Top BigLaw Firms for Restructuring / Bankruptcy in Los Angeles
Every firm in our directory with a Los Angeles office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for restructuring and bankruptcy in California, strongest band first. Latham & Watkins LLP leads with Band 2.
- Ranked firms
- 17
- Band 1 firms
- 0
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
17 ranked firms for restructuring and bankruptcy in Los Angeles
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1Deadline Jan 29, 2027 |
| 2 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Vault #30 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Nov 1Deadline Mar 31, 2027 |
| 3 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2Deadline Feb 5, 2027 |
| 4 | Sidley Austin LLP Vault #11 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Nov 1 |
| 5 | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP Vault #14 |
| $235,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 6 | Paul Hastings LLP Vault #21 |
| $225,000 | Opened Oct 15 |
| 7 | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Vault #29 |
| $225,000 | Jan 1, 2027 |
| 8 | Dentons US LLP Vault #62 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early 2027 |
| 9 | Baker & Hostetler LLP Vault #63 |
| $225,000 | Open nowDeadline Feb 16, 2027 |
| 10 | Milbank LLP Vault #9 |
| $235,000+ | Open now |
| 11 | Jones Day Vault #26 |
| $240,000 | Open now |
| 12 | O'Melveny & Myers LLP Vault #28 |
| $225,000+ | Open nowDeadline Jan 31, 2027 |
| 13 | Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Vault #66 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 14 | Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP Vault #24 |
| $255,000+ | Not announced (last cycle Jan 5, 2026) |
| 15 | DLA Piper LLP (US) Vault #42 |
| $225,000+ | Open now |
| 16 | Fox Rothschild LLP Vault #76 |
| $205,000 | Not announced |
| 17 | Greenspoon Marder |
| $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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