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

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: #2; White & Case LLP: #18.

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

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: #46; White & Case LLP: #9.

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

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: $230,000; White & Case LLP: $225,000+.

How do Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. White & Case LLP compare on billable target?

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: not shown; White & Case LLP: 2,000.

How do Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. White & Case LLP compare on offices?

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: 1; White & Case LLP: 43.

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

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: 32 (2026); White & Case LLP: 82 (year not confirmed).

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

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: 100%; White & Case LLP: 100%.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz 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	Wachtell	White & Case
Higher pay winsNot Comparable	$230,000Estimate with bonus	$225,000+Market base
Higher wins	$12.15M (wins this category)	$4.41M
Lower rank wins	#2 (wins this category)	#18
Lower rank wins	#46	#9 (wins this category)
Higher wins	$1.39B	$3.59B (wins this category)
More lawyers wins	272	2,643 (wins this category)
OfficesMore offices wins	1	43 (wins this category)
Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins	3 tables	5 tables (wins this category)
2L OpensSummer 2028Earlier date wins	Dec 1, 2026	Opened Nov 1, 2026 (wins this category)
1L OpensEarlier date wins	No 1L Program	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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Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Est. 1965
White & Case LLP
Est. 1901 · New York

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.

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

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz#2
White & Case LLP#18

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz#46
White & Case LLP#9

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz8 records
White & Case LLP8 records

: #2
: #46
: 8 records

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

Compensation

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$230,000
White & Case LLP$225,000+

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$12.15M
White & Case LLP$4.41M

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$1.39B
White & Case LLP$3.59B

Revenue per lawyer

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$5.09M
White & Case LLP$1.36M

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

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

Work & scale

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
White & Case LLP2,000

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
White & Case LLPNot Reported

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
White & Case LLPNot Reported

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz~250
White & Case LLP~2,650

Offices

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz1
White & Case LLP43

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

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

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz100%
White & Case LLP100%

Class size

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz32 (2026)
White & Case LLP82 (year not confirmed)

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
White & Case LLPNot Reported

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNo
White & Case LLPNo

: 100%
Class size: 32 (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

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNo 1L summer program
White & Case LLP1L events

1L applications open

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
White & Case LLPNot Reported

2L applications open

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzDec 1, 2026
White & Case LLPOpened Nov 1

2L deadline

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzFeb 6, 2027
White & Case 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 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

Bankruptcy/Restructuring · New York · 2026Band 2 · The Elite

Litigation: General Commercial · New York · 2026Band 2 · The Elite

Antitrust · Nationwide · 2026Band 3

Rank differences

AntitrustNew York · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 1
White & Case LLPBand 2

Band 1

Band 2

Corporate/M&ANationwide · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 1 · Elite
White & Case LLPBand 4 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 4 · Elite

Corporate/M&ANew York · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 1 · Elite
White & Case LLPBand 4 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 4 · Elite

Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationNew York · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 1
White & Case LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

TaxNew York · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 1
White & Case LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Tax: Corporate & FinanceNationwide · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 1
White & Case LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Banking & FinanceNationwide · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 4
White & Case LLPBand 2

Band 4

Band 2

Banking & FinanceNew York · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 4
White & Case LLPBand 2

Band 4

Band 2

Bankruptcy/RestructuringNationwide · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 3 · Elite
White & Case LLPBand 2 · Elite

Band 3 · Elite

Band 2 · Elite

Litigation: General CommercialNationwide · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 4 · Elite
White & Case LLPBand 2 · Elite

Band 4 · Elite

Band 2 · Elite

Litigation: SecuritiesNew York · 2026

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 2
White & Case LLPBand 4

Band 2

Band 4

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

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 3 · Elite
White & Case LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded

Band 3 · 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”.

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Firm data comes from each firm’s own publications, Chambers USA and Vault; see Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and White & Case for sources and dates.