Top BigLaw Firms for Environmental in Washington, DC
Every firm in our directory with a Washington, DC office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for environmental law in District of Columbia, strongest band first. Sidley Austin LLP leads with Band 1, one of 4 firms in Band 1.
- Ranked firms
- 21
- Band 1 firms
- 4
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
21 ranked firms for environmental law in Washington, DC
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sidley Austin LLP Vault #11 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early November 2026 |
| 2 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Vault #30 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early January 2027 |
| 3 | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP Vault #32 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early December 2026 |
| 4 | Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Vault #93 |
| $225,000+ | See the job board |
| 5 | Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 1, 2026Deadline Jan 29, 2027 |
| 6 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 2, 2026Deadline Feb 5, 2027 |
| 7 | King & Spalding LLP Vault #36 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early November 2026 |
| 8 | Baker Botts L.L.P. Vault #54 |
| $225,000+ | Not announced |
| 9 | Crowell & Moring LLP Vault #65 |
| $215,000 | See the job board |
| 10 | Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP Vault #24 |
| $255,000+ | Expected early January 2027 |
| 11 | Vinson & Elkins LLP Vault #53 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 1, 2026 |
| 12 | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Vault #60 |
| $225,000+ | Oct 15, 2026 |
| 13 | Covington & Burling LLP Vault #12 |
| $225,000 | Not announced (last cycle Dec 1, 2025) |
| 14 | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Vault #37 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 2, 2026 |
| 15 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Vault #38 |
| $225,000+ | Oct 15, 2026 |
| 16 | DLA Piper LLP (US) Vault #42 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early January 2027 |
| 17 | Holland & Knight LLP Vault #48 |
| $225,000+ | See the job board |
| 18 | Alston & Bird LLP Vault #58 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 1, 2026 |
| 19 | Baker & Hostetler LLP Vault #63 |
| $215,000 | Opened Sep 15Deadline Jan 15, 2027 |
| 20 | McGuireWoods LLP Vault #68 |
| $215,000 | See the job board |
| 21 | Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP |
| Not reported | See the job board |
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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