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Undecided between litigation and corporate. Liked the people I met at both firms. Obviously Cravath has a noticeably more formal culture and Gibson a more laid back culture--I probably prefer the latter, but that isn't a big deciding factor for me and I wasn't turned off by Cravath's vibe. I can see the pros and cons of both Cravath's rotations and Gibson's free-market; I think I prefer rotations but not really sure.

I'm leaning Cravath right now because I feel like if I decide I want to do corporate at the end of my summer, I'd be in a better position than if I had gone to Gibson; on the other hand, if I choose litigation, I may get slightly more interesting/diverse work at Gibson but I don't think I'd be in any worse of a position had I gone to Cravath. Also weighing on my decision-making process is that I could potentially go to Cravath then lateral to Gibson/many other firms, but not the other way around.

Comments and insights on this decision are much appreciated.

Since you're undecided between lit and corp, I'd recommend Cravath. GDC NY is very good for lit but much weaker (rel. to Cravath) for corp.

You can't really go wrong with either, but I voted Cravath because Cravath. Congratulations - both amazing options.

If you were set on litigation this would be a close call, but the difference between Gibson corporate and Cravath corporate in NY is large enough that I think Cravath is the clear choice here.

Gibson's litigation practice is absolutely top notch and most of their lawyers probably view the lack of a corporate practice as a plus. (I would.) But if you can see yourself doing corporate work, I'd pick Cravath and do both, decide at the end of the summer.