Global law firm Baker McKenzie has received 33 practice and sector area and 21 lawyer rankings in the 2025 edition of the Legal 500 United States.
The Firm received Tier 1 rankings for International Trade: Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions; Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (including Data Privacy and Data Protection); and Tax: US Taxes: Contentious. Additionally, the Firm received new rankings for Finance: Capital Markets: Equity Offerings: Advice to Issuers; International Trade and National Security: National Security and M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity Buyouts: Middle-Market (Up to $500m). The Firm also attained three practice area promotions, including Labor and Employment: Immigration, which moved up to Tier 2.
The Legal 500 rankings are based on a series of criteria, including work conducted by law firms over the past 12 months, experience and depth of teams, areas of specialization and ancillary services, and client feedback.
The following lawyers were recognized:
- Cynthia Cole (newly ranked) – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology Transactions
- Susan Eandi – Labor and Employment: Workplace and Employment Counseling
- Maria Eberle – Tax: US Taxes: Contentious
- Ashley Eickhof – Antitrust: Cartel and Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense
- Peter George – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Outsourcing
- Jessica Greenwald – Intellectual Property: Patents: Prosecution (including Re-Examination and Post-Grant Proceedings)
- Brian Hengesbaugh – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
- Benjamin Ho – Labor and Employment: Workplace and Employment Counseling
- Rod Hunter – International Trade: CFIUS
- Sinead Kelly – Labor and Employment: Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design
- Janet Kim – International Trade: Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
- Barbara Klementz – Labor and Employment: Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactional
- Samuel Kramer – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Outsourcing
- Stewart Lipeles – Tax: International Tax
- Betsy Morgan – Labor and Employment: Immigration
- Mark Oates – Tax: US Taxes: Contentious
- Andrew Riccio – Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
- Eunkyung Kim Shin – International Trade: Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
- Julia Skubis Weber – Tax: International Tax
- Perrie Weiner – Dispute Resolution: Securities Litigation: Defense
A full list of the Firm's rankings can be found here Legal 500 United States | Baker McKenzie.