Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Latham & Watkins LLP vs. Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Est. 1948 · New York
Latham & Watkins LLP
Est. 1934 · Los Angeles
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Est. 2026 · Merger

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Est. 1948 · New York

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #3 / Am Law #5, founded in New York, NY. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Asset Management M&A, and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Est. 1934 · Los Angeles

Latham & Watkins LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Vault #4 / Am Law #2, founded in Los Angeles, CA. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Antitrust: Cartel, and Appellate Law. Operates from 34 offices worldwide.

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

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.

Rankings & prestige

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP#3
Latham & Watkins LLP#4
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader#30

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP#5
Latham & Watkins LLP#2
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader#12

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP40 records
Latham & Watkins LLP96 records
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader27 records

: #3
: #5
: 40 records

Vault rank: #4
Am Law rank: #2
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 96 records

Vault rank: #30
Am Law rank: #12
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 27 records

Compensation

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$225,000
Latham & Watkins LLP$225,000
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader$225,000+

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$7.01M
Latham & Watkins LLP$8.65M
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader$3.52M

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$4.07B
Latham & Watkins LLP$8.30B
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader$3.29B

Revenue per lawyer

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$2.32M
Latham & Watkins LLP$2.23M
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader$1.21M

: $225,000
: $7.01M
: $4.07B
Revenue per lawyer: $2.32M

First-Year Comp: $225,000
Profits Per Partner: $8.65M
Firm revenue: $8.30B
Revenue per lawyer: $2.23M

First-Year Comp: $225,000+
Profits Per Partner: $3.52M
Firm revenue: $3.29B
Revenue per lawyer: $1.21M

Work & scale

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
Latham & Watkins LLP1,900
Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNot Reported

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNot Reported

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
Latham & Watkins LLP2.7:1
Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNot Reported

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP~1,750
Latham & Watkins LLP~3,700
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader~3,100

Offices

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP21
Latham & Watkins LLP34
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader48

: Not Reported
: Not Reported
: Not Reported
: ~1,750
Offices: 21

Billable target: 1,900
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: 2.7:1
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~3,700
Offices: 34

Billable target: Not Reported
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: Not Reported
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~3,100
Offices: 48

Summer Program

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP99.4%
Latham & Watkins LLP100%
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader98.7%

Class size

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP190 (2026)
Latham & Watkins LLP398 (year not confirmed)
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader64 (year not confirmed)

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
Latham & Watkins LLPNot Reported
Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNot Reported

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNo
Latham & Watkins LLPNo
Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNo

: 99.4%
Class size: 190 (2026)
: Not Reported
: No

Offer rate: 100%
Class size: 398 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Not Reported
Specific practice area: No

Offer rate: 98.7%
Class size: 64 (year not confirmed)
How associates get work: Not Reported
Specific practice area: No

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

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity · District of Columbia · 2026Band 1

REITs · Nationwide · 2026Band 1

Rank differences

Corporate/M&ANationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 4 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 4 · Elite

Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationNew York · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

HealthcareDistrict of Columbia · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 5
Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 1

Band 5

Band 1

Litigation: General CommercialNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 3 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 3 · Elite

Litigation: General CommercialNew York · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 4 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Elite

Band 4 · Highly Regarded

Tax: Corporate & FinanceNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

AntitrustDistrict of Columbia · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 2
Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 3

Band 2

Band 1

Band 3

Appellate LawNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 4
Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 2

Band 4

Band 1

Band 2

Artificial IntelligenceNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 3
Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 2

Band 3

Band 1

Band 2

Bankruptcy/RestructuringNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 3 · Elite
Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 2 · Highly Regarded

Band 3 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 2 · Highly Regarded

Bankruptcy/RestructuringNew York · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 3 · Elite
Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1 · Elite
Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 6 · Elite

Band 3 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 6 · Elite

Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Issuer CounselNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 2
Latham & Watkins LLPBand 1
Hogan Lovells CadwaladerBand 4

Band 2

Band 1

Band 4

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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”.