How do Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. Covington & Burling LLP compare on vault rank?

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: #2; Covington & Burling LLP: #12.

How do Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. Covington & Burling LLP compare on am Law rank?

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: #46; Covington & Burling LLP: #30.

How do Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. Covington & Burling LLP compare on first-Year Comp?

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: $230,000; Covington & Burling LLP: $225,000.

How do Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. Covington & Burling LLP compare on offices?

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: 1; Covington & Burling LLP: 15.

How do Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. Covington & Burling LLP compare on summer class size?

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: 32 (2026); Covington & Burling LLP: 118 (year not confirmed).

How do Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. Covington & Burling LLP compare on summer offer rate?

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: 100%; Covington & Burling LLP: 99.3%.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. Covington & Burling 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	Wachtell	Covington & Burling
Higher pay winsNot Comparable	$230,000Estimate with bonus	$225,000
Higher wins	$12.15M (wins this category)	$3.25M
Lower rank wins	#2 (wins this category)	#12
Lower rank wins	#46	#30 (wins this category)
Higher wins	$1.39B	$2.06B (wins this category)
More lawyers wins	272	1,311 (wins this category)
OfficesMore offices wins	1	15 (wins this category)
Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins	3 tables	16 tables (wins this category)
2L OpensEarlier date winsTie	Dec 1, 2026Summer 2028	Dec 1, 2026Class of 2029. Separate 2L application.
1L OpensEarlier date wins	No 1L Program	Opened Nov 1, 2026Class of 2029. Separate 1L application.

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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Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Est. 1965
Covington & Burling LLP
Est. 1919 · Washington

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Est. 1965

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is a ~272-attorney firm, Vault #2 / Am Law #46. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Corporate/M&A, and Corporate/M&A: Takeover Defense.

Covington & Burling LLP

Est. 1919 · Washington

Covington & Burling LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #12 / Am Law #30, founded in Washington, DC. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Corporate Crime & Investigations, Corporate/M&A: Deals in Asia, and False Claims Act.

Rankings & prestige

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz#2
Covington & Burling LLP#12

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz#46
Covington & Burling LLP#30

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz8 records
Covington & Burling LLP24 records

: #2
: #46
: 8 records

Vault rank: #12
Am Law rank: #30
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 24 records

Compensation

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$230,000
Covington & Burling LLP$225,000

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$12.15M
Covington & Burling LLP$3.25M

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$1.39B
Covington & Burling LLP$2.06B

Revenue per lawyer

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$5.09M
Covington & Burling LLP$1.57M

: $230,000
: $12.15M
: $1.39B
Revenue per lawyer: $5.09M

First-Year Comp: $225,000
Profits Per Partner: $3.25M
Firm revenue: $2.06B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.57M

Work & scale

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
Covington & Burling LLPNot Reported

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
Covington & Burling LLP8 years

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
Covington & Burling LLP2:1

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz~250
Covington & Burling LLP~1,300

Offices

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz1
Covington & Burling LLP15

: Not Reported
: Not Reported
: Not Reported
: ~250
Offices: 1

Billable target: Not Reported
Partnership track: 8 years
US associates per partner: 2:1
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~1,300
Offices: 15

Summer Program

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz100%
Covington & Burling LLP99.3%

Class size

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz32 (2026)
Covington & Burling LLP118 (year not confirmed)

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
Covington & Burling LLPNot Reported

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNo
Covington & Burling LLPNo

: 100%
Class size: 32 (2026)
: Not Reported
: No

Offer rate: 99.3%
Class size: 118 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Not Reported
Specific practice area: No

1L and 2L programs

1L program

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNo 1L summer program
Covington & Burling LLP1L summer program

1L applications open

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
Covington & Burling LLPOpened Nov 1

2L applications open

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzDec 1, 2026
Covington & Burling LLPDec 1, 2026

2L deadline

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzFeb 6, 2027
Covington & Burling LLPNot announced

1L program: No 1L summer program
1L applications open: Not Reported
2L applications open: Dec 1, 2026
2L deadline: Feb 6, 2027

1L program: 1L summer program
1L applications open: Opened Nov 1
2L applications open: Dec 1, 2026
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

Antitrust · Nationwide · 2026Band 3

Rank differences

Corporate Crime & InvestigationsNationwide · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 5 · Elite
Covington & Burling LLPBand 1 · Elite

Band 5 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Corporate/M&ANationwide · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 1 · Elite
Covington & Burling LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Elite

Band 2 · Highly Regarded

Corporate/M&ANew York · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 1 · Elite
Covington & Burling LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Elite

Band 2 · Highly Regarded

Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&ANationwide · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 1
Covington & Burling LLPBand 3

Band 1

Band 3

Tax: Corporate & FinanceNationwide · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 1
Covington & Burling LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationNationwide · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 2
Covington & Burling LLPBand 3

Band 2

Band 3

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

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 3 · Elite
Covington & Burling LLPBand 2 · Elite

Band 3 · Elite

Band 2 · Elite

Litigation: General CommercialNationwide · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 4 · Elite
Covington & Burling 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 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Covington & Burling for sources and dates.