Top BigLaw Firms for Banking & Finance in Silicon Valley
Every firm in our directory with a Silicon Valley 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
- 15
- Band 1 firms
- 2
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
15 ranked firms for banking and finance in Silicon Valley
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1Deadline Jan 29, 2027 |
| 2 | Kirkland & Ellis LLP Vault #6 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 3 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2Deadline Feb 5, 2027 |
| 4 | White & Case LLP Vault #18 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Nov 1 |
| 5 | Paul Hastings LLP Vault #21 |
| $225,000 | Opened Oct 15 |
| 6 | Morrison & Foerster LLP Vault #27 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1Deadline Feb 28, 2027 |
| 7 | Goodwin Procter LLP Vault #31 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2 |
| 8 | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Vault #37 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2 |
| 9 | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Vault #40 |
| $225,000+ | Not announced (last cycle Nov 1, 2025) |
| 10 | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Vault #3 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2 |
| 11 | Sidley Austin LLP Vault #11 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Nov 1 |
| 12 | Cooley LLP Vault #22 |
| $255,000+ | Opened Oct 31Deadline Jan 29, 2027 |
| 13 | O'Melveny & Myers LLP Vault #28 |
| $225,000+ | Open nowDeadline Jan 31, 2027 |
| 14 | DLA Piper LLP (US) Vault #42 |
| $225,000+ | Open now |
| 15 | Alston & Bird LLP Vault #58 |
| $225,000 | Opened 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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