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Top BigLaw Firms for Banking & Finance in Los Angeles

Every firm in our directory with a Los Angeles office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for banking and finance in California, strongest band first. Latham & Watkins LLP leads with Band 1, one of 2 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms
20
Band 1 firms
2
Median first-year base
$225,000
Open in the directoryCompare the top 3

20 ranked firms for banking and finance in Los Angeles

#FirmChambers 2026First-year base2L summer applications
1Latham & Watkins LLP

Vault #4

  • Band 1 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026Deadline Jan 29, 2027
2Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Vault #6

  • Band 1 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026
3Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Vault #8

  • Band 2 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000+Nov 2, 2026Deadline Feb 5, 2027
4White & Case LLP

Vault #18

  • Band 2 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026
5Paul Hastings LLP

Vault #21

  • Band 2 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000+Expected mid-December 2026
6Morrison & Foerster LLP

Vault #27

  • Band 3 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000+Opened Oct 1Deadline Feb 28, 2027
7Goodwin Procter LLP

Vault #31

  • Band 3 · Banking & Finance · California
$255,000+Not announced
8Proskauer Rose LLP

Vault #33

  • Band 3 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000+See the job board
9Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Vault #37

  • Band 3 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000+Nov 2, 2026
10Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Vault #40

  • Band 3 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000+Expected early November 2026
11Holland & Knight LLP

Vault #48

  • Band 3 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000+See the job board
12McGuireWoods LLP

Vault #68

  • Band 3 · Banking & Finance · California
$215,000See the job board
13Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Vault #3

  • Band 4 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000+Nov 2, 2026
14Sidley Austin LLP

Vault #11

  • Band 4 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000+Expected early November 2026
15Cooley LLP

Vault #22

  • Band 4 · Banking & Finance · California
$255,000+Expected November 2026
16O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Vault #28

  • Band 4 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000+Opened Oct 1Deadline Jan 31, 2027
17DLA Piper LLP (US)

Vault #42

  • Band 4 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000+Expected early January 2027
18Alston & Bird LLP

Vault #58

  • Band 4 · Banking & Finance · California
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026
19Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Vault #78

  • Band 4 · Banking & Finance · California
$235,000+Expected late fall 2026
20Blank Rome LLP

Vault #91

  • Band 4 · Banking & Finance · California
$210,000Not announced

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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