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Top BigLaw Firms for Technology Transactions

Licensing, commercial contracts, IP provisions in M&A, and technology-related agreements for companies building or buying software and data. Chambers USA 2026 ranks 21 firms in our directory nationwide for technology transactions, 2 of them in Band 1. Pick a city for the local tables.

Ranked nationwide
21
Cities with 3+ ranked firms
10

Technology Transactions by city

Ranked nationwide, Chambers USA 2026

  1. 1.Latham & Watkins LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 1 · Technology
  2. 2.Morrison & Foerster LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 1 · Technology
  3. 3.Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPFirst-year base $255,000+Band 2 · Technology
  4. 4.DLA Piper LLP (US)First-year base $225,000+Band 2 · Technology
  5. 5.Baker McKenzie LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 2 · Technology
  6. 6.Sidley Austin LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 3 · Technology
  7. 7.Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 3 · Technology
  8. 8.White & Case LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 3 · Technology
  9. 9.Goodwin Procter LLPFirst-year base $255,000+Band 3 · Technology
  10. 10.Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.First-year base $225,000+Band 3 · Technology
  11. 11.Mayer Brown LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 3 · Technology
  12. 12.Fenwick & West LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 3 · Technology
  13. 13.Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 4 · Technology
  14. 14.Kirkland & Ellis LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 4 · Technology
  15. 15.Covington & Burling LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 4 · Technology
  16. 16.Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 4 · Technology
  17. 17.Cooley LLPFirst-year base $255,000+Band 4 · Technology
  18. 18.Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 4 · Technology
  19. 19.Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 4 · Technology
  20. 20.Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 4 · Technology
  21. 21.Gunderson Dettmer LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 4 · Technology

Is technology transactions a fit?

Who tends to thrive

  • People interested in tech companies
  • Drafters who like negotiation
  • Those who enjoy business-focused advice

What a 1L can do this year

  • Take IP Survey and Contracts seriously
  • Read a software license or terms of service closely
  • Ask about the overlap with privacy and M&A work
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