Top BigLaw Firms for Tax in Orange County

Every firm in our directory with a Orange County office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for tax law in California or California: Southern, strongest band first. Latham & Watkins LLP leads with Band 1, one of 3 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms: 7
Band 1 firms: 3
Median first-year base: $225,000

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7 ranked firms for tax law in Orange County

#	Firm	Chambers 2026	First-year base	2L summer applications
1	Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4	Band 1 · Tax · California: Southern	$225,000+	Nov 1, 2026Deadline Jan 29, 2027
2	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8	Band 1 · Tax · California: Southern	$225,000+	Nov 2, 2026Deadline Feb 5, 2027
3	McDermott Will & Schulte LLP Vault #46	Band 1 · Tax: State & Local · California	$255,000+	See the job board
4	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Vault #37	Band 2 · Tax: State & Local · California	$225,000+	Nov 2, 2026
5	Greenberg Traurig, LLP Vault #55	Band 2 · Tax: State & Local · California	Varies by office	Not announced
6	Paul Hastings LLP Vault #21	Band 3 · Tax · California: Southern	$225,000+	Expected mid-December 2026
7	O'Melveny & Myers LLP Vault #28	Band 3 · Tax · California: Southern	$225,000+	Opened Oct 1Deadline Jan 31, 2027

Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, California and California: Southern 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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