How do Sullivan & Cromwell LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on vault rank?

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP: #5; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: #28.

How do Sullivan & Cromwell LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on am Law rank?

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP: #25; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: #57.

How do Sullivan & Cromwell LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on first-Year Comp?

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP: $235,000+; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: $225,000+.

How do Sullivan & Cromwell LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on offices?

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP: 11; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: 9.

How do Sullivan & Cromwell LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on summer class size?

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP: 216 (2026); O'Melveny & Myers LLP: 60 (year not confirmed).

How do Sullivan & Cromwell LLP vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on summer offer rate?

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP: 100%; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: 98.4%.

Sullivan & Cromwell 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	Sullivan & Cromwell	O'Melveny & Myers
Higher pay wins	$235,000+ (wins this category)	$225,000+Market base
Higher wins	$7.57M (wins this category)	$3.46M
Lower rank wins	#5 (wins this category)	#28
Lower rank wins	#25 (wins this category)	#57
Higher wins	$2.28B (wins this category)	$1.17B
More lawyers wins	1,000 (wins this category)	778
OfficesMore offices wins	11 (wins this category)	9
Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins	12 tables (wins this category)	2 tables
2L OpensEarlier date winsNot Comparable	Opened Nov 1, 2026Summer 2028	Open nowSummer 2028: Texas joint 1L/2L and Intellectual Property summer programs
1L OpensEarlier date wins	No 1L Program	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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Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Est. 1879
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Est. 1885

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.

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

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP#5
O'Melveny & Myers LLP#28

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP#25
O'Melveny & Myers LLP#57

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP21 records
O'Melveny & Myers LLP5 records

: #5
: #25
: 21 records

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

Compensation

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP$235,000+
O'Melveny & Myers LLP$225,000+

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP$7.57M
O'Melveny & Myers LLP$3.46M

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP$2.28B
O'Melveny & Myers LLP$1.17B

Revenue per lawyer

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP$2.51M
O'Melveny & Myers LLP$1.50M

: $235,000+
: $7.57M
: $2.28B
Revenue per lawyer: $2.51M

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

Work & scale

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPNot Reported
O'Melveny & Myers LLPNot Reported

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPNot Reported
O'Melveny & Myers LLPNot Reported

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP2.4:1
O'Melveny & Myers LLP2.2:1

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP~1,000
O'Melveny & Myers LLP~800

Offices

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP11
O'Melveny & Myers LLP9

: Not Reported
: Not Reported
: 2.4:1
: ~1,000
Offices: 11

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

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP100%
O'Melveny & Myers LLP98.4%

Class size

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP216 (2026)
O'Melveny & Myers LLP60 (year not confirmed)

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPCentralized staffing
O'Melveny & Myers LLPNot Reported

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPNo
O'Melveny & Myers LLPNo

: 100%
Class size: 216 (2026)
: 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

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPNo 1L summer program
O'Melveny & Myers LLP1L summer program

1L applications open

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPNot Reported
O'Melveny & Myers LLPOpen now

2L applications open

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPOpened Nov 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPOpen now

2L deadline

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPMar 5, 2027
O'Melveny & Myers LLPJan 31, 2027

1L program: No 1L summer program
1L applications open: Not Reported
2L applications open: Opened Nov 1
2L deadline: Mar 5, 2027

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

Litigation: General Commercial · Nationwide · 2026Band 2 · The Elite

Litigation: Securities · California · 2026Band 3

Sports Law · Nationwide · 2026Band 3

Rank differences

Corporate Crime & InvestigationsNationwide · 2026

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 1 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Elite

Band 1 · Highly Regarded

Litigation: General CommercialNew York · 2026

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 1 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 4 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 4 · Elite

Litigation: SecuritiesNew York · 2026

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 3

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

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 1 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 5 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 5 · Elite

Securities: LitigationNationwide · 2026

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 1
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Capital Markets: Debt & EquityCalifornia · 2026

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 2
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 4

Band 2

Band 4

Environment: Mainly TransactionalNew York · 2026

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 2
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 3

Band 2

Band 3

Litigation: General CommercialCalifornia · 2026

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 4 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 2 · Elite

Band 4 · Elite

Band 2 · Elite

AntitrustDistrict of Columbia · 2026

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 3
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 5

Band 3

Band 5

AntitrustNationwide · 2026

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 3
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 4

Band 3

Band 4

Bankruptcy/RestructuringNew York · 2026

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 3 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 6 · Elite

Band 3 · Elite

Band 6 · Elite

Litigation: General CommercialDistrict of Columbia · 2026

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPBand 4 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 3 · Elite

Band 4 · Elite

Band 3 · 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 Sullivan & Cromwell and O'Melveny & Myers for sources and dates.