How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Sidley Austin LLP compare on vault rank?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: #3; Sidley Austin LLP: #11.

How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Sidley Austin LLP compare on am Law rank?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: #5; Sidley Austin LLP: #6.

How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Sidley Austin LLP compare on first-Year Comp?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: $225,000; Sidley Austin LLP: $225,000+.

How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Sidley Austin LLP compare on billable target?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: not shown; Sidley Austin LLP: 2,000.

How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Sidley Austin LLP compare on offices?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: 21; Sidley Austin LLP: 20.

How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Sidley Austin LLP compare on summer class size?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: 190 (2026); Sidley Austin LLP: 198 (year not confirmed).

How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Sidley Austin LLP compare on summer offer rate?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: 99.4%; Sidley Austin LLP: not shown.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Sidley Austin 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	Skadden	Sidley Austin
Higher pay winsTie	$225,000	$225,000+Market base
Higher wins	$7.01M (wins this category)	$5.97M
Lower rank wins	#3 (wins this category)	#11
Lower rank wins	#5 (wins this category)	#6
Higher wins	$4.07B (wins this category)	$3.74B
More lawyers wins	1,756	2,300 (wins this category)
OfficesMore offices wins	21 (wins this category)	20
Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins	14 tables	15 tables (wins this category)
2L OpensSummer 2028Earlier date wins	Opened Nov 2, 2026	Opened Nov 1, 2026 (wins this category)
1L OpensSummer 2027Earlier date winsNot Comparable	Opened Nov 2, 2026	Not announced

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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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Est. 1948 · New York
Sidley Austin LLP
Est. 1866 · Chicago

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Est. 1948 · New York

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #3 / Am Law #5, founded in New York, NY. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Asset Management M&A, and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity.

Sidley Austin LLP

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.

Rankings & prestige

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP#3
Sidley Austin LLP#11

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP#5
Sidley Austin LLP#6

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP40 records
Sidley Austin LLP29 records

: #3
: #5
: 40 records

Vault rank: #11
Am Law rank: #6
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 29 records

Compensation

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$225,000
Sidley Austin LLP$225,000+

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$7.01M
Sidley Austin LLP$5.97M

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$4.07B
Sidley Austin LLP$3.74B

Revenue per lawyer

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$2.32M
Sidley Austin LLP$1.83M

: $225,000
: $7.01M
: $4.07B
Revenue per lawyer: $2.32M

First-Year Comp: $225,000+
Profits Per Partner: $5.97M
Firm revenue: $3.74B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.83M

Work & scale

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
Sidley Austin LLP2,000

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
Sidley Austin LLPNot Reported

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
Sidley Austin LLP1.9:1

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP~1,750
Sidley Austin LLP~2,300

Offices

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP21
Sidley Austin LLP20

: Not Reported
: Not Reported
: Not Reported
: ~1,750
Offices: 21

Billable target: 2,000
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: 1.9:1
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~2,300
Offices: 20

Summer Program

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP99.4%
Sidley Austin LLPNot Reported

Class size

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP190 (2026)
Sidley Austin LLP198 (year not confirmed)

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
Sidley Austin LLPFree market

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNo
Sidley Austin LLPCase by Case

: 99.4%
Class size: 190 (2026)
: Not Reported
: No

Offer rate: Not Reported
Class size: 198 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Free market
Specific practice area: Case by Case

1L and 2L programs

1L program

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNo 1L summer program
Sidley Austin LLP1L events

1L applications open

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPOpened Nov 2
Sidley Austin LLPNot announced

2L applications open

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPOpened Nov 2
Sidley Austin LLPOpened Nov 1

2L deadline

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot announced
Sidley Austin LLPNot announced

1L program: No 1L summer program
1L applications open: Opened Nov 2
2L applications open: Opened Nov 2
2L deadline: Not announced

1L program: 1L events
1L applications open: Not announced
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

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity · Illinois · 2026Band 1

Corporate/M&A: Takeover Defense · New York · 2026Band 1

Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory · Nationwide · 2026Band 1

REITs · Nationwide · 2026Band 1

Bankruptcy/Restructuring · Illinois · 2026Band 2

Corporate Crime & Investigations · Nationwide · 2026Band 2 · The Elite

Litigation: Securities · Texas · 2026Band 2

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations · Illinois · 2026Band 2

Product Liability & Mass Torts · Nationwide · 2026Band 2 · The Elite

Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional · Nationwide · 2026Band 2

Securities: Regulation: Enforcement · Nationwide · 2026Band 2

Artificial Intelligence · Nationwide · 2026Band 3

Banking & Finance · Nationwide · 2026Band 3

Bankruptcy/Restructuring · Nationwide · 2026Band 3 · The Elite

Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel · Nationwide · 2026Band 3

Real Estate · Illinois · 2026Band 3

Banking & Finance · California · 2026Band 4

Banking & Finance · New York · 2026Band 4

Leisure & Hospitality · Nationwide · 2026Band 4

Real Estate · California: Southern · 2026Band 4

Rank differences

AntitrustNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
Sidley Austin LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

AntitrustNew York · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
Sidley Austin LLPBand 5

Band 1

Band 5

Banking & FinanceIllinois · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 3
Sidley Austin LLPBand 1

Band 3

Band 1

Capital Markets: Debt & EquityCalifornia · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
Sidley Austin LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 3

Corporate/M&ACalifornia: Los Angeles & Surrounds · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
Sidley Austin LLPBand 3 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 3 · Elite

Corporate/M&ACalifornia: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrou · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
Sidley Austin LLPBand 3 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 3 · Elite

Corporate/M&ANationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
Sidley Austin LLPBand 4 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 4 · Elite

Corporate/M&ANew York · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
Sidley Austin LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Elite

Band 1 · Highly Regarded

Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
Sidley Austin LLPBand 5

Band 1

Band 5

Energy TransitionNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 3
Sidley Austin LLPBand 1

Band 3

Band 1

Energy: Electricity (Transactional)Nationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
Sidley Austin LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

HealthcareDistrict of Columbia · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 5
Sidley Austin LLPBand 1

Band 5

Band 1

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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 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Sidley Austin for sources and dates.