Answer: These are the 25 firms at the top of the 2016 Vault Law 100 rankings. We’ve linked to our coverage for the firms that have announced salary raises. Firms without links to their names have not announced raises. Law firms, what are you waiting for?
Ed. note: This post has been updated since its original publication on June 10, 2016, to reflect additional firms that have matched the Cravath salary scale.
1. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
2. Cravath, Swaine & Moore
3. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
4. Sullivan & Cromwell
5. Davis Polk & Wardwell
6. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
7. Kirkland & Ellis
8. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
9. Weil, Gotshal & Manges
10. Latham & Watkins
11. Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
12. Boies, Schiller & Flexner
13. Covington & Burling
14. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
15. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
16. Debevoise & Plimpton
17. Sidley Austin
19. Jones Day
20. White & Case
21. WilmerHale
22. Morrison & Foerster
23. Ropes & Gray
24. Paul Hastings
25. Arnold & Porter
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We will be releasing a comprehensive list of all of the firms that have matched the new Cravath salary — including the date the match was made, whether the match is nationwide, what class years the match includes, and whether summer associates will receive the match — on Monday. Thanks for your continued assistance and tips!
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