Top BigLaw Firms for Intellectual Property (Patent) in New York

Every firm in our directory with a New York office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for patent law in New York, strongest band first. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP leads with Band 1, one of 6 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms: 31
Band 1 firms: 6
Median first-year base: $225,000

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31 ranked firms for patent law in New York

#	Firm	Chambers 2026	First-year base	2L summer applications
1	Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Vault #1	Band 1 · Intellectual Property: Patent: Transactional · New York Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	Jan 4, 2027
2	Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Vault #5	Band 1 · Intellectual Property: Patent: Transactional · New York	$235,000+	Not announced (last cycle Nov 1, 2025)
3	Kirkland & Ellis LLP Vault #6	Band 1 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	Nov 1, 2026
4	Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Vault #7	Band 1 · Intellectual Property: Patent: Transactional · New York	$225,000+	Opened Sep 15Deadline Mar 1, 2027
5	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8	Band 1 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	Nov 2, 2026Deadline Feb 5, 2027
6	Paul Hastings LLP Vault #21	Band 1 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	Expected mid-December 2026
7	Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP Vault #14	Band 2 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$235,000+	See the job board
8	Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Vault #25	Band 2 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	Expected early November 2026
9	Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4	Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	Nov 1, 2026Deadline Jan 29, 2027
10	Sidley Austin LLP Vault #11	Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	Expected early November 2026
11	Baker Botts L.L.P. Vault #54	Band 3 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	Not announced
12	White & Case LLP Vault #18	Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	Nov 1, 2026
13	Jones Day Vault #26	Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$240,000	Not announced (last cycle Oct 27, 2025)
14	O'Melveny & Myers LLP Vault #28	Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	Opened Oct 1Deadline Jan 31, 2027
15	Goodwin Procter LLP Vault #31	Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$255,000+	Not announced
16	Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Vault #40	Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	Expected early November 2026
17	Venable LLP Vault #69	Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$215,000	Not announced
18	Fenwick & West LLP Vault #71	Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	Nov 1, 2026
19	Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP Vault #73	Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	Oct 15, 2026
20	Fish & Richardson P.C. Vault #84	Band 4 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	Not announced
21	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Vault #3	Band 5 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	Nov 2, 2026
22	Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP Vault #24	Band 5 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$255,000+	Expected early January 2027
23	Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP Vault #32	Band 5 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	Expected early December 2026
24	Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Vault #35	Band 5 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	Expected late November 2026
25	Mayer Brown LLP Vault #44	Band 5 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	See the job board
26	Greenberg Traurig, LLP Vault #55	Band 5 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	Varies by office	Not announced
27	A&O Shearman LLP Vault #56	Band 5 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	See the job board
28	Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Vault #78	Band 5 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$235,000+	Expected late fall 2026
29	Steptoe LLP Vault #79	Band 5 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	Not announced
30	Foley Hoag LLP Vault #90	Band 5 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000+	Opened Oct 1
31	Ballard Spahr LLP Vault #92	Band 5 · Intellectual Property: Patent · New York	$225,000	Expected December 2026

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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