Sheppard Mullin Matches Milbank 2026 Salary Scale

Congratulations to the attorneys at Sheppard Mullin! The firm chair, Lucantonio Salvi, announced that the salary increases will commence on January 1, 2027, starting first-year associates at $235,000. Associates working reduced billable hours will receive prorated salaries.

The 2026 BigLaw associate compensation scale first increased on July 1, 2026, following Milbank's kicking off the salary increases bringing the market scale ranges from $235,000 for first-year associates to $455,000 for eighth-year associates, before bonuses.

Big Law Firms Matching 2026 Milbank Salary Scale

Matching firms include:

• McDermott Will & Emery

• Quinn Emanuel

• Hueston Hennigan

• Katten

• Vartabedian Katz Hester & Haynes

• Dunn Isaacson Rhee

• Pallas Partners

• Winston Taylor

• DLA Piper

• Sheppard Mullin

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