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Top BigLaw Firms for White Collar Defense in Austin

Every firm in our directory with a Austin office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for white collar defense in Texas, strongest band first. Troutman Pepper Locke 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 white collar defense in Austin

#FirmChambers 2026First-year base2L summer applications
1Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

Vault #72

  • Band 1 · Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations · Texas
$235,000+See the Job Board
2Haynes and Boone, LLP

Vault #81

  • Band 1 · Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations · Texas
$225,000Not announced
3Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Vault #6

  • Band 2 · Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations · Texas
$225,000Opened Nov 1
4Holland & Knight LLP

Vault #48

  • Band 2 · Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations · Texas
$225,000Jan 4, 2027
5O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Vault #28

  • Band 3 · Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations · Texas
$225,000+Open nowDeadline Jan 31, 2027
6King & Spalding LLP

Vault #36

  • Band 3 · Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations · Texas
$225,000Open now
7Baker & Hostetler LLP

Vault #63

  • Band 3 · Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations · Texas
$225,000Open nowDeadline Feb 16, 2027

Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, Texas 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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