How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP compare on vault rank?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: #1; Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP: #24.

How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP compare on am Law rank?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: #50; Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP: #51.

How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP compare on first-Year Comp?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: $225,000; Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP: $255,000+.

How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP compare on billable target?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: not shown; Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP: 2,000.

How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP compare on offices?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: 4; Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP: 48.

How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP compare on summer class size?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: 143 (year not confirmed); Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP: 38 (year not confirmed).

How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP compare on summer offer rate?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: 100%; Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP: 100%.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Ashurst Perkins Coie 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	Ashurst Perkins Coie
Higher pay wins	$225,000	$255,000+ (wins this category)
Higher wins	$7.20M (wins this category)	$1.99M
Lower rank wins	#1 (wins this category)	#24
Lower rank wins	#50 (wins this category)	#51
Higher wins	$1.29B (wins this category)	$1.28B
More lawyers wins	572	Not Reported
OfficesMore offices wins	4	48 (wins this category)
Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins	6 tables (wins this category)	5 tables
2L OpensSummer 2028Earlier date winsNot Comparable	Jan 4, 2027	Not announcedLast cycle Jan 5, 2026
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
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP
Est. 1912

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.

Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP

Est. 1912

Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP is Vault #24. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Banking & Finance, and Construction. Operates from 48 offices worldwide.

Rankings & prestige

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP#1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP#24

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP#50
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP#51

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP15 records
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP25 records

: #1
: #50
: 15 records

Vault rank: #24
Am Law rank: #51
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 25 records

Compensation

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$225,000
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP$255,000+

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$7.20M
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP$1.99M

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$1.29B
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP$1.28B

Revenue per lawyer

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$2.26M
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP$1.26M

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

First-Year Comp: $255,000+
Profits Per Partner: $1.99M
Firm revenue: $1.28B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.26M

Work & scale

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNot Reported
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP2,000

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP7 years
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPNot Reported

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP3.4:1
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPNot Reported

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP~550
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPNot Reported

Offices

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP4
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP48

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

Billable target: 2,000
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: Not Reported
Firm size (rounded to 50): Not Reported
Offices: 48

Summer Program

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP100%
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP100%

Class size

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP143 (year not confirmed)
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP38 (year not confirmed)

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPRotation
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPNot Reported

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPYes
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPYes

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

Offer rate: 100%
Class size: 38 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Not Reported
Specific practice area: Yes

1L and 2L programs

1L program

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNo 1L summer program
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPNot Reported

1L applications open

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNot Reported
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPNot Reported

2L applications open

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPJan 4, 2027
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPNot announced (last cycle Jan 5, 2026)

2L deadline

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNot announced
Ashurst Perkins Coie 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: Not announced (last cycle Jan 5, 2026)
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.

Rank differences

Corporate/M&ANationwide · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1 · Elite
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 5 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Elite

Band 5 · Highly Regarded

Litigation: General CommercialNew York · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1 · Elite
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 4 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Elite

Band 4 · Highly Regarded

Litigation: General CommercialNationwide · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 2 · Elite
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded

Band 2 · Elite

Band 3 · Highly Regarded

Intellectual Property: PatentNew York · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 4
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 5

Band 4

Band 5

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsNew York · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 4 · Elite

Band 1 · Highly Regarded

Band 4 · Elite

Corporate Crime & InvestigationsNationwide · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Highly Regarded

Band 3 · Highly Regarded

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 Ashurst Perkins Coie for sources and dates.