Top BigLaw Firms for Antitrust in San Francisco
Every firm in our directory with a San Francisco office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for antitrust in California, strongest band first. Latham & Watkins LLP leads with Band 1, one of 2 firms in Band 1.
- Ranked firms
- 16
- Band 1 firms
- 2
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
16 ranked firms for antitrust in San Francisco
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 1, 2026Deadline Jan 29, 2027 |
| 2 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 2, 2026Deadline Feb 5, 2027 |
| 3 | Jones Day Vault #26 |
| $240,000 | Not announced (last cycle Oct 27, 2025) |
| 4 | O'Melveny & Myers LLP Vault #28 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1Deadline Jan 31, 2027 |
| 5 | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Vault #29 |
| $225,000+ | Jan 1, 2027 |
| 6 | Covington & Burling LLP Vault #12 |
| $225,000 | Not announced (last cycle Dec 1, 2025) |
| 7 | Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Vault #16 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 1, 2026 |
| 8 | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. Vault #34 |
| $225,000+ | Expected mid-January 2027 |
| 9 | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Vault #37 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 2, 2026 |
| 10 | Crowell & Moring LLP Vault #65 |
| $215,000 | See the job board |
| 11 | Morrison & Foerster LLP Vault #27 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1Deadline Feb 28, 2027 |
| 12 | DLA Piper LLP (US) Vault #42 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early January 2027 |
| 13 | Dechert LLP Vault #51 |
| $225,000 | Expected late October to November 2026 |
| 14 | Vinson & Elkins LLP Vault #53 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 1, 2026 |
| 15 | Alston & Bird LLP Vault #58 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 1, 2026 |
| 16 | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Vault #60 |
| $225,000+ | Oct 15, 2026 |
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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