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Top BigLaw Firms for Entertainment / Media / Sports in Orange County

Every firm in our directory with a Orange County 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
10
Band 1 firms
4
Median first-year base
$225,000
Open in the directory Open on the Job BoardCompare the top 3

10 ranked firms for media, entertainment and sports in Orange County

#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
$225,000Opened Oct 15
2Latham & Watkins LLP

Vault #4

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

Vault #8

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

Vault #28

  • Band 1 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · California
  • Band 3 · Media & Entertainment: Transactional · California
$225,000+Open nowDeadline Jan 31, 2027
5Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: Music · California
  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: Transactional: Mainly Talent · California
  • Band 3 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · California
$225,000See the Job Board
6Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Vault #78

  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · California
  • Band 4 · Media & Entertainment: Transactional · California
$235,000+Expected late fall 2026
7Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Vault #55

  • Band 3 · Media & Entertainment: Music · California
Varies by officeDec 1, 2026
8Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Vault #66

  • Band 3 · Media & Entertainment: Transactional · California
$225,000Opened Nov 1
9Venable LLP

Vault #69

  • Band 4 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · California
$215,000Not announced
10Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

Vault #99

  • Band 4 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · California
$200,000Open now

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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