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Top BigLaw Firms for Tax in Chicago

Every firm in our directory with a Chicago office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for tax law in Illinois, strongest band first. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP leads with Band 1, one of 3 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms
10
Band 1 firms
3
Median first-year base
$225,000
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10 ranked firms for tax law in Chicago

#FirmChambers 2026First-year base2L summer applications
1Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Vault #3

  • Band 1 · Tax · Illinois
$225,000Opened Nov 2
2Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Vault #6

  • Band 1 · Tax · Illinois
$225,000Opened Nov 1
3McDermott Will & Schulte LLP

Vault #46

  • Band 1 · Tax · Illinois
Not reportedOpened Nov 2
4Latham & Watkins LLP

Vault #4

  • Band 2 · Tax · Illinois
$225,000Opened Nov 1Deadline Jan 29, 2027
5Sidley Austin LLP

Vault #11

  • Band 2 · Tax · Illinois
$225,000+Opened Nov 1
6Mayer Brown LLP

Vault #44

  • Band 2 · Tax · Illinois
$225,000Opened Nov 2
7Baker McKenzie LLP

Vault #45

  • Band 2 · Tax · Illinois
$225,000+Opened Nov 1Deadline Mar 1, 2027
8Winston Taylor LLP

Vault #39

  • Band 3 · Tax · Illinois
$225,000+Open nowDeadline Mar 1, 2027
9K&L Gates LLP

Vault #49

  • Band 3 · Tax · Illinois
$225,000+Open now
10Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Vault #78

  • Band 3 · Tax · Illinois
$235,000+Expected late fall 2026

Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, Illinois 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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