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Top BigLaw Firms for Entertainment / Media / Sports in Silicon Valley

Every firm in our directory with a Silicon Valley 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 4 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms
11
Band 1 firms
4
Median first-year base
$225,000
Open in the directoryCompare the top 3

11 ranked firms for media, entertainment and sports in Silicon Valley

#FirmChambers 2026First-year base2L summer applications
1Paul Hastings LLP

Vault #21

  • Band 1 · Media & Entertainment: Transactional · California
  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · California
  • Band 3 · Media & Entertainment: Transactional: Mainly Talent · California
$225,000+Expected mid-December 2026
2Latham & Watkins LLP

Vault #4

  • Band 1 · Media & Entertainment: Transactional · California
  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · California
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026Deadline Jan 29, 2027
3Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Vault #8

  • Band 1 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · California
  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: Transactional · California
$225,000+Nov 2, 2026Deadline Feb 5, 2027
4O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Vault #28

  • Band 1 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · California
  • Band 3 · Media & Entertainment: Transactional · California
$225,000+Opened Oct 1Deadline Jan 31, 2027
5Sidley Austin LLP

Vault #11

  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: Transactional · California
  • Band 4 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · California
$225,000+Expected early November 2026
6DLA Piper LLP (US)

Vault #42

  • Band 3 · Media & Entertainment: Music · California
  • Band 3 · Media & Entertainment: Transactional · California
$225,000+Expected early January 2027
7Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Vault #3

  • Band 3 · Media & Entertainment: Transactional · California
$225,000+Nov 2, 2026
8Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Vault #14

  • Band 3 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · California
$235,000+See the job board
9Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Vault #35

  • Band 3 · Media & Entertainment: Transactional · California
$225,000+Expected late November 2026
10Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Vault #55

  • Band 3 · Media & Entertainment: Music · California
Varies by officeNot announced
11Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Vault #66

  • Band 3 · Media & Entertainment: Transactional · California
$225,000+Not announced

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

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