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Top BigLaw Firms for Capital Markets / Securities in Dallas

Every firm in our directory with a Dallas office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for capital markets in Texas, strongest band first. Vinson & Elkins LLP leads with Band 1.

Ranked firms
10
Band 1 firms
1
Median first-year base
$225,000
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10 ranked firms for capital markets in Dallas

#FirmChambers 2026First-year base2L summer applications
1Vinson & Elkins LLP

Vault #53

  • Band 1 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · Texas
$225,000Opened Nov 1
2Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Vault #6

  • Band 2 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · Texas
$225,000Opened Nov 1
3Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Vault #8

  • Band 2 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · Texas
$225,000Opened Nov 2Deadline Feb 5, 2027
4Baker Botts L.L.P.

Vault #54

  • Band 2 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · Texas
$225,000Opened Nov 2
5Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Vault #10

  • Band 3 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · Texas
$225,000Opened Nov 1
6Sidley Austin LLP

Vault #11

  • Band 3 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · Texas
$225,000+Opened Nov 1
7Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Vault #93

  • Band 3 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · Texas
$225,000See the Job Board
8Jones Day

Vault #26

  • Band 4 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · Texas
$240,000Open now
9Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Vault #38

  • Band 4 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · Texas
$225,000Opened Oct 15
10A&O Shearman LLP

Vault #56

  • Band 4 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · Texas
$225,000+Expected announced soon

Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, Texas 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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