Ranking tables
Space | USA
USA - Nationwide
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Band 3
- Aegis Space Law
- Schroeder Law PLLC
Band 1
Band 2
- Christopher J. Kimball Cooley LLP5 Years Ranked
- Jennifer D Hindin Wiley2 Years Ranked
- Michael Mineiro Akin1 Years Ranked
- Patrick S Campbell Milbank LLP10 Years Ranked
- Robert McDowell Cooley LLP7 Years Ranked
- Steven M Kaufman Hogan Lovells US LLP15 Years Ranked
- Thomas J McCarthy Akin9 Years Ranked
- Tony Lin Cooley LLP1 Years Ranked
Band 3
- Alexis M Sainz Hogan Lovells1 Years Ranked
- Brian Weimer Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP7 Years Ranked
- Franceska Schroeder Schroeder Law PLLC1 Years Ranked
- Robert A Friedman Holland & Knight LLP2 Years Ranked
- Bailey ReicheltAegis Space Law
- Joseph A GodlesGoldberg Godles Wiener & Wright
Up and Coming
Associates to watch
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Hogan Lovells US LLPSpace2025 | Band 1 | 1 Years RankedHogan Lovells is home to a highly respected space team known for its strength in both transactional and regulatory work. The team regularly advises satellite companies, private equity firms and commercial space stations, among others. Clients look to the firm for counsel on high stakes M&A, commercial contract matters and NASA compliance issues.
1 Milbank LLPSpace2025 | Band 1 | 1 Years RankedMilbank LLP's space and satellite team is highly regarded for the depth of its expertise in advising clients across both the public and private sectors on space law. The team advises across the full gamut of related matters, including M&A, regulatory matters and commercial contracts.
Band 2
2 AkinSpace2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedAkin is a highly respected firm that is recognized for its provision of regulatory advice to major space and satellite companies. The team offers counsel in space-related international treaties, satellite deployments, launch agreements, joint ventures, space infrastructure and more.
2 Cooley LLPSpace2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedCooley LLP maintains a formidable space practice with experience handling matters for space and satellite companies across the globe. The team has expertise in assisting early-stage and start-up space companies through all stages of the corporate growth cycle, as well as in related regulatory matters.
2 Greenberg Traurig. LLPSpace2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedGreenberg Traurig LLP is a respected firm with a strong reputation for advising space and satellite companies on a wide range of regulatory compliance and commercial matters. The team maintains significant expertise in government contracting, licensing, export control and insurance matters.
2 WileySpace2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedWiley is an excellent choice of firm to handle complex space law matters. Lawyers there are adept at handling spectrum policy issues, licensing matters and corporate transactions. Among its clients are a number of space industry startups and emerging companies.