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Top BigLaw Firms for Tax in San Francisco

Every firm in our directory with a San Francisco office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for tax law in California or California: Northern, strongest band first. McDermott Will & Schulte LLP leads with Band 1, one of 5 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms
17
Band 1 firms
5
Median first-year base
$225,000
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17 ranked firms for tax law in San Francisco

#FirmChambers 2026First-year base2L summer applications
1McDermott Will & Schulte LLP

Vault #46

  • Band 1 · Tax: State & Local · California
  • Band 4 · Tax · California: Northern
Not reportedOpened Nov 2
2Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Vault #60

  • Band 1 · Tax: State & Local · California
  • Band 4 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000+Dec 1, 2026
3Baker McKenzie LLP

Vault #45

  • Band 1 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000+Opened Nov 1Deadline Mar 1, 2027
4Fenwick & West LLP

Vault #71

  • Band 1 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000+Opened Nov 1
5Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Vault #98

  • Band 1 · Tax: State & Local · California
$225,000Not announced
6Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Vault #37

  • Band 2 · Tax · California: Northern
  • Band 2 · Tax: State & Local · California
$225,000Opened Nov 2
7Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Vault #55

  • Band 2 · Tax: State & Local · California
  • Band 4 · Tax · California: Northern
Varies by officeDec 1, 2026
8Latham & Watkins LLP

Vault #4

  • Band 2 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000Opened Nov 1Deadline Jan 29, 2027
9DLA Piper LLP (US)

Vault #42

  • Band 2 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000+Open now
10Sidley Austin LLP

Vault #11

  • Band 3 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000+Opened Nov 1
11Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

Vault #34

  • Band 3 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000Opened Nov 2
12Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Vault #6

  • Band 4 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000Opened Nov 1
13Paul Hastings LLP

Vault #21

  • Band 4 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000Opened Oct 15
14Morrison & Foerster LLP

Vault #27

  • Band 4 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000+Opened Oct 1Deadline Feb 28, 2027
15Goodwin Procter LLP

Vault #31

  • Band 4 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000Opened Nov 2
16Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Vault #40

  • Band 4 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000+Not announced (last cycle Nov 1, 2025)
17Mayer Brown LLP

Vault #44

  • Band 4 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000Opened Nov 2

Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, California and California: Northern 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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