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Top BigLaw Firms for Tax in Silicon Valley

Every firm in our directory with a Silicon Valley office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for tax law in California or California: Northern, strongest band first. McDermott Will & Schulte LLP leads with Band 1, one of 5 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms
16
Band 1 firms
5
Median first-year base
$225,000
Open in the directoryCompare the top 3

16 ranked firms for tax law in Silicon Valley

#FirmChambers 2026First-year base2L summer applications
1McDermott Will & Schulte LLP

Vault #46

  • Band 1 · Tax: State & Local · California
  • Band 4 · Tax · California: Northern
$255,000+See the job board
2Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Vault #60

  • Band 1 · Tax: State & Local · California
  • Band 4 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000+Oct 15, 2026
3Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Vault #3

  • Band 1 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000+Nov 2, 2026
4Baker McKenzie LLP

Vault #45

  • Band 1 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026Deadline Mar 1, 2027
5Fenwick & West LLP

Vault #71

  • Band 1 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026
6Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Vault #37

  • Band 2 · Tax · California: Northern
  • Band 2 · Tax: State & Local · California
$225,000+Nov 2, 2026
7Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Vault #55

  • Band 2 · Tax: State & Local · California
  • Band 4 · Tax · California: Northern
Varies by officeNot announced
8Latham & Watkins LLP

Vault #4

  • Band 2 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026Deadline Jan 29, 2027
9DLA Piper LLP (US)

Vault #42

  • Band 2 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000+Expected early January 2027
10Sidley Austin LLP

Vault #11

  • Band 3 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000+Expected early November 2026
11Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

Vault #34

  • Band 3 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000+Expected mid-January 2027
12Paul Hastings LLP

Vault #21

  • Band 4 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000+Expected mid-December 2026
13Morrison & Foerster LLP

Vault #27

  • Band 4 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000+Opened Oct 1Deadline Feb 28, 2027
14Goodwin Procter LLP

Vault #31

  • Band 4 · Tax · California: Northern
$255,000+Not announced
15Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Vault #40

  • Band 4 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000+Expected early November 2026
16Mayer Brown LLP

Vault #44

  • Band 4 · Tax · California: Northern
$225,000+See the job board

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