Top BigLaw Firms for Intellectual Property (Patent) in Orange County

Every firm in our directory with a Orange County office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for patent law in California, strongest band first. Jones Day leads with Band 1, one of 2 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms: 15
Band 1 firms: 2
Median first-year base: $225,000

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15 ranked firms for patent law in Orange County

#	Firm	Chambers 2026	First-year base	2L summer applications
1	Jones Day Vault #26	Band 1 · Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution · California Band 2 · Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation · California Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation · California	$240,000	Open now
2	Irell & Manella LLP Vault #86	Band 1 · Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation · California Band 3 · Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation · California	$235,000	See the Job Board
3	Goodwin Procter LLP Vault #31	Band 2 · Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution · California Band 2 · Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation · California Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation · California	$225,000	Opened Nov 2
4	Fish & Richardson P.C. Vault #84	Band 2 · Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution · California Band 3 · Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation · California Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation · California	$225,000	Not announced
5	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Vault #37	Band 2 · Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution · California Band 3 · Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation · California Band 5 · Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation · California	$225,000	Opened Nov 2
6	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Vault #66	Band 2 · Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution · California Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation · California	$225,000	Opened Nov 1
7	O'Melveny & Myers LLP Vault #28	Band 2 · Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation · California	$225,000+	Open nowDeadline Jan 31, 2027
8	Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Vault #40	Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation · California Band 3 · Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation · California	$225,000+	Not announced (last cycle Nov 1, 2025)
9	McDermott Will & Schulte LLP Vault #46	Band 3 · Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation · California Band 5 · Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation · California	Not reported	Opened Nov 2
10	Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4	Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation · California	$225,000	Opened Nov 1Deadline Jan 29, 2027
11	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8	Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation · California	$225,000	Opened Nov 2Deadline Feb 5, 2027
12	Paul Hastings LLP Vault #21	Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation · California	$225,000	Opened Oct 15
13	Greenberg Traurig, LLP Vault #55	Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution · California	Varies by office	Dec 1, 2026
14	Haynes and Boone, LLP Vault #81	Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution · California	$225,000	Not announced
15	Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch	Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution · California	$225,000	See the Job Board

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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