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Top BigLaw Firms for Restructuring / Bankruptcy in San Diego

Every firm in our directory with a San Diego office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for restructuring and bankruptcy in California, strongest band first. Latham & Watkins LLP leads with Band 2.

Ranked firms
8
Band 1 firms
0
Median first-year base
$225,000
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8 ranked firms for restructuring and bankruptcy in San Diego

#FirmChambers 2026First-year base2L summer applications
1Latham & Watkins LLP

Vault #4

  • Band 2 · Bankruptcy/Restructuring · California
$225,000Opened Nov 1Deadline Jan 29, 2027
2Sidley Austin LLP

Vault #11

  • Band 3 · Bankruptcy/Restructuring · California
$225,000+Opened Nov 1
3Paul Hastings LLP

Vault #21

  • Band 3 · Bankruptcy/Restructuring · California
$225,000Opened Oct 15
4Dentons US LLP

Vault #62

  • Band 3 · Bankruptcy/Restructuring · California
$225,000+Expected early 2027
5Jones Day

Vault #26

  • Band 4 · Bankruptcy/Restructuring · California
$240,000Open now
6Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Vault #66

  • Band 4 · Bankruptcy/Restructuring · California
$225,000Opened Nov 1
7Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP

Vault #24

  • Band 5 · Bankruptcy/Restructuring · California
$255,000+Not announced (last cycle Jan 5, 2026)
8DLA Piper LLP (US)

Vault #42

  • Band 5 · Bankruptcy/Restructuring · California
$225,000+Open now

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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