Top BigLaw Firms for Tax in New York

Every firm in our directory with a New York office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for tax law in New York, strongest band first. McDermott Will & Schulte LLP leads with Band 1, one of 13 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms: 41
Band 1 firms: 13
Median first-year base: $225,000

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41 ranked firms for tax law in New York

#	Firm	Chambers 2026	First-year base	2L summer applications
1	McDermott Will & Schulte LLP Vault #46	Band 1 · Tax: State & Local · New York Band 3 · Tax · New York	Not reported	Opened Nov 2
2	Baker McKenzie LLP Vault #45	Band 1 · Tax: State & Local · New York Band 4 · Tax · New York	$225,000+	Opened Nov 1Deadline Mar 1, 2027
3	Alston & Bird LLP Vault #58	Band 1 · Tax: State & Local · New York Band 5 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Opened Nov 1
4	Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Vault #1	Band 1 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Jan 4, 2027
5	Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Vault #2	Band 1 · Tax · New York	$230,000	Dec 1, 2026Deadline Feb 6, 2027
6	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Vault #3	Band 1 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Opened Nov 2
7	Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Vault #5	Band 1 · Tax · New York	$235,000+	Opened Nov 1Deadline Mar 5, 2027
8	Kirkland & Ellis LLP Vault #6	Band 1 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Opened Nov 1
9	Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Vault #7	Band 1 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Open now
10	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Vault #10	Band 1 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Opened Nov 1
11	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Vault #16	Band 1 · Tax · New York	$225,000+	Nov 12, 2026
12	Blank Rome LLP Vault #91	Band 1 · Tax: State & Local · New York	$210,000 - $225,000	Opened Nov 1
13	Hodgson Russ	Band 1 · Tax: State & Local · New York	$225,000	Jan 1, 2027Deadline Mar 1, 2027
14	DLA Piper LLP (US) Vault #42	Band 2 · Tax: State & Local · New York Band 3 · Tax · New York	$225,000+	Open now
15	Mayer Brown LLP Vault #44	Band 2 · Tax: State & Local · New York Band 3 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Opened Nov 2
16	Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP Vault #98	Band 2 · Tax: State & Local · New York Band 5 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Not announced
17	Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4	Band 2 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Opened Nov 1Deadline Jan 29, 2027
18	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8	Band 2 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Opened Nov 2Deadline Feb 5, 2027
19	Milbank LLP Vault #9	Band 2 · Tax · New York	$235,000+	Open now
20	Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Vault #23	Band 2 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Open now
21	Proskauer Rose LLP Vault #33	Band 2 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Opened Nov 1
22	Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Vault #47	Band 2 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Open now
23	Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Vault #60	Band 2 · Tax: State & Local · New York	$225,000+	Dec 1, 2026
24	Sidley Austin LLP Vault #11	Band 3 · Tax · New York	$225,000+	Opened Nov 1
25	Ropes & Gray LLP Vault #20	Band 3 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Opened Nov 1
26	Goodwin Procter LLP Vault #31	Band 3 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Opened Nov 2
27	Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Vault #35	Band 3 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Opened Nov 1
28	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Vault #38	Band 3 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Opened Oct 15
29	Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP Vault #73	Band 3 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Opened Oct 15
30	White & Case LLP Vault #18	Band 4 · Tax · New York	$225,000+	Opened Nov 1
31	Jones Day Vault #26	Band 4 · Tax · New York	$240,000	Open now
32	Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Vault #30	Band 4 · Tax · New York	$225,000+	Opened Nov 1Deadline Mar 31, 2027
33	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Vault #37	Band 4 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Opened Nov 2
34	Clifford Chance US LLP Vault #41	Band 4 · Tax · New York	$255,000+	Open now
35	Freshfields US LLP Vault #50	Band 4 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Open nowDeadline Jan 18, 2027
36	Dechert LLP Vault #51	Band 4 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Opened Nov 1
37	Paul Hastings LLP Vault #21	Band 5 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Opened Oct 15
38	Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Vault #40	Band 5 · Tax · New York	$225,000+	Not announced (last cycle Nov 1, 2025)
39	Linklaters LLP Vault #52	Band 5 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Opened Nov 2
40	A&O Shearman LLP Vault #56	Band 5 · Tax · New York	$225,000+	Expected announced soon
41	Reed Smith LLP Vault #59	Band 5 · Tax · New York	$225,000	Jan 4, 2027

Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, New York 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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