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Top BigLaw Firms for Government Regulatory / Public Policy

Advising clients on rules, agency proceedings and legislative issues, often with a Washington focus. Research and writing for regulators is central. Chambers USA 2026 ranks 43 firms in our directory nationwide for government regulatory, 18 of them in Band 1. Pick a city for the local tables.

Ranked nationwide
43
Cities with 3+ ranked firms
2

Government Regulatory / Public Policy by city

Ranked nationwide, Chambers USA 2026

  1. 1.Hogan Lovells CadwaladerFirst-year base $225,000+Band 1 · Space; Band 1 · State Attorneys General
  2. 2.Cozen O'Connor P.C.First-year base $180,000 - $215,000Band 1 · State Attorneys General; Band 1 · Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory
  3. 3.Covington & Burling LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 1 · Government Relations: Congressional Investigations; Band 1 · Political Law
  4. 4.Adams and ReeseFirst-year base $225,000Band 1 · Government Relations: State & Local; Band 1 · Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory
  5. 5.Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 1 · Government Relations: Federal; Band 2 · Government Relations: Congressional Investigations
  6. 6.Holland & Knight LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 1 · Transportation: NTSB Specialists; Band 2 · Government Relations: Federal
  7. 7.Dentons US LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 1 · Government Relations: State & Local; Band 2 · Government Relations: Federal
  8. 8.K&L Gates LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 1 · Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory; Band 2 · Government Relations: Federal
  9. 9.King & Spalding LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 1 · Government Relations: Congressional Investigations; Band 3 · Government Relations: Federal
  10. 10.Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 1 · Political Law
  11. 11.Kirkland & Ellis LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 1 · Government Relations: Congressional Investigations
  12. 12.Milbank LLPFirst-year base $235,000+Band 1 · Space
  13. 13.Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 1 · Government Relations: Congressional Investigations
  14. 14.Winston Taylor LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 1 · Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory
  15. 15.Troutman Pepper Locke LLPFirst-year base $235,000+Band 1 · State Attorneys General
  16. 16.Fox Rothschild LLPFirst-year base $205,000Band 1 · Transportation: NTSB Specialists
  17. 17.Blank Rome LLPFirst-year base $210,000 - $225,000Band 1 · Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory
  18. 18.Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLPBand 1 · Transportation: NTSB Specialists
  19. 19.Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 2 · Government Relations: Congressional Investigations; Band 2 · Government Relations: Federal
  20. 20.Cooley LLPFirst-year base $255,000+Band 2 · Government Relations: Congressional Investigations; Band 2 · Space
  21. 21.Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 2 · Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory; Band 3 · Government Relations: Federal
  22. 22.Venable LLPFirst-year base $215,000Band 2 · Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory; Band 3 · Political Law
  23. 23.Steptoe LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 2 · Political Law; Band 3 · Government Relations: Federal
  24. 24.Latham & Watkins LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 2 · Government Relations: Congressional Investigations
  25. 25.Ashurst Perkins Coie LLPFirst-year base $255,000+Band 2 · Political Law
  26. 26.Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 2 · Government Relations: Federal
  27. 27.Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 2 · State Attorneys General
  28. 28.Jenner & Block LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 2 · Government Relations: Congressional Investigations
  29. 29.Greenberg Traurig, LLPFirst-year base Varies by officeBand 2 · Space
  30. 30.ArentFox Schiff LLPFirst-year base $215,000Band 2 · Government Relations: State & Local
  31. 31.Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPBand 2 · Government Relations: State & Local
  32. 32.DLA Piper LLP (US)First-year base $225,000+Band 3 · Government Relations: Federal; Band 3 · State Attorneys General
  33. 33.O'Melveny & Myers LLPFirst-year base $225,000+Band 3 · State Attorneys General
  34. 34.Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 3 · Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory
  35. 35.Alston & Bird LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 3 · Government Relations: Federal
  36. 36.Baker & Hostetler LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 3 · Political Law
  37. 37.Crowell & Moring LLPFirst-year base $215,000Band 3 · Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory
  38. 38.Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLPFirst-year base $200,000Band 3 · Government Relations: Federal
  39. 39.Eckert Seamans Cherin & MellottFirst-year base $225,000Band 3 · Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory
  40. 40.Jones DayFirst-year base $240,000Band 4 · Political Law
  41. 41.Mayer Brown LLPFirst-year base $225,000Band 4 · Political Law
  42. 42.Dickinson WrightFirst-year base $225,000Band 4 · Political Law
  43. 43.Kelley Drye & WarrenFirst-year base $225,000Band 4 · State Attorneys General

Is government regulatory a fit?

Who tends to thrive

  • People interested in government and policy
  • Writers who can persuade agencies
  • Those who like rules and process

What a 1L can do this year

  • Take Administrative Law and Legislation
  • Follow a rulemaking in an area you care about
  • Consider a government externship
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