Top BigLaw Firms for Government Regulatory / Public Policy in Washington, DC
Every firm in our directory with a Washington, DC office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for government regulatory in District of Columbia, strongest band first. Latham & Watkins LLP leads with Band 1, one of 5 firms in Band 1.
- Ranked firms
- 21
- Band 1 firms
- 5
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
21 ranked firms for government regulatory in Washington, DC
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 1, 2026Deadline Jan 29, 2027 |
| 2 | Covington & Burling LLP Vault #12 |
| $225,000 | Not announced (last cycle Dec 1, 2025) |
| 3 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Vault #30 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early January 2027 |
| 4 | DLA Piper LLP (US) Vault #42 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early January 2027 |
| 5 | Jenner & Block LLP Vault #43 |
| $225,000+ | Not announced (last cycle Nov 14, 2025) |
| 6 | Cooley LLP Vault #22 |
| $255,000+ | Expected November 2026 |
| 7 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Vault #35 |
| $225,000+ | Expected late November 2026 |
| 8 | Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C. Vault #70 |
| $255,000+ | Not announced |
| 9 | Sidley Austin LLP Vault #11 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early November 2026 |
| 10 | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP Vault #32 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early December 2026 |
| 11 | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Vault #37 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 2, 2026 |
| 12 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Vault #38 |
| $225,000+ | Oct 15, 2026 |
| 13 | Steptoe LLP Vault #79 |
| $225,000+ | Not announced |
| 14 | Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP |
| Not reported | Not announced |
| 15 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 2, 2026Deadline Feb 5, 2027 |
| 16 | Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP Vault #24 |
| $255,000+ | Expected early January 2027 |
| 17 | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Vault #60 |
| $225,000+ | Oct 15, 2026 |
| 18 | Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Vault #66 |
| $225,000+ | Not announced |
| 19 | Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP Vault #73 |
| $225,000+ | Oct 15, 2026 |
| 20 | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Vault #74 |
| $225,000+ | See the job board |
| 21 | Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. Vault #77 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1Deadline Dec 11, 2026 |
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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