Top BigLaw Firms for Intellectual Property (Patent) in Washington, DC

Every firm in our directory with a Washington, DC office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for patent law in District of Columbia, strongest band first. Paul Hastings LLP leads with Band 1, one of 5 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms: 28
Band 1 firms: 5
Median first-year base: $225,000

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28 ranked firms for patent law in Washington, DC

#	Firm	Chambers 2026	First-year base	2L summer applications
1	Paul Hastings LLP Vault #21	Band 1 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution · District of Columbia	$225,000	Opened Oct 15
2	Fish & Richardson P.C. Vault #84	Band 1 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution · District of Columbia	$225,000	Not announced
3	Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4	Band 1 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$225,000	Opened Nov 1Deadline Jan 29, 2027
4	Kirkland & Ellis LLP Vault #6	Band 1 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$225,000	Opened Nov 1
5	Covington & Burling LLP Vault #12	Band 1 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$225,000	Dec 1, 2026
6	Baker & Hostetler LLP Vault #63	Band 2 · Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution · District of Columbia Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$225,000	Open nowDeadline Feb 16, 2027
7	Venable LLP Vault #69	Band 2 · Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution · District of Columbia Band 5 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$215,000	Not announced
8	Williams & Connolly LLP Vault #17	Band 2 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$260,000	Expected late fall 2026
9	Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Vault #25	Band 2 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$225,000	Open now
10	Morrison & Foerster LLP Vault #27	Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution · District of Columbia	$225,000+	Opened Oct 1Deadline Feb 28, 2027
11	Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP Vault #32	Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution · District of Columbia	$225,000	Dec 14, 2026
12	Cooley LLP Vault #22	Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution · District of Columbia Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$255,000+	Opened Oct 31Deadline Jan 29, 2027
13	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Vault #37	Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution · District of Columbia Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$225,000	Opened Nov 2
14	Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Vault #85	Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution · District of Columbia Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$225,000	Not announced
15	Baker Botts L.L.P. Vault #54	Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution · District of Columbia Band 5 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$225,000	Opened Nov 2
16	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8	Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$225,000	Opened Nov 2Deadline Feb 5, 2027
17	Sidley Austin LLP Vault #11	Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$225,000+	Opened Nov 1
18	Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Vault #40	Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$225,000+	Not announced (last cycle Nov 1, 2025)
19	Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP Vault #14	Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$235,000	Opened Nov 1
20	White & Case LLP Vault #18	Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$225,000+	Opened Nov 1
21	Goodwin Procter LLP Vault #31	Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$225,000	Opened Nov 2
22	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Vault #38	Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$225,000	Opened Oct 15
23	DLA Piper LLP (US) Vault #42	Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$225,000+	Open now
24	Mayer Brown LLP Vault #44	Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$225,000	Opened Nov 2
25	Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP Vault #24	Band 5 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$255,000+	Not announced (last cycle Jan 5, 2026)
26	Jones Day Vault #26	Band 5 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$240,000	Open now
27	Winston Taylor LLP Vault #39	Band 5 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	$225,000+	Open nowDeadline Mar 1, 2027
28	McDermott Will & Schulte LLP Vault #46	Band 5 · Intellectual Property: Litigation · District of Columbia	Not reported	Opened Nov 2

Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, District of Columbia 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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