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Top BigLaw Firms for Securities Litigation in San Francisco

Every firm in our directory with a San Francisco office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for securities litigation in California, strongest band first. Latham & Watkins LLP leads with Band 1, one of 4 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms
16
Band 1 firms
4
Median first-year base
$225,000
Open in the directoryCompare the top 3

16 ranked firms for securities litigation in San Francisco

#FirmChambers 2026First-year base2L summer applications
1Latham & Watkins LLP

Vault #4

  • Band 1 · Litigation: Securities · California
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026Deadline Jan 29, 2027
2Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Vault #8

  • Band 1 · Litigation: Securities · California
$225,000+Nov 2, 2026Deadline Feb 5, 2027
3Cooley LLP

Vault #22

  • Band 1 · Litigation: Securities · California
$255,000+Expected November 2026
4Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

Vault #34

  • Band 1 · Litigation: Securities · California
$225,000+Expected mid-January 2027
5Sidley Austin LLP

Vault #11

  • Band 2 · Litigation: Securities · California
$225,000+Expected early November 2026
6Morrison & Foerster LLP

Vault #27

  • Band 2 · Litigation: Securities · California
$225,000+Opened Oct 1Deadline Feb 28, 2027
7Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Vault #29

  • Band 2 · Litigation: Securities · California
$225,000+Jan 1, 2027
8Freshfields US LLP

Vault #50

  • Band 2 · Litigation: Securities · California
$225,000+Not announced
9Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Vault #14

  • Band 3 · Litigation: Securities · California
$235,000+See the job board
10Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Vault #25

  • Band 3 · Litigation: Securities · California
$225,000+Expected early November 2026
11O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Vault #28

  • Band 3 · Litigation: Securities · California
$225,000+Opened Oct 1Deadline Jan 31, 2027
12Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Vault #40

  • Band 3 · Litigation: Securities · California
$225,000+Expected early November 2026
13Fenwick & West LLP

Vault #71

  • Band 3 · Litigation: Securities · California
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026
14Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Vault #10

  • Band 4 · Litigation: Securities · California
$225,000+Expected fall 2026
15Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Vault #37

  • Band 4 · Litigation: Securities · California
$225,000+Nov 2, 2026
16Winston Taylor LLP

Vault #39

  • Band 4 · Litigation: Securities · California
$225,000+Expected late October to early November 2026

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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