The 2018 Money List: All The Law Firms That Have Announced Bonuses

The 2018 Money List: All The Law Firms That Have Announced Bonusescurated from Above the Law

Firm	Date Matched	Offices Matched	Minimum Hours	Payout Date
Cravath Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2010: $100K	FIRST MOVER November 19, 2018	New York, NY	None	December 14, 2018
Paul Weiss Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2011+: $100K	November 20, 2018	All U.S. Offices	None	December 21, 2018
Holwell Shuster & Goldberg Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2010: $100K	November 19, 2018	New York, NY	None	December 31, 2018
Milbank Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2010: $100K	November 20, 2018	All U.S. Offices	None	December 31, 2018
Kaplan Hecker & Fink Class of 2017: $25K Class of 2011: $130K	November 20, 2018	New York, NY	None	December 21, 2018
Fried Frank Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2010+: $100K	November 20, 2018	All U.S. Offices + London, UK	2000 for market bonus (incl. 300 in pro bono and 125 qualified non-billable hours); bonuses 15% or 30% above market at the 2200- and 2450-hour marks	December 27, 2018
Skadden Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2011+: $100K	November 20, 2018	All U.S. Offices	1800 for market bonus; additional $10K bonuses available for Class of 2012+ for “extraordinary performance”	December 15, 2018
Proskauer Rose Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2010: $100K	November 20, 2018	All U.S. Offices	None	December 21, 2018
Debevoise Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2011+: $100K	November 20, 2018	All U.S. Offices	None	“Payable at year end”
Greenberg Gross Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2011+: $100K	November 20, 2018	All U.S. Offices	None	January 15, 2019
Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz Class of 2017: $22.5K Class of 2011+: $150K	November 20, 2018	All U.S. Offices	None	December 14, 2018
Cleary Gottlieb Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2010+: $100K	November 20, 2018	All U.S. Offices + All Int’l Lawyers on U.S. Scale	None	December 14, 2018
Simpson Thacher Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2010: $100K	November 21, 2018	All U.S. Offices	None	December 28, 2018
Cadwalader Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2011+: $100K	November 21, 2018	All U.S. Offices	None	Undisclosed
Freshfields Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2010+: $100K	November 21, 2018	All U.S. Offices	None	December 28, 2018
Weil Gotshal Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2010: $100K Class of 2009+: Case by case	November 21, 2018	All U.S. Offices	None	January 31, 2019
Covington & Burling Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2011+: $100K	November 26, 2018	All U.S. Offices	None	January 2019
Davis Polk Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2011+: $100K	November 26, 2018	All U.S. Offices	None	December 14, 2018
Sidley Austin Class of 2017: $15K Class of 2010+: $100K	November 26, 2018	All U.S. Offices	2000 hours for market bonus	Undisclosed
Kramer Levin Class of 2017: $15K Class of 2011+: $100K	November 26, 2018	New York, NY Silicon Valley, CA	“Hours threshold set forth in Annual Bonus Policy”	February 15, 2019
Clifford Chance Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2010+: $100K	November 27, 2018	All U.S. Offices	None	January 15, 2019
Sheppard Mullin First Year (A1): $15K (pro-rated) Counsel 2: $100K	November 27, 2018	All U.S. Offices	2000 hours for market-match bonus; fewer/greater hours equal lower/higher bonuses	January 2019
Ropes & Gray Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2016: $25K Classes of 2015+: Determined individually	November 27, 2018	All U.S. Offices	1900 hours (including pro bono) for market bonus	December 21, 2018
Fenwick & West T1/L1: $15K T3: $100K	November 28, 2018	All U.S. Offices	1950 hours for market bonus	December 21, 2018
Dechert Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2010: $100K	November 28, 2018	All U.S. Offices	None	January 2019
Willkie Farr Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2011+: $100K	November 29, 2018	All U.S. Offices	None	December 21, 2018
Shearman & Sterling Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2011+: $100K	November 29, 2018	All U.S. Track Associates	None	January 15, 2019
