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Top BigLaw Firms for Commercial Litigation in Raleigh

Every firm in our directory with a Raleigh office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for commercial litigation in North Carolina, strongest band first. McGuireWoods LLP leads with Band 1, one of 2 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms
6
Band 1 firms
2
Median first-year base
$225,000
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6 ranked firms for commercial litigation in Raleigh

#FirmChambers 2026First-year base2L summer applications
1McGuireWoods LLP

Vault #68

  • Band 1 · Litigation: General Commercial · North Carolina
$215,000See the job board
2Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
  • Band 1 · Litigation: General Commercial · North Carolina
Not reportedNot announced
3K&L Gates LLP

Vault #49

  • Band 3 · Litigation: General Commercial · North Carolina
$225,000+Expected mid-January 2027
4Alston & Bird LLP

Vault #58

  • Band 3 · Litigation: General Commercial · North Carolina
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026
5Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

Vault #72

  • Band 3 · Litigation: General Commercial · North Carolina
$235,000+See the job board
6Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Vault #97

  • Band 3 · Litigation: General Commercial · North Carolina
$215,000Opened Sep 16

Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, North Carolina 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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