Starting a war: Cravath lifts associate pay for the first time in almost ten years Madeleine Farman7 June 2016USSalaries In a move likely to trigger similar increases amongst its rivals, Cravath, Swaine & Moore has lifted associate pay for the first time in almost ten years, bumping up base pay to $180,000.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact jasmine.glass@legalbusiness.co.uk Related ContentMore in this categoryPE lessons: Shearman’s losses and Cravath’s gains show the value of City buyout teams – and the dangers of misfiring‘Venerable as Cravath’: Wall Street stalwart breaks with tradition to invest in Washington DCKirkland and Cravath pick up Misys mandate for C$4.8bn Canadian merger‘There’s a lot of money in Chicago’ – the city’s top lawyers on what’s driving business in the MidwestOsborne Clarke launches international arbitration offering in MiamiThe American dream: US firms in expansion mode amid wave of international office openings‘After Lehman collapsed, salaries still went up’: Magic Circle NQ pay rises as market coolsTime for a reality check on salaries‘US firms have more buying power’ – Allen & Overy tight-lipped as partnership ushers in lockstep reform