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Top BigLaw Firms for Capital Markets / Securities in Los Angeles

Every firm in our directory with a Los Angeles office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for capital markets in California, strongest band first. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP leads with Band 1, one of 5 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms
13
Band 1 firms
5
Median first-year base
$225,000
Open in the directoryCompare the top 3

13 ranked firms for capital markets in Los Angeles

#FirmChambers 2026First-year base2L summer applications
1Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Vault #3

  • Band 1 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · California
$225,000+Nov 2, 2026
2Latham & Watkins LLP

Vault #4

  • Band 1 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · California
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026Deadline Jan 29, 2027
3Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Vault #10

  • Band 1 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · California
$225,000+Expected fall 2026
4Cooley LLP

Vault #22

  • Band 1 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · California
$255,000+Expected November 2026
5Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

Vault #34

  • Band 1 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · California
$225,000+Expected mid-January 2027
6Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Vault #5

  • Band 2 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · California
$235,000+Not announced (last cycle Nov 1, 2025)
7Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Vault #6

  • Band 3 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · California
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026
8Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Vault #8

  • Band 3 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · California
$225,000+Nov 2, 2026Deadline Feb 5, 2027
9Sidley Austin LLP

Vault #11

  • Band 3 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · California
$225,000+Expected early November 2026
10Goodwin Procter LLP

Vault #31

  • Band 3 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · California
$255,000+Not announced
11Paul Hastings LLP

Vault #21

  • Band 4 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · California
$225,000+Expected mid-December 2026
12O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Vault #28

  • Band 4 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · California
$225,000+Opened Oct 1Deadline Jan 31, 2027
13Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Vault #40

  • Band 4 · Capital Markets: Debt & Equity · California
$225,000+Expected early November 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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