How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. White & Case LLP compare on vault rank?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: #1; White & Case LLP: #18.

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

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: #50; White & Case LLP: #9.

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

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: $225,000; White & Case LLP: $225,000+.

How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. White & Case LLP compare on billable target?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: not shown; White & Case LLP: 2,000.

How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. White & Case LLP compare on offices?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: 4; White & Case LLP: 43.

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

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: 143 (year not confirmed); White & Case LLP: 82 (year not confirmed).

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

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: 100%; White & Case LLP: 100%.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. White & Case 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	White & Case
Higher pay winsTie	$225,000	$225,000+Market base
Higher wins	$7.20M (wins this category)	$4.41M
Lower rank wins	#1 (wins this category)	#18
Lower rank wins	#50	#9 (wins this category)
Higher wins	$1.29B	$3.59B (wins this category)
More lawyers wins	572	2,643 (wins this category)
OfficesMore offices wins	4	43 (wins this category)
Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins	6 tables (wins this category)	5 tables
2L OpensSummer 2028Earlier date wins	Jan 4, 2027	Opened Nov 1, 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
White & Case LLP
Est. 1901 · New York

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.

White & Case LLP

Est. 1901 · New York

White & Case LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Vault #18 / Am Law #9, founded in New York, NY. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy Litigation, and Capital Markets: Securitization: Whole Business.

Rankings & prestige

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP#1
White & Case LLP#18

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP#50
White & Case LLP#9

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP15 records
White & Case LLP8 records

: #1
: #50
: 15 records

Vault rank: #18
Am Law rank: #9
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 8 records

Compensation

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$225,000
White & Case LLP$225,000+

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$7.20M
White & Case LLP$4.41M

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$1.29B
White & Case LLP$3.59B

Revenue per lawyer

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$2.26M
White & Case LLP$1.36M

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

First-Year Comp: $225,000+
Profits Per Partner: $4.41M
Firm revenue: $3.59B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.36M

Work & scale

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNot Reported
White & Case LLP2,000

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP7 years
White & Case LLPNot Reported

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP3.4:1
White & Case LLPNot Reported

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP~550
White & Case LLP~2,650

Offices

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP4
White & Case LLP43

: 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): ~2,650
Offices: 43

Summer Program

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP100%
White & Case LLP100%

Class size

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP143 (year not confirmed)
White & Case LLP82 (year not confirmed)

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPRotation
White & Case LLPNot Reported

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPYes
White & Case LLPNo

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

Offer rate: 100%
Class size: 82 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Not Reported
Specific practice area: No

1L and 2L programs

1L program

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNo 1L summer program
White & Case LLP1L events

1L applications open

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNot Reported
White & Case LLPNot Reported

2L applications open

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPJan 4, 2027
White & Case LLPOpened Nov 1

2L deadline

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNot announced
White & Case 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 Reported
2L applications open: Opened Nov 1
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

Banking & Finance · Nationwide · 2026Band 2

Banking & Finance · New York · 2026Band 2

Litigation: General Commercial · Nationwide · 2026Band 2 · The Elite

Intellectual Property: Patent · New York · 2026Band 4

Life Sciences · Nationwide · 2026Band 5

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations · New York · 2026Band 1 · Highly Regarded

Rank differences

AntitrustNationwide · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
White & Case LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 3

AntitrustNew York · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
White & Case LLPBand 2

Band 1

Band 2

Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Issuer CounselNationwide · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
White & Case LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Corporate/M&ANationwide · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1 · Elite
White & Case LLPBand 4 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 4 · Elite

Corporate/M&ANew York · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1 · Elite
White & Case LLPBand 4 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 4 · Elite

Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationNew York · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
White & Case LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Environment: Mainly TransactionalNew York · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
White & Case LLPBand 2

Band 1

Band 2

Litigation: General CommercialNew York · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1 · Elite
White & Case LLPBand 2 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 2 · Elite

Litigation: SecuritiesNew York · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
White & Case LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

TaxNew York · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
White & Case LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Tax: Corporate & FinanceNationwide · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1
White & Case LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Bankruptcy/RestructuringNew York · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
White & Case LLPBand 2 · Elite

Band 1 · Highly Regarded

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