| Firm |
Date Matched |
Offices Matched |
Minimum Hours |
Payout Date |
Milbank
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2011: $100K |
FIRST MOVER
November 7, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices
London, UK Office
Sao Paulo, Brazil Office
All Asia Offices |
None |
On or before December 31, 2019 |
Cravath
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2012: $100K |
November 11, 2019 |
New York, NY |
None |
December 20, 2019 |
Paul Weiss
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2012+: $100K |
November 11, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
None |
December 20, 2019 |
Holwell Shuster
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2012+: $100K |
November 12, 2019 |
New York, NY |
None |
On or before December 31, 2019 |
Fried Frank
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2011+: $100K |
November 12, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices + London, UK |
2000 for market bonus (incl. 300 in pro bono and 125 qualified non-billable hours (e.g., recruiting, diversity, mentoring, training, client development, firm committees)); bonuses 15% or 30% above market at the 2200- and 2450-hour marks |
On or before December 31, 2019 |
Clifford Chance
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2011+: $100K |
November 12, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
None |
January 15, 2020 |
Cleary Gottlieb
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2011+: $100K |
November 12, 2019 |
All Associates/Int’l Lawyers on U.S. Salary Scale |
None |
December 13, 2019 |
Debevoise
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2012+: $100K |
November 12, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
None |
“Payable … at year end” |
Cadwalader
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2012+: $100K |
November 13, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
1900 hours for a market bonus; bonuses 120% of market at 2200-hour mark |
Last full week of February 2020 |
Freshfields
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2011+: $100K |
November 13, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
None |
December 13, 2019 |
Proskauer
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2011: $100K |
November 13, 2019 |
Boston, MA
Chicago, IL
Los Angeles, CA
New York, NY
Washington, DC
(New Orleans, LA + Boca, FL offices on reduced scales) |
None |
December 20, 2019 |
Davis Polk
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2012+: $100K |
November 13, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
None |
December 13, 2019 |
Skadden
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2012+: $100K |
November 14, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
1800 “productive hours”; additional $10K bonuses available for Class of 2013+ for “extraordinary performance” |
December 13, 2019 |
Ropes & Gray
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2017: $25K
Classes of 2016+: Determined individually |
November 14, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
1900 hours (including pro bono) for market bonus |
December 24, 2019 |
Shearman & Sterling
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2012+: $100K |
November 14, 2019 |
All U.S. Track Associates |
None |
January 15, 2020 |
Baker McKenzie
Class of 2018: $15K
Class of 2011+: $100K |
November 14, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
None; above-market bonuses for “exceptional performance” |
January 31, 2020 |
Simpson Thacher
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2011: $100K |
November 15, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
None |
December 30, 2019 |
Weil Gotshal
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2011: $100K
Class of 2010+: Case by case basis |
November 15, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
None |
January 31, 2020 |
Willkie Farr
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2012: $100K |
November 15, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
None |
Undisclosed |
Sidley Austin
Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2011+: $100K |
November 20, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
2000 hours for market bonus (1800 hours must be client chargeable and/or legal services) |
Undisclosed |
Dechert
Class of 2018: $15K
Class of 2012+: $100K |
November 21, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
1950 hours for market bonus (billable, pro bono, firm-as-client work, and up to 25 shadowing hours) |
January 23, 2020 |
Schulte Roth & Zabel
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2010: $100K |
November 21, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
Base threshold undisclosed; up to $40K extra bonus cash for high billers ($20K extra for 2300 hours, $20K extra for 2500 hours) |
January 17, 2020 |
White & Case
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2012+: $100K |
November 22, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
None |
Undisclosed |
Allen & Overy
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2011: $100K |
November 25, 2019 |
New York, NY
Washington, DC
Sao Paolo, Brazil |
None |
January 15, 2020 |
Orrick
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2011: $100K |
November 27, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
2000 hours (premium bonuses up to 35% above market for “hardest working associates”; up to $15K in vacation money for 2400+ hours) |
Undisclosed |
