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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: #3; White & Case LLP: #18.

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: #5; White & Case LLP: #9.

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: $225,000; White & Case LLP: $225,000+.

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: not shown; White & Case LLP: 2,000.

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: 21; White & Case LLP: 43.

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: 190 (2026); White & Case LLP: 82 (year not confirmed).

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: 99.4%; White & Case LLP: 100%.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 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	Skadden	White & Case
Higher pay winsTie	$225,000	$225,000+Market base
Higher wins	$7.01M (wins this category)	$4.41M
Lower rank wins	#3 (wins this category)	#18
Lower rank wins	#5 (wins this category)	#9
Higher wins	$4.07B (wins this category)	$3.59B
More lawyers wins	1,756	2,643 (wins this category)
OfficesMore offices wins	21	43 (wins this category)
Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins	14 tables (wins this category)	5 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	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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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Est. 1948 · New York
White & Case LLP
Est. 1901 · New York

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.

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP#3
White & Case LLP#18

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP#5
White & Case LLP#9

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP40 records
White & Case LLP8 records

: #3
: #5
: 40 records

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

Compensation

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$225,000
White & Case LLP$225,000+

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$7.01M
White & Case LLP$4.41M

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$4.07B
White & Case LLP$3.59B

Revenue per lawyer

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$2.32M
White & Case LLP$1.36M

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

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

Work & scale

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
White & Case LLP2,000

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
White & Case LLPNot Reported

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
White & Case LLPNot Reported

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP~1,750
White & Case LLP~2,650

Offices

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP21
White & Case LLP43

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

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP99.4%
White & Case LLP100%

Class size

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP190 (2026)
White & Case LLP82 (year not confirmed)

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
White & Case LLPNot Reported

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNo
White & Case LLPNo

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

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNo 1L summer program
White & Case LLP1L events

1L applications open

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPOpened Nov 2
White & Case LLPNot Reported

2L applications open

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPOpened Nov 2
White & Case LLPOpened Nov 1

2L deadline

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot announced
White & Case 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 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

Technology · New York · 2026Band 1

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

Derivatives · Nationwide · 2026Band 3

Energy Transition · Nationwide · 2026Band 3

Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) · Nationwide · 2026Band 3

Real Estate · Illinois · 2026Band 3

Technology · California · 2026Band 4

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

Life Sciences · Nationwide · 2026Band 5

Rank differences

AntitrustNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
White & Case LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 3

AntitrustNew York · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
White & Case LLPBand 2

Band 1

Band 2

Corporate/M&A & Private EquityIllinois · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
White & Case LLPBand 5

Band 1

Band 5

Corporate/M&ANationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
White & Case LLPBand 4 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 4 · Elite

Corporate/M&ANew York · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
White & Case LLPBand 4 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 4 · Elite

Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationNew York · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
White & Case LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Energy: Electricity (Transactional)Nationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
White & Case LLPBand 2

Band 1

Band 2

International ArbitrationNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 2 · Elite
White & Case LLPBand 1 · Elite

Band 2 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

International Trade: CFIUS ExpertsNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 2
White & Case LLPBand 1

Band 2

Band 1

Litigation: General CommercialNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
White & Case LLPBand 2 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 2 · Elite

Litigation: General CommercialNew York · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
White & Case LLPBand 2 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 2 · Elite

Litigation: SecuritiesNew York · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
White & Case LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

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 White & Case for sources and dates.