Elite Boutiques in Big Law?

Do they exist? I imagine your typical Big Law firms that follow the Cravath scale are equivalent to your typical BB banks.

But are there specific law firms that pay considerably more than the Cravath scale? Kinda like how EBs are known to pay above street.

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Irell & Manella and Quinn Emmanuel, on the litigation side of things. The former specializes in IP while the latter is more general litigation but strong in bankruptcy.

The California tech focused firms also definitely fit this. Cooley & Fenwick are really strong in this space, with Fenwick having fewer than a hundred equity partners and over $3.5M in profits per equity partner.

 

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