How do Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on vault rank?

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP: #7; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: #28.

How do Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on am Law rank?

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP: #14; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: #57.

How do Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on first-Year Comp?

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP: $225,000; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: $225,000+.

How do Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on offices?

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP: 12; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: 9.

How do Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on summer class size?

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP: 220 (year not confirmed); O'Melveny & Myers LLP: 60 (year not confirmed).

How do Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on summer offer rate?

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP: 99.4%; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: 98.4%.

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers 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	Davis Polk & Wardwell	O'Melveny & Myers
Higher pay winsTie	$225,000Market base	$225,000+Market base
Higher wins	$9.80M (wins this category)	$3.46M
Lower rank wins	#7 (wins this category)	#28
Lower rank wins	#14 (wins this category)	#57
Higher wins	$3.20B (wins this category)	$1.17B
More lawyers wins	1,000 (wins this category)	778
OfficesMore offices wins	12 (wins this category)	9
Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins	17 tables (wins this category)	2 tables
2L OpensEarlier date winsNot Comparable	Open nowSummer 2028 (rolling)	Open nowSummer 2028: Texas joint 1L/2L and Intellectual Property summer programs
1L OpensEarlier date winsNot Comparable	Expected early OctoberClass of 2030	Open nowSummer 2027: Texas joint 1L/2L summer 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.

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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Est. 1849
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Est. 1885

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Est. 1849

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #7 / Am Law #14. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Banking & Finance, and Bankruptcy/Restructuring. Operates from 12 offices worldwide.

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Est. 1885

O'Melveny & Myers LLP is a mid-size firm of ~778 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in ERISA Litigation, Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity), and Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets.

Rankings & prestige

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP#7
O'Melveny & Myers LLP#28

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP#14
O'Melveny & Myers LLP#57

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP29 records
O'Melveny & Myers LLP5 records

: #7
: #14
: 29 records

Vault rank: #28
Am Law rank: #57
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 5 records

Compensation

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP$225,000
O'Melveny & Myers LLP$225,000+

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP$9.80M
O'Melveny & Myers LLP$3.46M

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP$3.20B
O'Melveny & Myers LLP$1.17B

Revenue per lawyer

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP$2.59M
O'Melveny & Myers LLP$1.50M

: $225,000
: $9.80M
: $3.20B
Revenue per lawyer: $2.59M

First-Year Comp: $225,000+
Profits Per Partner: $3.46M
Firm revenue: $1.17B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.50M

Work & scale

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPNot Reported
O'Melveny & Myers LLPNot Reported

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPNot Reported
O'Melveny & Myers LLPNot Reported

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP3.5:1
O'Melveny & Myers LLP2.2:1

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP~1,000
O'Melveny & Myers LLP~800

Offices

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP12
O'Melveny & Myers LLP9

: Not Reported
: Not Reported
: 3.5:1
: ~1,000
Offices: 12

Billable target: Not Reported
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: 2.2:1
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~800
Offices: 9

Summer Program

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP99.4%
O'Melveny & Myers LLP98.4%

Class size

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP220 (year not confirmed)
O'Melveny & Myers LLP60 (year not confirmed)

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPCentralized staffing
O'Melveny & Myers LLPNot Reported

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPNo
O'Melveny & Myers LLPNo

: 99.4%
Class size: 220 (year not confirmed)
: Centralized staffing
: No

Offer rate: 98.4%
Class size: 60 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Not Reported
Specific practice area: No

1L and 2L programs

1L program

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPNo 1L summer program
O'Melveny & Myers LLP1L summer program

1L applications open

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPExpected early October
O'Melveny & Myers LLPOpen now

2L applications open

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPOpen now
O'Melveny & Myers LLPOpen now

2L deadline

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPNot announced
O'Melveny & Myers LLPJan 31, 2027

1L program: No 1L summer program
1L applications open: Expected early October
2L applications open: Open now
2L deadline: Not announced

1L program: 1L summer program
1L applications open: Open now
2L applications open: Open now
2L deadline: Jan 31, 2027

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

Antitrust: Cartel · Nationwide · 2026Band 2

Rank differences

Bankruptcy/RestructuringNationwide · 2026

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPBand 1 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 5 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 5 · Elite

Bankruptcy/RestructuringNew York · 2026

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPBand 1 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 6 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 6 · Elite

Capital Markets: Debt & EquityCalifornia · 2026

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Corporate Crime & InvestigationsNationwide · 2026

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPBand 1 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Elite

Band 1 · Highly Regarded

Environment: Mainly TransactionalNew York · 2026

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 3

Litigation: SecuritiesNew York · 2026

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 3

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

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPBand 1 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 5 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 5 · Elite

Securities: LitigationNationwide · 2026

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

AntitrustNationwide · 2026

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPBand 2
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 4

Band 2

Band 4

Intellectual Property: Patent LitigationCalifornia · 2026

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPBand 4
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 2

Band 4

Band 2

Litigation: General CommercialNationwide · 2026

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPBand 5 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 2 · Elite

Band 5 · Elite

Band 2 · Elite

Litigation: General CommercialNew York · 2026

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPBand 2 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 4 · Elite

Band 2 · Elite

Band 4 · 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”.

More head-to-head comparisons

Firm data comes from each firm’s own publications, Chambers USA and Vault; see Davis Polk & Wardwell and O'Melveny & Myers for sources and dates.