Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Sidley Austin 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 | Sidley Austin |
|---|---|---|
| Higher pay winsTie | $225,000 | $225,000+Market base |
| Higher wins | $7.20M (wins this category) | $5.97M |
| Lower rank wins | #1 (wins this category) | #11 |
| Lower rank wins | #50 | #6 (wins this category) |
| Higher wins | $1.29B | $3.74B (wins this category) |
| More lawyers wins | 572 | 2,300 (wins this category) |
| OfficesMore offices wins | 4 | 20 (wins this category) |
| Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins | 6 tables | 15 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 | Not announcedSummer 2027 |
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
- Sidley Austin LLP
Est. 1866 · Chicago
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. 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.
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP#1
- Sidley Austin LLP#11
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP#50
- Sidley Austin LLP#6
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP15 records
- Sidley Austin LLP29 records
- #1
- #50
- 15 records
- Vault rank
- #11
- Am Law rank
- #6
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 29 records
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$225,000
- Sidley Austin LLP$225,000+
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$7.20M
- Sidley Austin LLP$5.97M
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$1.29B
- Sidley Austin LLP$3.74B
Revenue per lawyer
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$2.26M
- Sidley Austin LLP$1.83M
- $225,000
- $7.20M
- $1.29B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.26M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $5.97M
- Firm revenue
- $3.74B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.83M
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNot Reported
- Sidley Austin LLP2,000
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP7 years
- Sidley Austin LLPNot Reported
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP3.4:1
- Sidley Austin LLP1.9:1
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP~550
- Sidley Austin LLP~2,300
Offices
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP4
- Sidley Austin LLP20
- Not Reported
- 7 years
- 3.4:1
- ~550
- Offices
- 4
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1.9:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~2,300
- Offices
- 20
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP100%
- Sidley Austin LLPNot Reported
Class size
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP143 (year not confirmed)
- Sidley Austin LLP198 (year not confirmed)
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPRotation
- Sidley Austin LLPFree market
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPYes
- Sidley Austin LLPCase by Case
- 100%
- Class size
- 143 (year not confirmed)
- Rotation
- Yes
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 198 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Free market
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
1L program
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNo 1L summer program
- Sidley Austin LLP1L events
1L applications open
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNot Reported
- Sidley Austin LLPNot announced
2L applications open
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPJan 4, 2027
- Sidley Austin LLPOpened Nov 1
2L deadline
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNot announced
- Sidley Austin 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
- 1L events
- 1L applications open
- Not announced
- 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
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 4
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 5
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 3
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 3
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 2
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 3
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 3
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 2
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 2
- Sidley Austin 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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