How do Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on vault rank?

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: #2; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: #28.

How do Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on am Law rank?

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: #46; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: #57.

How do Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on first-Year Comp?

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: $230,000; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: $225,000+.

How do Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on offices?

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: 1; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: 9.

How do Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on summer class size?

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: 32 (2026); O'Melveny & Myers LLP: 60 (year not confirmed).

How do Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. O'Melveny & Myers LLP compare on summer offer rate?

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: 100%; O'Melveny & Myers LLP: 98.4%.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz 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	Wachtell	O'Melveny & Myers
Higher pay winsNot Comparable	$230,000Estimate with bonus	$225,000+Market base
Higher wins	$12.15M (wins this category)	$3.46M
Lower rank wins	#2 (wins this category)	#28
Lower rank wins	#46 (wins this category)	#57
Higher wins	$1.39B (wins this category)	$1.17B
More lawyers wins	272	778 (wins this category)
OfficesMore offices wins	1	9 (wins this category)
Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins	3 tables (wins this category)	2 tables
2L OpensEarlier date winsNot Comparable	Dec 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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Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Est. 1965
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Est. 1885

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.

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

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz#2
O'Melveny & Myers LLP#28

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz#46
O'Melveny & Myers LLP#57

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz8 records
O'Melveny & Myers LLP5 records

: #2
: #46
: 8 records

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

Compensation

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$230,000
O'Melveny & Myers LLP$225,000+

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$12.15M
O'Melveny & Myers LLP$3.46M

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$1.39B
O'Melveny & Myers LLP$1.17B

Revenue per lawyer

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$5.09M
O'Melveny & Myers LLP$1.50M

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

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

Work & scale

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
O'Melveny & Myers LLPNot Reported

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
O'Melveny & Myers LLPNot Reported

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
O'Melveny & Myers LLP2.2:1

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz~250
O'Melveny & Myers LLP~800

Offices

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz1
O'Melveny & Myers LLP9

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

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

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz100%
O'Melveny & Myers LLP98.4%

Class size

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz32 (2026)
O'Melveny & Myers LLP60 (year not confirmed)

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
O'Melveny & Myers LLPNot Reported

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNo
O'Melveny & Myers LLPNo

: 100%
Class size: 32 (2026)
: Not Reported
: 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

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNo 1L summer program
O'Melveny & Myers LLP1L summer program

1L applications open

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
O'Melveny & Myers LLPOpen now

2L applications open

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzDec 1, 2026
O'Melveny & Myers LLPOpen now

2L deadline

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzFeb 6, 2027
O'Melveny & Myers LLPJan 31, 2027

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: 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.

Rank differences

Bankruptcy/RestructuringNew York · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 2 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 6 · Elite

Band 2 · Elite

Band 6 · Elite

Litigation: General CommercialNationwide · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 4 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 2 · Elite

Band 4 · Elite

Band 2 · Elite

Litigation: General CommercialNew York · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 2 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 4 · Elite

Band 2 · Elite

Band 4 · Elite

Litigation: SecuritiesNew York · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 2
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 3

Band 2

Band 3

Securities: LitigationNationwide · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 2
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 4

Band 2

Band 4

AntitrustNationwide · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 3
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 4

Band 3

Band 4

Bankruptcy/RestructuringNationwide · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 3 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 5 · Elite

Band 3 · Elite

Band 5 · Elite

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

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 3 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 5 · Elite

Band 3 · Elite

Band 5 · Elite

Corporate Crime & InvestigationsNationwide · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 5 · Elite
O'Melveny & Myers LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded

Band 5 · Elite

Band 1 · Highly Regarded

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 O'Melveny & Myers for sources and dates.