Cravath may have been the first in Biglaw to announce their year-end bonuses, but they’re not the only compensation heavies! Spectators were waiting to what a comp leader, like Milbank, would do now that bonus season has officially arrived. You’ll recall Milbank led the charge on 2025 special bonuses (paying them to associates in September), so would they lead again at year-end or just play follow the leader?
Well, we have our answer. Today, Milbank announced year-end bonuses and they are a match of the industry standard numbers.
The bonus scale is as follows:
The bonuses will be paid on December 31st. Congratulations to associates on your bonuses.
Read the full memo below.
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