Top BigLaw Firms for Entertainment / Media / Sports in San Francisco
Every firm in our directory with a San Francisco office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for media, entertainment and sports in California, strongest band first. Paul Hastings LLP leads with Band 1, one of 6 firms in Band 1.
- Ranked firms
- 16
- Band 1 firms
- 6
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
16 ranked firms for media, entertainment and sports in San Francisco
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Hastings LLP Vault #21 |
| $225,000+ | Expected mid-December 2026 |
| 2 | Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 1, 2026Deadline Jan 29, 2027 |
| 3 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 2, 2026Deadline Feb 5, 2027 |
| 4 | O'Melveny & Myers LLP Vault #28 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1Deadline Jan 31, 2027 |
| 5 | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Vault #74 |
| $225,000+ | See the job board |
| 6 | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Vault #29 |
| $225,000+ | Jan 1, 2027 |
| 7 | Sidley Austin LLP Vault #11 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early November 2026 |
| 8 | Reed Smith LLP Vault #59 |
| $225,000+ | Jan 4, 2027 |
| 9 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Vault #38 |
| $225,000+ | Oct 15, 2026 |
| 10 | DLA Piper LLP (US) Vault #42 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early January 2027 |
| 11 | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP Vault #14 |
| $235,000+ | See the job board |
| 12 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Vault #35 |
| $225,000+ | Expected late November 2026 |
| 13 | Greenberg Traurig, LLP Vault #55 |
| Varies by office | Not announced |
| 14 | Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Vault #66 |
| $225,000+ | Not announced |
| 15 | Venable LLP Vault #69 |
| $215,000 | Not announced |
| 16 | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Vault #99 |
| $200,000 | Expected fall 2026 |
Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, California 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
Entertainment / Media / Sports in other cities
- Entertainment / Media / Sports in Los Angeles20 firms
- Entertainment / Media / Sports in New York18 firms
- Entertainment / Media / Sports in Silicon Valley11 firms
- Entertainment / Media / Sports in Washington, DC10 firms
- Entertainment / Media / Sports in Orange County8 firms
- Entertainment / Media / Sports in San Diego7 firms
- Entertainment / Media / Sports in Chicago3 firms
Other practices in San Francisco
- Labor & Employment35 firms
- Intellectual Property (Patent)31 firms
- Commercial Litigation30 firms
- Corporate / M&A22 firms
- White Collar Defense20 firms
- Healthcare18 firms
- Technology Transactions18 firms
- Environmental17 firms
- Insurance / Reinsurance17 firms
- Tax17 firms
- Antitrust16 firms
- Securities Litigation16 firms