Stroock
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2012+: $100K |
November 27, 2019 |
New York, NY
Washington, DC
(Los Angeles, CA + Miami, FL on reduced “market” scale) |
2000 hours (1800 must be true billable hours; up to 200 can be “nonbillable-legal” (e.g., pro bono, firm committees, etc.); associates with very high billables eligible for additional “super” bonuses) |
Undisclosed |
Sheppard Mullin
Associate 1: $15K (pro-rated)
Counsel 2: $100K |
November 27, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
2000 hours for market bonus (minimum of 1850 hours + firm’s own account); 2200 hours (Associate 1: $16.5K, Counsel 2: $110K); 2400 hours (Associate 1: $18K, Counsel 2: $120K) |
January 2020 |
Covington
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2012+: $100K |
December 4, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
1950 hours for offices outside NY (including uncapped pro bono) |
“End of January 2020” |
Sullivan & Cromwell
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2012+: $150K |
December 5, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
None |
December 15, 2019 |
Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz
Class of 2019: $22.5K (pro-rated)
Class of 2012+: $100K |
December 4, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
None |
December 15, 2019 |
Akin Gump
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2011: $100K |
December 6, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
1950 or more hours (including pro bono hours, general counsel hours, business development hours, and up to 100 hours of time spent on recruiting, diversity & inclusion, and/or innovation activities); additional bonuses ranging from $5K – $25K for “extraordinary” performance and productivity) |
Early 2020 |
Katten
Class of 2018: $15K
Class of 2012+: $100K |
December 6, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices (except Charlotte, NC) |
2000 hours for base bonus; 2100 hours (Class of 2018: $18.5K, Class of 2012+: 106.6K); 2200 hours (Class of 2018: $22K, Class of 2012+: $112K); 2300 hours (Class of 2018: $25.5K, Class of 2012+: $118K); 2400 hours (Class of 2018: $29K, Class of 2012+: $124K) |
January 31, 2020 |
Greenberg Gross
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2012+: $100K |
December 6, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
None; additional bonus money for “extraordinary performance” |
January 15, 2020 |
Arnold & Porter
Class of 2019: $15K
Class of 2015: $65K |
December 9, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
Associates must be in good standing; supplemental bonuses up to 20% of base bonus for “extraordinary level of productivity” (i.e., 2400+ hours, 2200 of which must be billable) |
January 15, 2020 |
Cahill
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2011: $100K |
December 10, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
None; additional $5K to $40K “special bonuses” for “outstanding individual effort” |
Undisclosed |
Winston & Strawn
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2012: $100K
Class of 2011+: case by case |
December 13, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
2000 hours; additional bonuses for associates who “substantially exceed” mimimum required hours (usually $5k for 2200 hours + another $2.5k for 2400 hours) |
Early February 2020 |
Morgan Lewis
Class of 2018: $15K
Class of 2011: $100K |
December 13, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
1900 hours (billable plus pro bono) |
January 31, 2020 |
Hueston Hennigan
All associates in good standing received bonuses in excess of the market rate (sometimes up to 3x more) |
December 13, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
Based on class year, hours, and good standing |
Undisclosed |
Susman
Partnership Class of 2024: $120K (median)
Partnership Class of 2019: $235K (median) |
December 16, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
None |
Undisclosed |
Gibson Dunn
Class of 2019: $15K (pro-rated)
Class of 2011: $100K |
December 17, 2019 |
All U.S. Associates |
None; additional bonus money for high billers |
Undisclosed |
Kirkland & Ellis
Most associates will receive 1.24-1.27x of market |
December 18, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
None |
Undisclosed |
Selendy & Gay
Class of 2018: $20,950 (median)
Class of 2012: $177,609 (median) |
December 19, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
None |
Undisclosed |
Haynes & Boone
Individualized (but seem to be Milbank matches) |
December 19, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
2000 hours (but reportedly based on an “eat what you kill” model) |
Undisclosed |
Paul Hastings
Class of 2018: $15K
Class of 2012+: $100K |
December 20, 2019 |
All Associates |
None |
March 6, 2020 (U.S. associates); March 25, 2020 (international associates) |
Pepper Hamilton
Level One: $10K / $15K
Level Four: $17.5K / $22.5K |
December 20, 2019 |
All U.S. Offices |
2040 vs. 2140 billable hour threshold for market bonus; discretionary bonus at 1940 hours |
February 2020 |
Goodwin Procter
Class of 2018: $15K
Class of 2012: $100K |
January 23, 2020 |
All U.S. Offices |
1950 hours |
January 24, 2020 |
Latham
Class of 2018: $15K base
Class of 2012+: $100K base |
January 24, 2020 |
All U.S. Offices |
1900 hours; Class of 2018 median/top bonus: $15K/$21.5K; Class of 2012+ median/top bonus: $116K/$150K |
Undisclosed |
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