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Top BigLaw Firms for Entertainment / Media / Sports in New York

Every firm in our directory with a New York office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for media, entertainment and sports in New York, strongest band first. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP leads with Band 1, one of 3 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms
18
Band 1 firms
3
Median first-year base
$225,000
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18 ranked firms for media, entertainment and sports in New York

#FirmChambers 2026First-year base2L summer applications
1Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Vault #74

  • Band 1 · Media & Entertainment: First Amendment Litigation · New York
  • Band 1 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · New York
  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: Advisory · New York
$225,000+See the job board
2Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Vault #1

  • Band 1 · Media & Entertainment: Corporate · New York
  • Band 4 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · New York
$225,000+Jan 4, 2027
3Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Vault #23

  • Band 1 · Media & Entertainment: Corporate · New York
$225,000+Expected early November 2026
4Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Vault #8

  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: Corporate · New York
  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · New York
$225,000+Nov 2, 2026Deadline Feb 5, 2027
5Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Vault #15

  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: Corporate · New York
  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · New York
$225,000+Not announced
6Fox Rothschild LLP

Vault #76

  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: Music · New York
  • Band 3 · Media & Entertainment: Advisory · New York
$205,000Not announced
7Proskauer Rose LLP

Vault #33

  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: Corporate · New York
  • Band 4 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · New York
$225,000+See the job board
8Ballard Spahr LLP

Vault #92

  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: First Amendment Litigation · New York
  • Band 4 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · New York
$225,000Expected December 2026
9Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Vault #3

  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: Corporate · New York
$225,000+Nov 2, 2026
10Latham & Watkins LLP

Vault #4

  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: Corporate · New York
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026Deadline Jan 29, 2027
11Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Vault #6

  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · New York
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026
12O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Vault #28

  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: Corporate · New York
$225,000+Opened Oct 1Deadline Jan 31, 2027
13Jenner & Block LLP

Vault #43

  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · New York
$225,000+Not announced (last cycle Nov 14, 2025)
14Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

Vault #73

  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: First Amendment Litigation · New York
$225,000+Oct 15, 2026
15Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Vault #66

  • Band 3 · Media & Entertainment: Advisory · New York
$225,000+Not announced
16ArentFox Schiff LLP

Vault #80

  • Band 3 · Media & Entertainment: Advisory · New York
$215,000Not announced (last cycle Sep 28, 2026)
17Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Vault #14

  • Band 4 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · New York
$235,000+See the job board
18Winston Taylor LLP

Vault #39

  • Band 4 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · New York
$225,000+Expected late October to early November 2026

Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, New York 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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