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Top BigLaw Firms for Entertainment / Media / Sports

Deals, licensing, IP and disputes for studios, media companies, leagues and talent. Often staffed from broader corporate, IP or litigation groups. Chambers USA 2026 ranks 37 firms in our directory nationwide for media, entertainment and sports, 7 of them in Band 1. Pick a city for the local tables.

Ranked nationwide
37
Cities with 3+ ranked firms
8

Entertainment / Media / Sports by city

Ranked nationwide, Chambers USA 2026

  1. 1.Ballard Spahr LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 1 · First Amendment Litigation; Band 2 · Gaming & Licensing
  2. 2.Covington & Burling LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 1 · Sports Law; Band 3 · Gaming & Licensing
  3. 3.Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 1 · Sports Law
  4. 4.Proskauer Rose LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 1 · Sports Law
  5. 5.Winston Taylor LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 1 · Sports Law
  6. 6.Davis Wright Tremaine LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 1 · First Amendment Litigation
  7. 7.Fox Rothschild LLPFirst-year base $205,000Band 1 · Gaming & Licensing
  8. 8.Greenberg Traurig, LLPFirst-year base Varies by officeBand 2 · Gaming & Licensing; Band 4 · Sports Law
  9. 9.Latham & Watkins LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 2 · Sports Law
  10. 10.Williams & Connolly LLPFirst-year base $260,000Band 2 · First Amendment Litigation
  11. 11.Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 2 · Gaming & Licensing
  12. 12.DLA Piper LLP (US)First-year base $225,000+Band 2 · Sports Law
  13. 13.Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 2 · First Amendment Litigation
  14. 14.Katten Muchin Rosenman LLPFirst-year base $235,000+Band 2 · Sports Law
  15. 15.ArentFox Schiff LLPFirst-year base $215,000Band 2 · Sports Law
  16. 16.Haynes and Boone, LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 2 · First Amendment Litigation
  17. 17.Duane Morris LLPFirst-year base $215,000Band 2 · Gaming & Licensing
  18. 18.Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPFirst-year base $200,000Band 2 · Sports Law
  19. 19.Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLPFirst-year base Up to $215,000Band 2 · Gaming & Licensing
  20. 20.Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLPBand 2 · Gaming & Licensing
  21. 21.Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 3 · First Amendment Litigation; Band 3 · Sports Law
  22. 22.Sullivan & Cromwell LLPFirst-year base $235,000+Band 3 · Sports Law
  23. 23.Sidley Austin LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 3 · Sports Law
  24. 24.O'Melveny & Myers LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 3 · Sports Law
  25. 25.Blank Rome LLPFirst-year base $210,000Band 3 · Gaming & Licensing
  26. 26.Kirkland & Ellis LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 4 · Sports Law
  27. 27.Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 4 · Sports Law
  28. 28.Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 4 · Sports Law
  29. 29.Debevoise & Plimpton LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 4 · Sports Law
  30. 30.Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 4 · Sports Law
  31. 31.Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 4 · Sports Law
  32. 32.McDermott Will & Schulte LLPFirst-year base $255,000+Band 4 · Sports Law
  33. 33.Holland & Knight LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 4 · Sports Law
  34. 34.K&L Gates LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 4 · Sports Law
  35. 35.Vinson & Elkins LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 4 · Sports Law
  36. 36.McGuireWoods LLPFirst-year base $215,000Band 4 · Sports Law
  37. 37.Husch Blackwell LLPFirst-year base $200,000Band 4 · Sports Law

Is media, entertainment and sports a fit?

Who tends to thrive

  • People passionate about media or sports
  • Deal-makers who like recognizable clients
  • Those with IP interest

What a 1L can do this year

  • Join the entertainment and sports law society
  • Take IP Survey
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