Top BigLaw Firms for White Collar Defense in Los Angeles
Every firm in our directory with a Los Angeles office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for white collar defense in California, strongest band first. Latham & Watkins LLP leads with Band 1, one of 3 firms in Band 1.
- Ranked firms
- 19
- Band 1 firms
- 3
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
19 ranked firms for white collar defense in Los Angeles
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1Deadline Jan 29, 2027 |
| 2 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2Deadline Feb 5, 2027 |
| 3 | Sidley Austin LLP Vault #11 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Nov 1 |
| 4 | Covington & Burling LLP Vault #12 |
| $225,000 | Dec 1, 2026 |
| 5 | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Vault #29 |
| $225,000 | Jan 1, 2027 |
| 6 | King & Spalding LLP Vault #36 |
| $225,000 | Open now |
| 7 | Winston Taylor LLP Vault #39 |
| $225,000+ | Open nowDeadline Mar 1, 2027 |
| 8 | Jenner & Block LLP Vault #43 |
| $225,000+ | Open now |
| 9 | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Vault #3 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2 |
| 10 | Jones Day Vault #26 |
| $240,000 | Open now |
| 11 | O'Melveny & Myers LLP Vault #28 |
| $225,000+ | Open nowDeadline Jan 31, 2027 |
| 12 | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP Vault #14 |
| $235,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 13 | Morrison & Foerster LLP Vault #27 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1Deadline Feb 28, 2027 |
| 14 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Vault #30 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Nov 1Deadline Mar 31, 2027 |
| 15 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Vault #35 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 16 | Cooley LLP Vault #22 |
| $255,000+ | Opened Oct 31Deadline Jan 29, 2027 |
| 17 | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Vault #25 |
| $225,000 | Open now |
| 18 | Crowell & Moring LLP Vault #65 |
| $215,000 | See the Job Board |
| 19 | Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Vault #66 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, California 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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