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Top BigLaw Firms for Insurance / Reinsurance in San Francisco

Every firm in our directory with a San Francisco office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for insurance in California, strongest band first. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP leads with Band 1, one of 3 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms
17
Band 1 firms
3
Median first-year base
$225,000

17 ranked firms for insurance in San Francisco

#FirmChambers 2026First-year base2L summer applications
1Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Vault #8

  • Band 1 · Insurance: Insurer · California
$225,000+Nov 2, 2026Deadline Feb 5, 2027
2Covington & Burling LLP

Vault #12

  • Band 1 · Insurance: Policyholder · California
$225,000Not announced (last cycle Dec 1, 2025)
3Dentons US LLP

Vault #62

  • Band 1 · Insurance: Insurer · California
$225,000+Not announced
4Reed Smith LLP

Vault #59

  • Band 2 · Insurance: Policyholder · California
$225,000+Jan 4, 2027
5Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Vault #66

  • Band 2 · Insurance: Insurer · California
$225,000+Not announced
6Duane Morris LLP

Vault #94

  • Band 2 · Insurance: Insurer · California
$215,000Not announced
7Latham & Watkins LLP

Vault #4

  • Band 3 · Insurance: Policyholder · California
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026Deadline Jan 29, 2027
8Jones Day

Vault #26

  • Band 3 · Insurance: Policyholder · California
$240,000Not announced (last cycle Oct 27, 2025)
9O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Vault #28

  • Band 3 · Insurance: Insurer · California
$225,000+Opened Oct 1Deadline Jan 31, 2027
10Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Vault #35

  • Band 3 · Insurance: Insurer · California
$225,000+Expected late November 2026
11Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Vault #37

  • Band 3 · Insurance: Policyholder · California
$225,000+Nov 2, 2026
12McGuireWoods LLP

Vault #68

  • Band 3 · Insurance: Policyholder · California
$215,000See the job board
13Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

Vault #72

  • Band 3 · Insurance: Insurer · California
$235,000+See the job board
14Alston & Bird LLP

Vault #58

  • Band 4 · Insurance: Insurer · California
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026
15Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Vault #60

  • Band 4 · Insurance: Policyholder · California
$225,000+Oct 15, 2026
16Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
  • Band 4 · Insurance: Insurer · California
Not reportedNot announced
17Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
  • Band 4 · Insurance: Insurer · California
Not reportedSee the job board

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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