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Top BigLaw Firms for Technology Transactions in San Francisco

Every firm in our directory with a San Francisco office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for technology transactions in California, strongest band first. Latham & Watkins LLP leads with Band 1, one of 3 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms
18
Band 1 firms
3
Median first-year base
$225,000
Open in the directoryCompare the top 3

18 ranked firms for technology transactions in San Francisco

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

Vault #4

  • Band 1 · Technology · California
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026Deadline Jan 29, 2027
2Morrison & Foerster LLP

Vault #27

  • Band 1 · Technology · California
$225,000+Opened Oct 1Deadline Feb 28, 2027
3Fenwick & West LLP

Vault #71

  • Band 1 · Technology · California
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026
4Sidley Austin LLP

Vault #11

  • Band 2 · Technology · California
$225,000+Expected early November 2026
5Cooley LLP

Vault #22

  • Band 2 · Technology · California
$255,000+Expected November 2026
6Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

Vault #34

  • Band 2 · Technology · California
$225,000+Expected mid-January 2027
7Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Vault #40

  • Band 2 · Technology · California
$225,000+Expected early November 2026
8DLA Piper LLP (US)

Vault #42

  • Band 2 · Technology · California
$225,000+Expected early January 2027
9Covington & Burling LLP

Vault #12

  • Band 3 · Technology · California
$225,000Not announced (last cycle Dec 1, 2025)
10Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Vault #15

  • Band 3 · Technology · California
$225,000+Not announced
11Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Vault #35

  • Band 3 · Technology · California
$225,000+Expected late November 2026
12Gunderson Dettmer LLP

Vault #83

  • Band 3 · Technology · California
$225,000+Not announced
13Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

Vault #30

  • Band 4 · Technology · California
$225,000+Expected early January 2027
14Goodwin Procter LLP

Vault #31

  • Band 4 · Technology · California
$255,000+Not announced
15Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Vault #32

  • Band 4 · Technology · California
$225,000+Expected early December 2026
16Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Vault #37

  • Band 4 · Technology · California
$225,000+Nov 2, 2026
17Mayer Brown LLP

Vault #44

  • Band 4 · Technology · California
$225,000+See the job board
18A&O Shearman LLP

Vault #56

  • Band 4 · Technology · California
$225,000+See the job board

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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