Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Ropes & Gray 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 | Cravath | Ropes & Gray |
|---|---|---|
| Higher pay winsTie | $225,000 | $225,000 |
| Higher wins | $7.20M (wins this category) | $7.05M |
| Lower rank wins | #1 (wins this category) | #20 |
| Lower rank wins | #50 | #7 (wins this category) |
| Higher wins | $1.29B | $3.74B (wins this category) |
| More lawyers wins | 572 | 1,481 (wins this category) |
| OfficesMore offices wins | 4 | 11 (wins this category) |
| Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins | 6 tables | 10 tables (wins this category) |
| 2L OpensSummer 2028Earlier date wins | Jan 4, 2027 | Opened Nov 1, 2026 (wins this category) |
| 1L OpensEarlier date wins | No 1L Program | 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
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Est. 1819
- Ropes & Gray LLP
Est. 1865 · Boston
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.
Est. 1865 · Boston
Ropes & Gray LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #20 / Am Law #7, founded in Boston. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Banking & Finance, and Capital Markets. Operates from 11 offices worldwide.
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP#1
- Ropes & Gray LLP#20
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP#50
- Ropes & Gray LLP#7
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP15 records
- Ropes & Gray LLP26 records
- #1
- #50
- 15 records
- Vault rank
- #20
- Am Law rank
- #7
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 26 records
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$225,000
- Ropes & Gray LLP$225,000
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$7.20M
- Ropes & Gray LLP$7.05M
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$1.29B
- Ropes & Gray LLP$3.74B
Revenue per lawyer
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$2.26M
- Ropes & Gray LLP$2.52M
- $225,000
- $7.20M
- $1.29B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.26M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $7.05M
- Firm revenue
- $3.74B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.52M
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNot Reported
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP7 years
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP3.4:1
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP~550
- Ropes & Gray LLP~1,500
Offices
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP4
- Ropes & Gray LLP11
- Not Reported
- 7 years
- 3.4:1
- ~550
- Offices
- 4
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,500
- Offices
- 11
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP100%
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
Class size
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP143 (year not confirmed)
- Ropes & Gray LLP160 (2026)
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPRotation
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPYes
- Ropes & Gray LLPYes
- 100%
- Class size
- 143 (year not confirmed)
- Rotation
- Yes
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 160 (2026)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
1L program
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNo 1L summer program
- Ropes & Gray LLPNo 1L summer program
1L applications open
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNot Reported
- Ropes & Gray LLPNot Reported
2L applications open
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPJan 4, 2027
- Ropes & Gray LLPOpened Nov 1
2L deadline
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNot announced
- Ropes & Gray 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
- No 1L summer program
- 1L applications open
- Not Reported
- 2L applications open
- Opened Nov 1
- 2L deadline
- Not announced
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 4
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 2
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 3
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 3
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 3
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 2
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 4
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 5
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 2
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Ropes & Gray LLPBand 2 · Elite
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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