Top BigLaw Firms for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in Washington, DC
Every firm in our directory with a Washington, DC office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for employee benefits and executive compensation in District of Columbia, strongest band first. Covington & Burling LLP leads with Band 2.
- Ranked firms
- 17
- Band 1 firms
- 0
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
17 ranked firms for employee benefits and executive compensation in Washington, DC
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Covington & Burling LLP Vault #12 |
| $225,000 | Not announced (last cycle Dec 1, 2025) |
| 2 | Proskauer Rose LLP Vault #33 |
| $225,000+ | See the job board |
| 3 | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Vault #37 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 2, 2026 |
| 4 | Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP Vault #98 |
| $225,000 | Not announced |
| 5 | DLA Piper LLP (US) Vault #42 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early January 2027 |
| 6 | Alston & Bird LLP Vault #58 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 1, 2026 |
| 7 | Goodwin Procter LLP Vault #31 |
| $255,000+ | Not announced |
| 8 | Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 1, 2026Deadline Jan 29, 2027 |
| 9 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 2, 2026Deadline Feb 5, 2027 |
| 10 | Jones Day Vault #26 |
| $240,000 | Not announced (last cycle Oct 27, 2025) |
| 11 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Vault #30 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early January 2027 |
| 12 | Winston Taylor LLP Vault #39 |
| $225,000+ | Expected late October to early November 2026 |
| 13 | Crowell & Moring LLP Vault #65 |
| $215,000 | See the job board |
| 14 | Steptoe LLP Vault #79 |
| $225,000+ | Not announced |
| 15 | ArentFox Schiff LLP Vault #80 |
| $215,000 | Not announced (last cycle Sep 28, 2026) |
| 16 | Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Vault #85 |
| $225,000 | Not announced |
| 17 | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Vault #97 |
| $215,000 | Opened Sep 16 |
Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, District of Columbia 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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