Another day, another litigation boutique making the right call on associate compensation.
Warren LLP, the San Francisco-based IP litigation powerhouse that counts Google, Huawei, Viasat, and some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley among its clients, has matched the new Milbank salary scale, with raises of $10,000 to $20,000 depending on class year, effective July 1, 2026.
Managing Partner Erika Warren didn’t mince words, “Our exceptional attorneys are doing top-tier work every day; we believe they deserve top-tier compensation.”
Hard to argue with that.
For those unfamiliar with Warren LLP, this is a firm that has quietly become one of the most formidable IP litigation shops in the country. Founded by Erika Warren and colleagues who came up through Quinn Emanuel, the firm handles high-stakes IP and complex business disputes, with a client roster that reads like a who’s who of major technology platforms.
This continues a pattern we’ve been tracking all month on the 2026 compensation scorecard: elite litigation boutiques are moving fast, moving decisively, and in many cases moving before the traditional Biglaw giants have stirred. Warren LLP joins Hueston Hennigan, Quinn Emanuel, Vartabedian Katz Hester Haynes, and others in matching the Milbank scale, while the white-shoe crowd continues to wait for Cravath to say something.
Congratulations to everyone at Warren LLP. Your clients are lucky to have you, and apparently, the firm knows it.
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