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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: $225,000; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP: $235,000+.

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: 190 (2026); Sullivan & Cromwell LLP: 216 (2026).

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: 99.4%; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP: 100%.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Q: How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP compare on vault rank?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: #3; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP: #5.

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: #5; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP: #25.

Q: How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP compare on offices?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: 21; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP: 11.

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	Sullivan & Cromwell
Higher pay wins	$225,000	$235,000+ (wins this category)
Higher wins	$7.01M	$7.57M (wins this category)
Lower rank wins	#3 (wins this category)	#5
Lower rank wins	#5 (wins this category)	#25
Higher wins	$4.07B (wins this category)	$2.28B
More lawyers wins	1,756 (wins this category)	1,000
OfficesMore offices wins	21 (wins this category)	11
Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins	14 tables (wins this category)	12 tables
2L OpensSummer 2028Earlier date wins	Opened Nov 2, 2026	Opened Nov 1, 2026 (wins this category)
1L OpensEarlier date wins	Opened Nov 2, 2026Summer 2027	No 1L 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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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Est. 1948 · New York
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Est. 1879

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.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Est. 1879

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #5 / Am Law #25. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Corporate Crime & Investigations, Corporate/M&A, and Corporate/M&A: Takeover Defense. Operates from 11 offices worldwide.

Rankings & prestige

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP#3
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP#5

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP#5
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP#25

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP40 records
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP21 records

: #3
: #5
: 40 records

Vault rank: #5
Am Law rank: #25
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 21 records

Compensation

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$225,000
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP$235,000+

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$7.01M
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP$7.57M

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$4.07B
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP$2.28B

Revenue per lawyer

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$2.32M
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP$2.51M

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

First-Year Comp: $235,000+
Profits Per Partner: $7.57M
Firm revenue: $2.28B
Revenue per lawyer: $2.51M

Work & scale

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPNot Reported

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPNot Reported

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP2.4:1

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP~1,750
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP~1,000

Offices

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP21
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP11

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

Billable target: Not Reported
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: 2.4:1
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~1,000
Offices: 11

Summer Program

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP99.4%
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP100%

Class size

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP190 (2026)
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP216 (2026)

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPCentralized staffing

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNo
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPNo

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

Offer rate: 100%
Class size: 216 (2026)
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
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPNo 1L summer program

1L applications open

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPOpened Nov 2
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPNot Reported

2L applications open

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPOpened Nov 2
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPOpened Nov 1

2L deadline

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot announced
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPMar 5, 2027

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: Not Reported
2L applications open: Opened Nov 1
2L deadline: Mar 5, 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

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

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

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

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

Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets: Transactional · New York · 2026Band 1

Litigation: General Commercial · New York · 2026Band 1 · The Elite

Litigation: Securities · New York · 2026Band 1

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations · New York · 2026Band 1 · The Elite

Securities: Litigation · Nationwide · 2026Band 1

Tax · New York · 2026Band 1

Tax: Corporate & Finance · Nationwide · 2026Band 1

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

National Security · Nationwide · 2026Band 2

Bankruptcy/Restructuring · New York · 2026Band 3 · The Elite

Litigation: General Commercial · District of Columbia · 2026Band 4 · The Elite

Private Equity: Buyouts · California · 2026Band 4

Registered Funds · Nationwide · 2026Band 4

Technology · California · 2026Band 4

Life Sciences · Nationwide · 2026Band 5

Rank differences

AntitrustNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 3

AntitrustNew York · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 2

Band 1

Band 2

Capital Markets: Debt & EquityCalifornia · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 2

Band 1

Band 2

Corporate Crime & InvestigationsNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 2 · Elite
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 1 · Elite

Band 2 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 2 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 2 · Elite

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 4 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 4 · Elite

DerivativesNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 3
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 1

Band 3

Band 1

Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 2

Band 1

Band 2

Energy: Electricity (Transactional)Nationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 5

Band 1

Band 5

Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance)Nationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 4
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 1

Band 4

Band 1

Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Enforcement & Investigations)Nationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 3
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 1

Band 3

Band 1

Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&ANationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 2
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 1

Band 2

Band 1

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 Sullivan & Cromwell for sources and dates.