Mayer Brown Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2011+: $100K	December 3, 2018	New York, NY	None	Undisclosed
Boies Schiller GIGANTIC	December 3, 2018	New York, NY	None	Undisclosed
Hueston Hennigan 30 to 50 percent of an associate’s base salary	December 6, 2018	Los Angeles, CA Newport Beach, CA	Based on class year, hours, and good standing	Undisclosed
Morgan Lewis Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2011+: $100K	December 7, 2018	All U.S. Associates	1900 hours for market bonus	Undisclosed
Akin Gump Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2010: $100K Additional bonus amounts of $5,000 – $25,000 for “extraordinary performance”	December 7, 2018	All U.S. Associates	None	Undisclosed
Selendy & Gay Class of 2018: $22.5K Class of 2012: $135K	December 7, 2018	New York, NY	None	December 21, 2018
Wigdor Bonuses ranging from $70,000 minimum to $160,000.	December 7, 2018	New York, NY	None	Undisclosed
Susman Godfrey Partnership Class of 2023: $110K (median) Partnership Class of 2018: $225K (median)	December 10, 2018	All U.S. Associates	None	Undisclosed
Hogan Lovells Class of 2017: $15K Class of 2011+: $100K	December 10, 2018	All U.S. Associates	2,000 hours for market bonus (including unlimited pro bono hours once 1850-hour threshold is met)	December 31, 2018
Pepper Hamilton Class of 2017/2016: $10,000 / $15,000 Class of 2011/2010: $17,500 / $22,500 Plus discretionary bonuses	December 12, 2018	All U.S. Associates	2,040 vs. 2,140 billable hour threshold for market bonus; discretionary bonus at 1940 hours	Undisclosed
Allen Matkins Class of 2018: $5K base (depends on hours)	December 12, 2018	All U.S. Associates	More hours = more bonus money; see memo	Undisclosed
Perkins Coie Individualized	December 13, 2018	All U.S. Associates	None	Undisclosed
Gibson Dunn Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2010: $100K	December 13, 2018	All U.S. Associates	None	Undisclosed
Alston & Bird Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2010: $100K	December 13, 2018	New York, NY Dallas, TX Los Angeles, CA Reportedly below-market bonuses in other offices	1950 hours for market bonus	Undisclosed
Schulte Roth & Zabel Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2009: $100K	December 13, 2018	All U.S. Associates	Base threshold undisclosed; up to $40K extra bonus cash for high billers ($20K extra for 2300 hours + $20K extra for 2500 hours)	January 18, 2019
McGuireWoods Junior: $7.5K Senior: Up to $50K	December 14, 2018	All U.S. Associates	Base of 2050 hours; higher bonus with increased hours	Undisclosed
Cahill Gordon Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2010: $100K Plus special bonuses ranging from $5,000-$40,000 for “outstanding individual effort”	December 14, 2018	All U.S. Associates	None	Second half of January 2019
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Class of 2016/17: Base of $10K – Up to $30K (based on hours) Class of 2013+: Base of $20K – Up to $60K (based on hours)	December 17, 2018	All U.S. Associates	Bonuses based on hours, with a threshold of 1900 hours	Undisclosed
Kirkland & Ellis Most associates will receive 1.25-1.33x of market	December 18, 2018	All U.S. Associates	None	Undisclosed
Sullivan & Cromwell Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2010: $100K	December 19, 2018	All U.S. Associates	None	December 31, 2018
McKool Smith Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2010: $100K	December 19, 2018	All U.S. Associates	None	Undisclosed
Haynes & Boone Individualized (but seem to be Cravath matches) + “summer bonuses” included in year-end bonuses	December 20, 2018	All U.S. Associates	2000 hours	December 31, 2018
Locke Lord About 25-30 percent below market for every class year Top billers received Cravath matches	December 21, 2018	All U.S. Associates	None	December 31, 2018
Baker Botts Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2010: $100K	December 21, 2018	All U.S. Associates	2000 hours (plus “summer bonuses” for those who caught up on hours); bigger bonuses at a threshold of 2150 hours	Undisclosed
Quinn Emanuel Class of 2018: $15K (pro-rated) Class of 2010: $100K	December 21, 2018	All U.S. Associates	2100 hours for market bonus; 2400-2699 hours for $3K to $20K above-market bonus; 2700+ hours for $5.25K to $35K above-market bonus	December 21, 2018
Fish & Richardson Individualized bonuses, but seem to be above-market	December 26, 2018	All U.S. Associates	None	Undisclosed