Top BigLaw Firms for Securities Litigation in Silicon Valley
Every firm in our directory with a Silicon Valley office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for securities litigation in California, strongest band first. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP leads with Band 1, one of 5 firms in Band 1.
- Ranked firms
- 17
- Band 1 firms
- 5
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
17 ranked firms for securities litigation in Silicon Valley
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Vault #3 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 2, 2026 |
| 2 | Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 1, 2026Deadline Jan 29, 2027 |
| 3 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 2, 2026Deadline Feb 5, 2027 |
| 4 | Cooley LLP Vault #22 |
| $255,000+ | Expected November 2026 |
| 5 | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. Vault #34 |
| $225,000+ | Expected mid-January 2027 |
| 6 | Sidley Austin LLP Vault #11 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early November 2026 |
| 7 | Morrison & Foerster LLP Vault #27 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1Deadline Feb 28, 2027 |
| 8 | Freshfields US LLP Vault #50 |
| $225,000+ | Not announced |
| 9 | Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Vault #5 |
| $235,000+ | Not announced (last cycle Nov 1, 2025) |
| 10 | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP Vault #14 |
| $235,000+ | See the job board |
| 11 | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Vault #25 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early November 2026 |
| 12 | O'Melveny & Myers LLP Vault #28 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1Deadline Jan 31, 2027 |
| 13 | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Vault #40 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early November 2026 |
| 14 | Fenwick & West LLP Vault #71 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 1, 2026 |
| 15 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Vault #10 |
| $225,000+ | Expected fall 2026 |
| 16 | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Vault #37 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 2, 2026 |
| 17 | Winston Taylor LLP Vault #39 |
| $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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