Top BigLaw Firms for Capital Markets / Securities in San Francisco
Every firm in our directory with a San Francisco office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for capital markets in California, strongest band first. Latham & Watkins LLP leads with Band 1, one of 5 firms in Band 1.
- Ranked firms
- 14
- Band 1 firms
- 5
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
14 ranked firms for capital markets in San Francisco
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1Deadline Jan 29, 2027 |
| 2 | Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Vault #7 |
| $225,000 | Open now |
| 3 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Vault #10 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 4 | Cooley LLP Vault #22 |
| $255,000+ | Opened Oct 31Deadline Jan 29, 2027 |
| 5 | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. Vault #34 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2 |
| 6 | Fenwick & West LLP Vault #71 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Nov 1 |
| 7 | Kirkland & Ellis LLP Vault #6 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 8 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2Deadline Feb 5, 2027 |
| 9 | Sidley Austin LLP Vault #11 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Nov 1 |
| 10 | Goodwin Procter LLP Vault #31 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2 |
| 11 | Paul Hastings LLP Vault #21 |
| $225,000 | Opened Oct 15 |
| 12 | O'Melveny & Myers LLP Vault #28 |
| $225,000+ | Open nowDeadline Jan 31, 2027 |
| 13 | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Vault #40 |
| $225,000+ | Not announced (last cycle Nov 1, 2025) |
| 14 | Freshfields US LLP Vault #50 |
| $225,000 | Open nowDeadline Jan 18, 2027 |
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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