Top BigLaw Firms for Insurance / Reinsurance in New York
Every firm in our directory with a New York office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for insurance in New York, strongest band first. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP leads with Band 1, one of 5 firms in Band 1.
- Ranked firms
- 28
- Band 1 firms
- 5
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
28 ranked firms for insurance in New York
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Vault #35 |
| $225,000+ | Expected late November 2026 |
| 2 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Vault #10 |
| $225,000+ | Expected fall 2026 |
| 3 | Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Vault #23 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early November 2026 |
| 4 | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Vault #3 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 2, 2026 |
| 5 | Blank Rome LLP Vault #91 |
| $210,000 | Not announced |
| 6 | Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 1, 2026Deadline Jan 29, 2027 |
| 7 | Sidley Austin LLP Vault #11 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early November 2026 |
| 8 | Covington & Burling LLP Vault #12 |
| $225,000 | Not announced (last cycle Dec 1, 2025) |
| 9 | Jones Day Vault #26 |
| $240,000 | Not announced (last cycle Oct 27, 2025) |
| 10 | Mayer Brown LLP Vault #44 |
| $225,000+ | See the job board |
| 11 | Reed Smith LLP Vault #59 |
| $225,000+ | Jan 4, 2027 |
| 12 | Steptoe LLP Vault #79 |
| $225,000+ | Not announced |
| 13 | Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP Vault #98 |
| $225,000 | Not announced |
| 14 | Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Vault #5 |
| $235,000+ | Not announced (last cycle Nov 1, 2025) |
| 15 | Kirkland & Ellis LLP Vault #6 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 1, 2026 |
| 16 | Paul Hastings LLP Vault #21 |
| $225,000+ | Expected mid-December 2026 |
| 17 | O'Melveny & Myers LLP Vault #28 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1Deadline Jan 31, 2027 |
| 18 | Proskauer Rose LLP Vault #33 |
| $225,000+ | See the job board |
| 19 | McDermott Will & Schulte LLP Vault #46 |
| $255,000+ | See the job board |
| 20 | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Vault #60 |
| $225,000+ | Oct 15, 2026 |
| 21 | Dentons US LLP Vault #62 |
| $225,000+ | Not announced |
| 22 | Troutman Pepper Locke LLP Vault #72 |
| $235,000+ | See the job board |
| 23 | Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. Vault #77 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1Deadline Dec 11, 2026 |
| 24 | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP Vault #14 |
| $235,000+ | See the job board |
| 25 | DLA Piper LLP (US) Vault #42 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early January 2027 |
| 26 | Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP Vault #73 |
| $225,000+ | Oct 15, 2026 |
| 27 | Alston & Bird LLP Vault #58 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 1, 2026 |
| 28 | Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP |
| Not reported | See the job board |
Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, New York 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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