Top BigLaw Firms for Commercial Litigation in Dallas
Every firm in our directory with a Dallas office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for commercial litigation in Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds, strongest band first. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP leads with Band 1, one of 2 firms in Band 1.
- Ranked firms
- 23
- Band 1 firms
- 2
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
23 ranked firms for commercial litigation in Dallas
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2Deadline Feb 5, 2027 |
| 2 | Sidley Austin LLP Vault #11 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Nov 1 |
| 3 | Kirkland & Ellis LLP Vault #6 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 4 | King & Spalding LLP Vault #36 |
| $225,000 | Open now |
| 5 | Winston Taylor LLP Vault #39 |
| $225,000+ | Open nowDeadline Mar 1, 2027 |
| 6 | Troutman Pepper Locke LLP Vault #72 |
| $235,000+ | See the Job Board |
| 7 | Haynes and Boone, LLP Vault #81 |
| $225,000 | Not announced |
| 8 | Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Vault #85 |
| $225,000 | Not announced |
| 9 | Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP Vault #57 |
| $235,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 10 | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP |
| Not reported | Not announced |
| 11 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Vault #38 |
| $225,000 | Opened Oct 15 |
| 12 | Holland & Knight LLP Vault #48 |
| $225,000 | Jan 4, 2027 |
| 13 | K&L Gates LLP Vault #49 |
| $225,000+ | Open now |
| 14 | Baker Botts L.L.P. Vault #54 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2 |
| 15 | Greenberg Traurig, LLP Vault #55 |
| Varies by office | Dec 1, 2026 |
| 16 | Husch Blackwell LLP Vault #96 |
| $200,000 | Not announced |
| 17 | Phelps Dunbar |
| $225,000 | See the Job Board |
| 18 | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP Vault #14 |
| $235,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 19 | Paul Hastings LLP Vault #21 |
| $225,000 | Opened Oct 15 |
| 20 | O'Melveny & Myers LLP Vault #28 |
| $225,000+ | Open nowDeadline Jan 31, 2027 |
| 21 | Baker McKenzie LLP Vault #45 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Nov 1Deadline Mar 1, 2027 |
| 22 | Frost Brown Todd |
| $225,000 | See the Job Board |
| 23 | Dykema Gossett |
| $225,000 | See the Job Board |
Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds 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
Commercial Litigation in other cities
- Commercial Litigation in New York57 firms
- Commercial Litigation in Washington, DC35 firms
- Commercial Litigation in Los Angeles33 firms
- Commercial Litigation in San Francisco29 firms
- Commercial Litigation in Chicago26 firms
- Commercial Litigation in Silicon Valley24 firms
- Commercial Litigation in Miami23 firms
- Commercial Litigation in Boston22 firms
- Commercial Litigation in Houston20 firms
- Commercial Litigation in Philadelphia16 firms
- Commercial Litigation in Atlanta14 firms
- Commercial Litigation in Orange County13 firms
Other practices in Dallas
- Corporate / M&A26 firms
- Intellectual Property (General / Trademark)24 firms
- Labor & Employment18 firms
- Restructuring / Bankruptcy18 firms
- Banking & Finance16 firms
- Healthcare16 firms
- Tax14 firms
- White Collar Defense14 firms
- Insurance / Reinsurance12 firms
- Real Estate11 firms
- Capital Markets / Securities10 firms
- Antitrust9 firms