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Top BigLaw Firms for Entertainment / Media / Sports in San Diego

Every firm in our directory with a San Diego 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 2 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms
8
Band 1 firms
2
Median first-year base
$225,000
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8 ranked firms for media, entertainment and sports in San Diego

#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
3Manatt, 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
4Sidley Austin LLP

Vault #11

  • Band 2 · Media & Entertainment: Transactional · California
  • Band 4 · Media & Entertainment: Litigation · California
$225,000+Opened Nov 1
5DLA Piper LLP (US)

Vault #42

  • Band 3 · Media & Entertainment: Music · California
  • Band 3 · Media & Entertainment: Transactional · California
$225,000+Open now
6Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Vault #55

  • Band 3 · Media & Entertainment: Music · California
Varies by officeDec 1, 2026
7Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Vault #66

  • Band 3 · Media & Entertainment: Transactional · California
$225,000Opened Nov 1
8Barnes & Thornburg LLP
  • Band 4 · Media & Entertainment: Transactional · California
$105,000-$180,000Not 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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