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Top BigLaw Firms for Technology Transactions in Chicago

Every firm in our directory with a Chicago office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for technology transactions in Illinois, strongest band first. Kirkland & Ellis LLP leads with Band 1, one of 2 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms
7
Band 1 firms
2
Median first-year base
$225,000
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7 ranked firms for technology transactions in Chicago

#FirmChambers 2026First-year base2L summer applications
1Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Vault #6

  • Band 1 · Technology & Outsourcing · Illinois
$225,000Opened Nov 1
2Mayer Brown LLP

Vault #44

  • Band 1 · Technology & Outsourcing · Illinois
$225,000Opened Nov 2
3Baker McKenzie LLP

Vault #45

  • Band 2 · Technology & Outsourcing · Illinois
$225,000+Opened Nov 1Deadline Mar 1, 2027
4Sidley Austin LLP

Vault #11

  • Band 3 · Technology & Outsourcing · Illinois
$225,000+Opened Nov 1
5Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP

Vault #24

  • Band 3 · Technology & Outsourcing · Illinois
$255,000+Not announced (last cycle Jan 5, 2026)
6Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Vault #85

  • Band 3 · Technology & Outsourcing · Illinois
$225,000Not announced
7Loeb & Loeb
  • Band 3 · Technology & Outsourcing · Illinois
$225,000See the Job Board

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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