{"id":155587,"date":"2026-06-30T09:03:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/06\/30\/elite-boutiques-continue-to-leave-biglaw-in-the-dust-another-milbank-match-is-here\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T09:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:03:47","slug":"elite-boutiques-continue-to-leave-biglaw-in-the-dust-another-milbank-match-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/06\/30\/elite-boutiques-continue-to-leave-biglaw-in-the-dust-another-milbank-match-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Elite Boutiques Continue To Leave Biglaw In The Dust: Another Milbank Match Is Here"},"content":{"rendered":"

The salary wars may have started in Biglaw<\/a>, but it\u2019s the boutiques that have been doing all the talking. Elite litigation shops continue to roll out Milbank matches at a steady clip, while many of the industry\u2019s largest firms remain conspicuously silent, leaving associates to wonder just how long they\u2019ll have to wait. At this point, the boutiques are setting the pace while Biglaw watches from the sidelines.<\/p>\n

This past Friday, Delaware-based corporate litigation boutique Abrams & Bayliss<\/a> announced that it will match the new Milbank scale. In a memo announcing the raises, the firm\u2019s partners thanked associates for their \u201ccontinued dedication\u201d and \u201cextraordinary work.\u201d Summer associates will also be sharing in the wealth.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at the firm\u2019s updated salary scale:<\/p>\n

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Congratulations to everyone at Abrams & Bayliss!<\/p>\n

Remember everyone, we depend on your tips to stay on top of compensation updates, so when your firm announces or matches, please text us (646-820-8477<\/a>) or\u00a0email us<\/a>\u00a0(subject line: \u201c[Firm Name] Bonus\/Matches\u201d). Please include the memo if available. You can take a photo of the memo and send it via text or email if you don\u2019t want to forward the original PDF or Word file.<\/p>\n

And if you\u2019d like to sign up for ATL\u2019s Bonus Alerts (which is the alert list we also use for salary announcements), please scroll down and enter your email address in the box below this post. If you previously signed up for the bonus alerts, you don\u2019t need to do anything. You\u2019ll receive an email notification within minutes of each bonus announcement that we publish. Thanks for your help!<\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky<\/a>, X\/Twitter<\/a>, and Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Elite Boutiques Continue To Leave Biglaw In The Dust: Another Milbank Match Is Here<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The salary wars may have started in Biglaw<\/a>, but it\u2019s the boutiques that have been doing all the talking. Elite litigation shops continue to roll out Milbank matches at a steady clip, while many of the industry\u2019s largest firms remain conspicuously silent, leaving associates to wonder just how long they\u2019ll have to wait. At this point, the boutiques are setting the pace while Biglaw watches from the sidelines.<\/p>\n

This past Friday, Delaware-based corporate litigation boutique Abrams & Bayliss<\/a> announced that it will match the new Milbank scale. In a memo announcing the raises, the firm\u2019s partners thanked associates for their \u201ccontinued dedication\u201d and \u201cextraordinary work.\u201d Summer associates will also be sharing in the wealth.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at the firm\u2019s updated salary scale:<\/p>\n

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<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Congratulations to everyone at Abrams & Bayliss!<\/p>\n

Remember everyone, we depend on your tips to stay on top of compensation updates, so when your firm announces or matches, please text us (646-820-8477<\/a>) or\u00a0email us<\/a>\u00a0(subject line: \u201c[Firm Name] Bonus\/Matches\u201d). Please include the memo if available. You can take a photo of the memo and send it via text or email if you don\u2019t want to forward the original PDF or Word file.<\/p>\n

And if you\u2019d like to sign up for ATL\u2019s Bonus Alerts (which is the alert list we also use for salary announcements), please scroll down and enter your email address in the box below this post. If you previously signed up for the bonus alerts, you don\u2019t need to do anything. You\u2019ll receive an email notification within minutes of each bonus announcement that we publish. Thanks for your help!<\/p>\n

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<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky<\/a>, X\/Twitter<\/a>, and Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The salary wars may have started in Biglaw, but it\u2019s the boutiques that have been doing all the talking. Elite litigation shops continue to roll out Milbank matches at a steady clip, while many of the industry\u2019s largest firms remain conspicuously silent, leaving associates to wonder just how long they\u2019ll have to wait. At this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":155576,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-155587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xira.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Staci-Zaretsky-KNAqwT.jpg?fit=150%2C100&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}