Top BigLaw Firms for Intellectual Property (General / Trademark) in Chicago
Every firm in our directory with a Chicago office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for trademark and IP in Illinois, strongest band first. Kirkland & Ellis LLP leads with Band 1, one of 2 firms in Band 1.
- Ranked firms
- 24
- Band 1 firms
- 2
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
24 ranked firms for trademark and IP in Chicago
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirkland & Ellis LLP Vault #6 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 2 | DLA Piper LLP (US) Vault #42 |
| $225,000+ | Open now |
| 3 | Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1Deadline Jan 29, 2027 |
| 4 | Sidley Austin LLP Vault #11 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Nov 1 |
| 5 | Jones Day Vault #26 |
| $240,000 | Open now |
| 6 | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Vault #37 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2 |
| 7 | Winston Taylor LLP Vault #39 |
| $225,000+ | Open nowDeadline Mar 1, 2027 |
| 8 | McDermott Will & Schulte LLP Vault #46 |
| Not reported | Opened Nov 2 |
| 9 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Vault #35 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 10 | Jenner & Block LLP Vault #43 |
| $225,000+ | Open now |
| 11 | Mayer Brown LLP Vault #44 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2 |
| 12 | Crowell & Moring LLP Vault #65 |
| $215,000 | See the Job Board |
| 13 | ArentFox Schiff LLP Vault #80 |
| $215,000 | Not announced |
| 14 | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP Vault #14 |
| $235,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 15 | Paul Hastings LLP Vault #21 |
| $225,000 | Opened Oct 15 |
| 16 | Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP Vault #24 |
| $255,000+ | Not announced (last cycle Jan 5, 2026) |
| 17 | Baker & Hostetler LLP Vault #63 |
| $225,000 | Open nowDeadline Feb 16, 2027 |
| 18 | Steptoe LLP Vault #79 |
| $225,000+ | Not announced |
| 19 | Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP |
| Up to $215,000 | Not announced |
| 20 | Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
| $105,000-$180,000 | Not announced |
| 21 | Loeb & Loeb |
| $225,000 | See the Job Board |
| 22 | K&L Gates LLP Vault #49 |
| $225,000+ | Open now |
| 23 | Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Vault #85 |
| $225,000 | Not announced |
| 24 | Michael Best & Friedrich |
| $225,000 | Not announced |
Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, Illinois 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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