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Best Law Firms by Practice Area

These firms were voted strongest in each practice area by associates working in that area at peer firms. Vault's 2026 Rankings are derived from Vault's Annual Associate Survey conducted from January 28 to March 21, 2025.
Survey Methodology

Each year, Vault ranks law firms in a variety of practice areas based on the perceptions of associates practicing in those areas. Associates were asked to vote for up to three firms they consider strongest in their practice areas and were not permitted to vote for their own firms. For example, associates who identified themselves as corporate attorneys were allowed only to vote in corporate-related categories (securities, financial services, etc.). Our rankings list the top firms in each area, as well as the total percentage of votes cast in favor of each ranked firm.

Vault ranked the following practice areas this year: Antitrust; Appellate Litigation; Banking & Financial Services; Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Clean Tech/Renewable Energy; Emerging Companies/VC; Energy, Oil, & Gas; Environmental Law; General Commercial Litigation; General Corporate Practice; Health Care; Intellectual Property; International; Labor & Employment; Litigation Specialty; M&A; Media, Entertainment, & Sports; Privacy & Data Security; Private Equity; Products Liability; Project Finance; Real Estate; Securities; Securities Litigation; Tax; and White Collar Defense & Internal Investigations.

Vault's 2026 Rankings are derived from Vault's Annual Associate Survey conducted from January 28 to March 21, 2025.

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2026 Best Law Firms for Media, Entertainment, & Sports

#1
% of Votes 11.63
2025 Rank 1

Proskauer Rose LLP

Proskauer Rose handles incredibly diversified work across top-notch corporate, litigation, tax, private client services, entertainment, and labor and employment practices. From Small Business to Big Business Firm forefather William R. Rose...

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#2
% of Votes 10.47
2025 Rank 3

Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s largest law firms. With more than 3,500 attorneys in 14 countries around the world, Latham practices in all the major jurisdictions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia and regularly...

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#3
% of Votes 10.27
2025 Rank 2

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Long residing in California—where it maintains a quintet of offices—O’Melveny & Myers has branched out in all directions with offices in eight countries on three continents, including recent expansion into Texas. The firm is known for its...

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#4
% of Votes 9.11
2025 Rank 4

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Founded in 1908, Davis Wright Tremaine has worked with small clients and Fortune 500 companies. The firm maintains a focus on litigation and entertainment, environmental, intellectual property (IP), and employment law. Today, the firm has more...

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#5
% of Votes 7.75
2025 Rank 5

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Storied California firm Loeb & Loeb, renowned for its entertainment and media practice, offers a wide range of services, including nationally recognized practices in marketing, technology, private client, intellectual property, real estate,...

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#6
% of Votes 5.62
2025 Rank 6

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

With offices spanning the U.S., from Sunset Boulevard to Times Square to Capitol Hill, Manatt has established a national presence. Manatt boasts a fully integrated consulting and legal professional services model that includes attorneys,...

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#7
% of Votes 3.49
2025 Rank 12

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenberg Traurig, LLP, clients include some of the biggest names in information technology, energy, entertainment, telecommunications, real estate, financial services, and healthcare. With approximately four dozen offices worldwide, an...

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#7
% of Votes 3.49
2025 Rank 8

Sidley Austin LLP

Sidley Austin is a global powerhouse with a long list of clients from Fortune 500 companies to startups in a range of industries, including energy, financial services, healthcare, insurance, life sciences, sports and media, and technology. With...

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#9
% of Votes 3.30
2025 Rank 6

Covington & Burling

Covington & Burling is a “brain trust” law firm known for quietly (and smartly) going about its business—antitrust, litigation, white collar defense & investigations, corporate, intellectual property, export controls, data privacy and...

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#10
% of Votes 3.10
2025 Rank 9

Ballard Spahr

One of the largest and most prominent firms in Philadelphia, Ballard Spahr has a large and growing national footprint, with more than 750 lawyers in 18 offices across the country. The firm has thriving practices in litigation, business and...

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