The
world’s
largest
litigation-only
firm
is
reportedly
matching
the
new
Milbank
salary
scale,
effective
July
1,
2026.
Associates
across
Quinn
Emanuel
will
see
raises
of
$10,000
to
$20,000
depending
on
class
year,
with
the
more
senior
associates
landing
the
bigger
bumps,
the
same
structure
as
the
Milbank
announcement.
And
of
course
Quinn
is
matching
the
prevailing
market
rate.
The
firm
matched
in
2016
when
the
modern
salary
wars
kicked
off.
It
fell
right
in
line
in
2018.
It
was
one
of
the
first
to
match
Cravath
in
2022.
And
lest
we
forget,
in
2023,
the
firm
handed
out
special
fall
bonuses
that
topped
out
at
nearly
$33,000
for
associates
billing
serious
hours.
Quinn
Emanuel
does
not
mess
around
when
it
comes
to
paying
its
people.
Because
the
firm
can
absolutely
afford
it.
Quinn
Emanuel
partners
are
taking
home
payouts
of
around
$9
million
for
2025,
putting
them
in
the
extremely
rare
company
of
Kirkland
&
Ellis
and
Wachtell
Lipton
as
the
only
large
law
firms
to
crack
that
threshold.
The
firm
looked
at
$2.7
billion
in
revenue
for
2025,
a
10
percent
increase
over
2024.
When
your
partners
are
printing
money
at
that
level,
matching
a
Milbank
scale
isn’t
a
hard
decision.
It’s
just
math.
So
congratulations
to
Quinn
Emanuel
associates,
$10K
to
$20K
richer
as
of
July
1,
and
working
at
a
firm
that
has
never
once
needed
to
be
dragged
into
a
salary
increase.
That
counts
for
something.
Now,
who’s
next?
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