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Top BigLaw Firms for Banking & Finance in San Francisco

Every firm in our directory with a San Francisco office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for banking and finance in California, strongest band first. Latham & Watkins LLP leads with Band 1, one of 2 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms
16
Band 1 firms
2
Median first-year base
$225,000
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16 ranked firms for banking and finance in San Francisco

#FirmChambers 2026First-year base2L summer applications
1Latham & Watkins LLP

Vault #4

  • Band 1 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000Opened Nov 1Deadline Jan 29, 2027
2Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Vault #6

  • Band 1 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000Opened Nov 1
3Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Vault #8

  • Band 2 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000Opened Nov 2Deadline Feb 5, 2027
4Paul Hastings LLP

Vault #21

  • Band 2 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000Opened Oct 15
5Morrison & Foerster LLP

Vault #27

  • Band 3 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000+Opened Oct 1Deadline Feb 28, 2027
6Goodwin Procter LLP

Vault #31

  • Band 3 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000Opened Nov 2
7Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Vault #37

  • Band 3 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000Opened Nov 2
8Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Vault #40

  • Band 3 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000+Not announced (last cycle Nov 1, 2025)
9Holland & Knight LLP

Vault #48

  • Band 3 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000Jan 4, 2027
10McGuireWoods LLP

Vault #68

  • Band 3 · Banking & Finance · California
$215,000Not announced
11Buchalter
  • Band 3 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000See the Job Board
12Sidley Austin LLP

Vault #11

  • Band 4 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000+Opened Nov 1
13Cooley LLP

Vault #22

  • Band 4 · Banking & Finance · California
$255,000+Opened Oct 31Deadline Jan 29, 2027
14O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Vault #28

  • Band 4 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000+Open nowDeadline Jan 31, 2027
15DLA Piper LLP (US)

Vault #42

  • Band 4 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000+Open now
16Alston & Bird LLP

Vault #58

  • Band 4 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000Opened Nov 1

Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, California tables; Band 1 is the strongest, and a “Highly Regarded” band sits below every “Elite” band. Pay is each firm’s first-year base; summer dates come from each firm’s own page via the BigLaw Job Board. How rankings work

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