Top BigLaw Firms for Healthcare in Washington, DC
Every firm in our directory with a Washington, DC office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for healthcare in District of Columbia, strongest band first. Latham & Watkins LLP leads with Band 1, one of 7 firms in Band 1.
- Ranked firms
- 29
- Band 1 firms
- 7
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
29 ranked firms for healthcare 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 | Sidley Austin LLP Vault #11 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early November 2026 |
| 3 | Ropes & Gray LLP Vault #20 |
| $225,000+ | Expected fall 2026 |
| 4 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Vault #30 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early January 2027 |
| 5 | King & Spalding LLP Vault #36 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early November 2026 |
| 6 | McDermott Will & Schulte LLP Vault #46 |
| $255,000+ | See the job board |
| 7 | Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. Vault #77 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1Deadline Dec 11, 2026 |
| 8 | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP Vault #32 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early December 2026 |
| 9 | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Vault #37 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 2, 2026 |
| 10 | Reed Smith LLP Vault #59 |
| $225,000+ | Jan 4, 2027 |
| 11 | Crowell & Moring LLP Vault #65 |
| $215,000 | See the job board |
| 12 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Vault #38 |
| $225,000+ | Oct 15, 2026 |
| 13 | Dentons US LLP Vault #62 |
| $225,000+ | Not announced |
| 14 | Alston & Bird LLP Vault #58 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 1, 2026 |
| 15 | Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Vault #66 |
| $225,000+ | Not announced |
| 16 | ArentFox Schiff LLP Vault #80 |
| $215,000 | Not announced (last cycle Sep 28, 2026) |
| 17 | Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Vault #85 |
| $225,000 | Not announced |
| 18 | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Vault #3 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 2, 2026 |
| 19 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 2, 2026Deadline Feb 5, 2027 |
| 20 | Williams & Connolly LLP Vault #17 |
| $260,000 | Expected late fall 2026 |
| 21 | Jones Day Vault #26 |
| $240,000 | Not announced (last cycle Oct 27, 2025) |
| 22 | O'Melveny & Myers LLP Vault #28 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1Deadline Jan 31, 2027 |
| 23 | Goodwin Procter LLP Vault #31 |
| $255,000+ | Not announced |
| 24 | DLA Piper LLP (US) Vault #42 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early January 2027 |
| 25 | Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP Vault #57 |
| $235,000+ | Not announced |
| 26 | Troutman Pepper Locke LLP Vault #72 |
| $235,000+ | See the job board |
| 27 | Polsinelli PC Vault #87 |
| $225,000 | Not announced |
| 28 | Foley Hoag LLP Vault #90 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1 |
| 29 | Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
| Not reported | Not announced |
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
Healthcare in other cities
- Healthcare in San Francisco18 firms
- Healthcare in Los Angeles17 firms
- Healthcare in New York17 firms
- Healthcare in Houston16 firms
- Healthcare in Dallas16 firms
- Healthcare in Chicago13 firms
- Healthcare in Boston10 firms
- Healthcare in Silicon Valley9 firms
- Healthcare in Orange County8 firms
- Healthcare in Miami8 firms
- Healthcare in Atlanta8 firms
- Healthcare in Austin7 firms
Other practices in Washington, DC
- White Collar Defense41 firms
- Antitrust38 firms
- Commercial Litigation36 firms
- Intellectual Property (Patent)29 firms
- Environmental21 firms
- Government Regulatory / Public Policy21 firms
- Tax19 firms
- Real Estate17 firms
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation17 firms
- Corporate / M&A15 firms
- Labor & Employment14 firms
- Insurance / Reinsurance13 firms