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Top BigLaw Firms for Intellectual Property (General / Trademark)

Trademark clearance and prosecution, licensing, brand protection and IP issues in transactions, plus litigation support on infringement cases. Chambers USA 2026 ranks 28 firms in our directory nationwide for trademark and IP, 4 of them in Band 1. Pick a city for the local tables.

Ranked nationwide
28
Cities with 3+ ranked firms
33

Intellectual Property (General / Trademark) by city

Ranked nationwide, Chambers USA 2026

  1. 1.Kirkland & Ellis LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 1 · Intellectual Property
  2. 2.Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 1 · Intellectual Property
  3. 3.Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPFirst-year base $235,000Band 1 · Intellectual Property
  4. 4.Fish & Richardson P.C.First-year base $225,000Band 1 · Intellectual Property
  5. 5.Latham & Watkins LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 2 · Intellectual Property
  6. 6.Paul Hastings LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 2 · Intellectual Property
  7. 7.Cooley LLPFirst-year base $255,000+Band 2 · Intellectual Property
  8. 8.Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 2 · Intellectual Property
  9. 9.Morrison & Foerster LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 2 · Intellectual Property
  10. 10.Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 2 · Intellectual Property
  11. 11.Sidley Austin LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 3 · Intellectual Property
  12. 12.Williams & Connolly LLPFirst-year base $260,000Band 3 · Intellectual Property
  13. 13.Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPFirst-year base $255,000+Band 3 · Intellectual Property
  14. 14.Jones DayFirst-year base $240,000Band 3 · Intellectual Property
  15. 15.Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 3 · Intellectual Property
  16. 16.DLA Piper LLP (US)First-year base $225,000+Band 3 · Intellectual Property
  17. 17.Alston & Bird LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 3 · Intellectual Property
  18. 18.Irell & Manella LLPFirst-year base $235,000Band 3 · Intellectual Property
  19. 19.Covington & Burling LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 4 · Intellectual Property
  20. 20.Winston Taylor LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 4 · Intellectual Property
  21. 21.McDermott Will & Schulte LLPBand 4 · Intellectual Property
  22. 22.Baker Botts L.L.P.First-year base $225,000Band 4 · Intellectual Property
  23. 23.Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLPFirst-year base $215,000Band 4 · Intellectual Property
  24. 24.White & Case LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 5 · Intellectual Property
  25. 25.Goodwin Procter LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 5 · Intellectual Property
  26. 26.Greenberg Traurig, LLPFirst-year base Varies by officeBand 5 · Intellectual Property
  27. 27.Fenwick & West LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 5 · Intellectual Property
  28. 28.Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 5 · Intellectual Property

Is trademark and IP a fit?

Who tends to thrive

  • People drawn to brands, media and consumer products
  • Those who like a mix of advisory and dispute work
  • Writers who enjoy clear client advice

What a 1L can do this year

  • Take Intellectual Property Survey or Trademark Law
  • Join the IP law society and attend a speaker event
  • Follow a current trademark or copyright dispute you care about
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