Sidley Austin LLP vs. Hogan Lovells Cadwalader vs. Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Sidley Austin LLP
Est. 1866 · Chicago
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Est. 2026 · Merger
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Est. 2017 · Merger
Est. 1866 · Chicago
Sidley Austin LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Vault #11 / Am Law #6, founded in Chicago, IL. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Accountant and Auditor Liability, Banking & Finance, and Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS.
Est. 2026 · Merger
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #12. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Capital Markets: Securitization: CMBS, Capital Markets: Securitization: CRE CLOs, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 48 offices worldwide.
Est. 2017 · Merger
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Environment. Operates from 19 offices worldwide.
- Sidley Austin LLP#11
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader#30
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP#32
- Sidley Austin LLP#6
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader#12
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP#53
- Sidley Austin LLP29 records
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader27 records
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP11 records
- #11
- #6
- 29 records
- Vault rank
- #30
- Am Law rank
- #12
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 27 records
- Vault rank
- #32
- Am Law rank
- #53
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 11 records
- Sidley Austin LLP$225,000+
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader$225,000+
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$225,000
- Sidley Austin LLP$5.97M
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader$3.52M
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$1.65M
- Sidley Austin LLP$3.74B
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader$3.29B
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$1.22B
Revenue per lawyer
- Sidley Austin LLP$1.83M
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader$1.21M
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$1.28M
- $225,000+
- $5.97M
- $3.74B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.83M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $3.52M
- Firm revenue
- $3.29B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.21M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.65M
- Firm revenue
- $1.22B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.28M
- Sidley Austin LLP2,000
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNot Reported
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP2,000
- Sidley Austin LLPNot Reported
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNot Reported
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNot Reported
- Sidley Austin LLP1.9:1
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNot Reported
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP1.5:1
- Sidley Austin LLP~2,300
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader~3,100
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP~1,000
Offices
- Sidley Austin LLP20
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader48
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP19
- 2,000
- Not Reported
- 1.9:1
- ~2,300
- Offices
- 20
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~3,100
- Offices
- 48
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1.5:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,000
- Offices
- 19
- Sidley Austin LLPNot Reported
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader98.7%
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP97%
Class size
- Sidley Austin LLP198 (year not confirmed)
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader64 (year not confirmed)
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP37 (year not confirmed)
- Sidley Austin LLPFree market
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNot Reported
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPCentralized staffing
- Sidley Austin LLPCase by Case
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNo
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPNo
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 198 (year not confirmed)
- Free market
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 98.7%
- Class size
- 64 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
- Offer rate
- 97%
- Class size
- 37 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Centralized staffing
- Specific practice area
- No
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 1
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 2
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 1
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 2
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 4
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 3
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 2
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 2
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 4
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 1 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 3
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 2
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 2
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 4
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 3
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 2
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 3
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 4 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 2 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 2 · Elite
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
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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”.