Top BigLaw Firms for Intellectual Property (General / Trademark) in Boston
Every firm in our directory with a Boston office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for trademark and IP in Massachusetts, strongest band first. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP leads with Band 1, one of 3 firms in Band 1.
- Ranked firms
- 18
- Band 1 firms
- 3
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
18 ranked firms for trademark and IP in Boston
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Vault #25 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early November 2026 |
| 2 | Goodwin Procter LLP Vault #31 |
| $255,000+ | Not announced |
| 3 | Fish & Richardson P.C. Vault #84 |
| $225,000+ | Not announced |
| 4 | Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 1, 2026Deadline Jan 29, 2027 |
| 5 | Cooley LLP Vault #22 |
| $255,000+ | Expected November 2026 |
| 6 | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Vault #37 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 2, 2026 |
| 7 | McDermott Will & Schulte LLP Vault #46 |
| $255,000+ | See the job board |
| 8 | Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. Vault #77 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1Deadline Dec 11, 2026 |
| 9 | Foley Hoag LLP Vault #90 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1 |
| 10 | Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP |
| Not reported | Not announced |
| 11 | Proskauer Rose LLP Vault #33 |
| $225,000+ | See the job board |
| 12 | DLA Piper LLP (US) Vault #42 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early January 2027 |
| 13 | K&L Gates LLP Vault #49 |
| $225,000+ | Expected mid-January 2027 |
| 14 | Greenberg Traurig, LLP Vault #55 |
| Varies by office | Not announced |
| 15 | Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP |
| Not reported | Not announced |
| 16 | Ropes & Gray LLP Vault #20 |
| $225,000+ | Expected fall 2026 |
| 17 | Morrison & Foerster LLP Vault #27 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1Deadline Feb 28, 2027 |
| 18 | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Vault #40 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early November 2026 |
Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, Massachusetts 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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