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Fried Frank (NY) vs. Cadwalader (NY) vs. STB (NY)

Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:48 am
by Anonymous User
For finance. Cadwalader seems pretty tame these days, not sure about FF. Opinions?

ETA: STB

Re: Fried Frank (NY) vs. Cadwalader (NY)

Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2022 8:56 pm
by Anonymous User
do not go to cadwalader, awful rep and work life

Re: Fried Frank (NY) vs. Cadwalader (NY)

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 12:22 pm
by Anonymous User
Post-holidays bump

Re: Fried Frank (NY) vs. Cadwalader (NY)

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 2:50 pm
by Anonymous User
Go with FF. The finance group is filled with genuinely kind people.

Re: Fried Frank (NY) vs. Cadwalader (NY)

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 3:55 pm
by 12YrsAnAssociate
My info is very dated, but CWT had such a bad rep when I was in law school that I don't think I could bring myself to go there.

I did 1 case with them about 7 years ago and CWT ran through at least 6 associates during the case. I, of course, have no idea why they left. But I assumed it was because CWT is a dumpster fire.

Re: Fried Frank (NY) vs. Cadwalader (NY)

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 4:40 pm
by Anonymous User
idk if this is helpful but I know that FF in SF is unhinged re their billing policies

Re: Fried Frank (NY) vs. Cadwalader (NY)

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 5:13 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Tue Jan 03, 2023 4:40 pm
idk if this is helpful but I know that FF in SF is unhinged re their billing policies
Fried Frank doesn't have a SF office?

Re: Fried Frank (NY) vs. Cadwalader (NY)

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 7:00 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Tue Jan 03, 2023 5:13 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Tue Jan 03, 2023 4:40 pm
idk if this is helpful but I know that FF in SF is unhinged re their billing policies
Fried Frank doesn't have a SF office?
thanks for the catch, i was thinking of dechert

Re: Fried Frank (NY) vs. Cadwalader (NY)

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 2:33 am
by Chrstgtr
12YrsAnAssociate wrote:
Tue Jan 03, 2023 3:55 pm
My info is very dated, but CWT had such a bad rep when I was in law school that I don't think I could bring myself to go there.

I did 1 case with them about 7 years ago and CWT ran through at least 6 associates during the case. I, of course, have no idea why they left. But I assumed it was because CWT is a dumpster fire.
CWT screwed their associates over during the start of COVID. The conclusion isn't stale--it's just further reinforced. With how badly and how quickly they screwed their associates, I would not want to be there during another downturn

Re: Fried Frank (NY) vs. Cadwalader (NY)

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 2:55 am
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Tue Jan 03, 2023 7:00 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Tue Jan 03, 2023 5:13 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Tue Jan 03, 2023 4:40 pm
idk if this is helpful but I know that FF in SF is unhinged re their billing policies
Fried Frank doesn't have a SF office?
thanks for the catch, i was thinking of dechert
Unhinged how?

Re: Fried Frank (NY) vs. Cadwalader (NY)

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 10:04 am
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Tue Jan 03, 2023 2:50 pm
Go with FF. The finance group is filled with genuinely kind people.
Just chiming in to agree with the above. I have worked with a few of their finance associates (I am in a different corporate practice at FF) and enjoyed my experience.

Re: Fried Frank (NY) vs. Cadwalader (NY)

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 11:39 am
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Tue Jan 03, 2023 2:50 pm
Go with FF. The finance group is filled with genuinely kind people.
Just chiming in to agree with the above. I have worked with a few of their finance associates (I am in a different corporate practice at FF) and enjoyed my experience.
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As another corporate associate at FF, I can confirm this is accurate.

Re: Fried Frank (NY) vs. Cadwalader (NY)

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 6:20 pm
by Anonymous User
A Cad summer told me a partner emailed her with work at 2am on a weekend because they wanted her to taste "the true associate work experience", which to be honest sounds incredibly TTT.

Re: Fried Frank (NY) vs. Cadwalader (NY) vs. STB (NY)

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 10:19 pm
by Anonymous User
Adding Simpson Thacher to the mix. Does that change things?

Re: Fried Frank (NY) vs. Cadwalader (NY) vs. STB (NY)

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2023 11:26 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Mon Jan 09, 2023 10:19 pm
Adding Simpson Thacher to the mix. Does that change things?
This makes it no contest. Go to STB. The only exception might be if you wanted to do Real Estate (in which case FF would at least compete).

Re: Fried Frank (NY) vs. Cadwalader (NY) vs. STB (NY)

Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:05 pm
by Anonymous User
Agree with the above. You have to go STB it is a cut above the other two options.