Top BigLaw Firms for Intellectual Property (Patent) in San Diego
Every firm in our directory with a San Diego office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for patent law in California, strongest band first. Morrison & Foerster LLP leads with Band 1, one of 3 firms in Band 1.
- Ranked firms
- 18
- Band 1 firms
- 3
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
18 ranked firms for patent law in San Diego
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morrison & Foerster LLP Vault #27 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1Deadline Feb 28, 2027 |
| 2 | Cooley LLP Vault #22 |
| $255,000+ | Opened Oct 31Deadline Jan 29, 2027 |
| 3 | Jones Day Vault #26 |
| $240,000 | Open now |
| 4 | Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP Vault #24 |
| $255,000+ | Not announced (last cycle Jan 5, 2026) |
| 5 | DLA Piper LLP (US) Vault #42 |
| $225,000+ | Open now |
| 6 | Goodwin Procter LLP Vault #31 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2 |
| 7 | Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. Vault #77 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1Deadline Dec 11, 2026 |
| 8 | Fish & Richardson P.C. Vault #84 |
| $225,000 | Not announced |
| 9 | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Vault #97 |
| $215,000 | Open now |
| 10 | Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Vault #66 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 11 | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. Vault #34 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2 |
| 12 | McDermott Will & Schulte LLP Vault #46 |
| Not reported | Opened Nov 2 |
| 13 | Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1Deadline Jan 29, 2027 |
| 14 | Paul Hastings LLP Vault #21 |
| $225,000 | Opened Oct 15 |
| 15 | Greenberg Traurig, LLP Vault #55 |
| Varies by office | Dec 1, 2026 |
| 16 | Haynes and Boone, LLP Vault #81 |
| $225,000 | Not announced |
| 17 | Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch |
| $225,000 | See the Job Board |
| 18 | Sidley Austin LLP Vault #11 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Nov 1 |
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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