Top BigLaw Firms for Commercial Litigation in Dallas
Every firm in our directory with a Dallas office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for commercial litigation in Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds, strongest band first. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP leads with Band 1, one of 2 firms in Band 1.
- Ranked firms
- 19
- Band 1 firms
- 2
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
19 ranked firms for commercial litigation in Dallas
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 2, 2026Deadline Feb 5, 2027 |
| 2 | Sidley Austin LLP Vault #11 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early November 2026 |
| 3 | Kirkland & Ellis LLP Vault #6 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 1, 2026 |
| 4 | King & Spalding LLP Vault #36 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early November 2026 |
| 5 | Winston Taylor LLP Vault #39 |
| $225,000+ | Expected late October to early November 2026 |
| 6 | Troutman Pepper Locke LLP Vault #72 |
| $235,000+ | See the job board |
| 7 | Haynes and Boone, LLP Vault #81 |
| $225,000 | Not announced |
| 8 | Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP Vault #57 |
| $235,000+ | Not announced |
| 9 | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP |
| Not reported | Not announced |
| 10 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Vault #38 |
| $225,000+ | Oct 15, 2026 |
| 11 | Holland & Knight LLP Vault #48 |
| $225,000+ | See the job board |
| 12 | K&L Gates LLP Vault #49 |
| $225,000+ | Expected mid-January 2027 |
| 13 | Baker Botts L.L.P. Vault #54 |
| $225,000+ | Not announced |
| 14 | Greenberg Traurig, LLP Vault #55 |
| Varies by office | Not announced |
| 15 | Husch Blackwell LLP Vault #96 |
| $200,000 | Not announced |
| 16 | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP Vault #14 |
| $235,000+ | See the job board |
| 17 | Paul Hastings LLP Vault #21 |
| $225,000+ | Expected mid-December 2026 |
| 18 | O'Melveny & Myers LLP Vault #28 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1Deadline Jan 31, 2027 |
| 19 | Baker McKenzie LLP Vault #45 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 1, 2026Deadline Mar 1, 2027 |
Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds 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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