Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Q: How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP compare on vault rank?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: #3; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP: #10.

Q: How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP compare on am Law rank?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: #5; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP: #10.

Q: How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP compare on first-Year Comp?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: $225,000; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP: $225,000.

Q: How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP compare on offices?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: 21; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP: 16.

Q: How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP compare on summer class size?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: 190 (2026); Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP: 265 (year not confirmed).

Q: How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP compare on summer offer rate?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: 99.4%; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP: 100%.

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

Each row stands on its own. There is no overall winner; weigh what matters to you.

Category	Skadden	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Higher pay winsTie	$225,000	$225,000
Higher wins	$7.01M	$8.57M (wins this category)
Lower rank wins	#3 (wins this category)	#10
Lower rank wins	#5 (wins this category)	#10
Higher wins	$4.07B (wins this category)	$3.55B
More lawyers wins	1,756	2,000 (wins this category)
OfficesMore offices wins	21 (wins this category)	16
Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins	14 tables (wins this category)	13 tables
2L OpensSummer 2028Earlier date wins	Opened Nov 2, 2026	Opened Nov 1, 2026 (wins this category)
1L OpensEarlier date winsNot Comparable	Opened Nov 2, 2026Summer 2027	Open nowSummer 2027: 1L Summer Associate

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
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Est. 1884

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.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Est. 1884

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Vault #10 / Am Law #10. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Asset Management M&A, Banking & Finance, and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity. Operates from 16 offices worldwide.

Rankings & prestige

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP#3
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP#10

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP#5
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP#10

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP40 records
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP22 records

: #3
: #5
: 40 records

Vault rank: #10
Am Law rank: #10
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 22 records

Compensation

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$225,000
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP$225,000

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$7.01M
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP$8.57M

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$4.07B
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP$3.55B

Revenue per lawyer

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$2.32M
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP$2.02M

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

First-Year Comp: $225,000
Profits Per Partner: $8.57M
Firm revenue: $3.55B
Revenue per lawyer: $2.02M

Work & scale

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPNot Reported

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPNot Reported

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP3:1

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP~1,750
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP~2,000

Offices

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP21
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP16

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

Billable target: Not Reported
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: 3:1
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~2,000
Offices: 16

Summer Program

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP99.4%
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP100%

Class size

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP190 (2026)
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP265 (year not confirmed)

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPCentralized staffing

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNo
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPNo

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

Offer rate: 100%
Class size: 265 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Centralized staffing
Specific practice area: No

1L and 2L programs

1L program

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNo 1L summer program
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPNo 1L summer program

1L applications open

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPOpened Nov 2
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPOpen now

2L applications open

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPOpened Nov 2
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPOpened Nov 1

2L deadline

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot announced
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 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: No 1L summer program
1L applications open: Open now
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

Asset Management M&A · Nationwide · 2026Band 1

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · California · 2026Band 1

Corporate/M&A · Nationwide · 2026Band 1 · The Elite

Corporate/M&A · New York · 2026Band 1 · The Elite

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation · New York · 2026Band 1

Litigation: Securities · New York · 2026Band 1

Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance · New York · 2026Band 1

Securities: Litigation · Nationwide · 2026Band 1

Tax · New York · 2026Band 1

Tax: Corporate & Finance · Nationwide · 2026Band 1

Capital Markets: Convertible Debt · Nationwide · 2026Band 2

Capital Markets: Equity: Manager Counsel · Nationwide · 2026Band 2

Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Issuer Counsel · Nationwide · 2026Band 2

Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A · Nationwide · 2026Band 2

International Trade: CFIUS Experts · Nationwide · 2026Band 2

Leisure & Hospitality · Nationwide · 2026Band 4

Corporate/M&A · Texas · 2026Band 5 · The Elite

Rank differences

AntitrustNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 3

AntitrustNew York · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Banking & FinanceNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 3
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 1

Band 3

Band 1

Banking & FinanceNew York · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 4
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 1

Band 4

Band 1

Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer CounselNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 2
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 1

Band 2

Band 1

Capital Markets: High-Yield DebtNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 2
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 1

Band 2

Band 1

Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager CounselNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 3
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 1

Band 3

Band 1

Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 2

Band 1

Band 2

Energy: Electricity (Transactional)Nationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 2

Band 1

Band 2

Insurance: Transactional & RegulatoryNew York · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 3

Litigation: General CommercialNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 5 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 5 · Elite

Litigation: General CommercialNew York · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBand 2 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

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 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett for sources and dates.