The launch of the Chambers USA 2021 Guide has seen an increase in practice and lawyer rankings for Baker McKenzie, with the Firm having been awarded 39 practice group rankings and 77 lawyer rankings, up from around 30 and 60, respectively, in 2020. Top-tier rankings in Bands 1 and 2 totalled 21, up from 14 in 2020. And in individual categories, 22 of our US lawyers were newly ranked and six promoted.
Baker McKenzie maintained Band 1 rankings in Nationwide Tax: Controversy (2013-2021), California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Surrounds Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (2013-2021), Florida Tax (2010-2021), Illinois Technology and Outsourcing (2008-2021) and Northern California Tax (2016-2020).
We also saw an increase in rankings for our Nationwide Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (from Band 5 to Band 4) and Illinois Tax (from Band 3 to Band 2) groups.
Newly ranked lawyers included:
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Franchising |
Kevin Maher |
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International Trade: Customs |
John F McKenzie |
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International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions |
Kerry Contini |
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Privacy & Data Security: Incident Response |
David Lashway |
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REITS: Tax |
Daniel Cullen |
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REITS: Tax |
Peter Matejcak |
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Technology |
Michael S Mensik |
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Technology |
Peter R George |
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Technology |
Samuel Kramer |
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Litigation: Securities |
Perrie M Weiner |
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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation |
Sinead M Kelly |
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Healthcare: Pharmaceuticals/Medical Products Regulation |
Veleka Peeples-Dyer |
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Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution |
Richard Wells |
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Tax |
Christine Sloan |
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Litigation: General Commercial |
Daniela Fonseca Puggina |
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Litigation: General Commercial |
William V Roppolo |
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Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
John R Dodd |
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Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets |
David Davis |
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Tax |
Julia Skubis Weber |
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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
William Devaney |
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Tax |
Dan Rosen |
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Tax: State & Local |
Michael Tedesco |
Lawyers promoted in rankings included:
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Franchising |
Ann Hurwitz |
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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation |
Barbara Klementz |
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Tax |
Jeff Maydew |
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Tax: State & Local |
Lindsay LaCava |
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Tax: State & Local |
Maria Eberle |
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Intellectual Property |
John Flaim |
Practices newly ranked included:
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Jurisdiction |
Practice Area |
2021 |
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*USA - Nationwide |
International Arbitration: Enforcement |
Spotlight Table |
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*USA - Nationwide |
Corporate Crimes & Investigations: Highly Regarded |
Band 2 |
| *USA - Nationwide |
REITs |
Band 5 |
| *USA - Nationwide |
Technology |
Band 2 |
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California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds |
Corporate M&A: The Elite
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Band 4 |
| Florida | Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded | Band 3 |
| Illinois | Immigration | Band 2 |
| Illinois | Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets | Band 2 |
| New York | Tax: State & Local | Band 1 |
For three decades, Chambers and Partners has ranked law firms based on technical legal ability, client service, commercial vision and business understanding, diligence, value for money and depth of team. Rankings are based on interviews with clients and peers as well as firm submissions.
A full list of all rankings can be found here.