault #1 / Am Law #50. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Issuer Counsel, and Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel.

Goodwin Procter LLP

Est. 1912 · Boston

Goodwin Procter LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #21, founded in Boston, Massachusetts. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory, Capital Markets, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 18 offices worldwide.

Rankings & prestige

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP#1
Goodwin Procter LLP#31

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP#50
Goodwin Procter LLP#21

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP15 records
Goodwin Procter LLP18 records

: #1
: #50
: 15 records

Vault rank: #31
Am Law rank: #21
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 18 records

Compensation

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$225,000
Goodwin Procter LLP$225,000

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$7.20M
Goodwin Procter LLP$4.24M

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$1.29B
Goodwin Procter LLP$2.72B

Revenue per lawyer

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$2.26M
Goodwin Procter LLP$1.63M

: $225,000
: $7.20M
: $1.29B
Revenue per lawyer: $2.26M

First-Year Comp: $225,000
Profits Per Partner: $4.24M
Firm revenue: $2.72B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.63M

Work & scale

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNot Reported
Goodwin Procter LLP1,950

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP7 years
Goodwin Procter LLPNot Reported

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP3.4:1
Goodwin Procter LLPNot Reported

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP~550
Goodwin Procter LLP~1,800

Offices

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP4
Goodwin Procter LLP18

: Not Reported
: 7 years
: 3.4:1
: ~550
Offices: 4

Billable target: 1,950
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: Not Reported
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~1,800
Offices: 18

Summer Program

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP100%
Goodwin Procter LLP100%

Class size

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP143 (year not confirmed)
Goodwin Procter LLP67 (year not confirmed)

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPRotation
Goodwin Procter LLPCentralized staffing

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPYes
Goodwin Procter LLPCase by Case

: 100%
Class size: 143 (year not confirmed)
: Rotation
: Yes

Offer rate: 100%
Class size: 67 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Centralized staffing
Specific practice area: Case by Case

1L and 2L programs

1L program

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNo 1L summer program
Goodwin Procter LLPNot Reported

1L applications open

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNot Reported
Goodwin Procter LLPNot Reported

2L applications open

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPJan 4, 2027
Goodwin Procter LLPOpened Nov 2

2L deadline

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNot announced
Goodwin Procter LLPNot announced

1L program: No 1L summer program
1L applications open: Not Reported
2L applications open: Jan 4, 2027
2L deadline: Not announced

1L program: Not Reported
1L applications open: Not Reported
2L applications open: Opened Nov 2
2L deadline: Not announced

Chambers by practice, market and year

Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.

Shared rankings

Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel · Nationwide · 2026Band 3

Intellectual Property: Patent · New York · 2026Band 4

Corporate Crime & Investigations · Nationwide · 2026Band 1 · Highly Regarded

Rank differences

Corporate/M&ANationwide · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1 · Elite
Goodwin Procter LLPBand 5 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 5 · Elite

Corporate/M&ANew York · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1 · Elite
Goodwin Procter LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Elite

Band 1 · Highly Regarded

Life SciencesNationwide · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 5
Goodwin Procter LLPBand 1

Band 5

Band 1

Litigation: General CommercialNew York · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1 · Elite
Goodwin Procter LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Elite

Band 3 · Highly Regarded

Litigation: SecuritiesNew York · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
Goodwin Procter LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Securities: Regulation: AdvisoryNationwide · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
Goodwin Procter LLPBand 2

Band 1

Band 2

TaxNew York · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
Goodwin Procter LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 3

Tax: Corporate & FinanceNationwide · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
Goodwin Procter LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 3

Banking & FinanceNationwide · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 2
Goodwin Procter LLPBand 4

Band 2

Band 4

Banking & FinanceNew York · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 2
Goodwin Procter LLPBand 5

Band 2

Band 5

Capital Markets: Equity: Manager CounselNationwide · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 2
Goodwin Procter LLPBand 3

Band 2

Band 3

Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationNationwide · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 2
Goodwin Procter LLPBand 5

Band 2

Band 5

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”.

More head-to-head comparisons

Firm data comes from each firm’s own publications, Chambers USA and Vault; see Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Goodwin Procter for sources and dates.