Baker McKenzie Receives New Rankings in Chambers FinTech 2026 Guide

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has received 22 practice rankings and 26 lawyer rankings in the Chambers FinTech 2026 Guide, an improvement on 19 practice rankings and 23 lawyer rankings in the 2025 edition.

Baker McKenzie upheld Band 1 rankings in Argentina, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand and received a new Band 1 Ranking in Colombia. Germany and South Africa were also newly ranked, receiving Band 4 and Band 2 respectively.

The Firm’s lawyers also excelled in the 2026 Guide, with five new individual rankings. This included three new Band 1 and 2 rankings. Ashlin Perumall, a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Johannesburg office, also received a promotion from Band 3 to Band 1.

Practice Rankings:

Fintech Legal
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Colombia
Germany
Indonesia
Japan 
Malaysia
Mexico
Netherlands
Poland
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Switzerland
Thailand
UK-wide

Fintech Legal (International Firms)
China

Fintech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies
UK-wide

FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending
UK-wide

Lawyer rankings:

FinTech Legal
Gabriel Gómez Giglio (Argentina)
Bill Fuggle (Australia)
Olivier Van den Broeke (Belgium)
Usman Sheikh (Canada)
Ricardo Trejos Robledo (Colombia)
Conrad Ruppel (Germany)
Masato Honma (Japan)
Sue Wan Wong (Malaysia)
Alfonso Martínez Bejarano (Mexico)
Priscilla Caraveo-Flores (Mexico)
Jakub Falkowski (Poland)
Jerzy Bombczyński (Poland)
Stephanie Magnus (Singapore)
Eunice Tan (Singapore)
Ashlin Perumall (South Africa)
Paula De Biase (Spain)
Benja Supannakul (Thailand)
Mark Simpson (UK-wide)
Sue McLean (UK-wide)

Fintech Legal (International Firms)
Karen Man (China)

FinTech Legal (Expertise based abroad)
Kullarat Phongsathaporn (Thailand)

FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies
Mark Simpson (UK-wide)

FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing
Sue McLean (UK-wide)

Fintech Legal: Payments & Lending
Mark Simpson (UK-wide)
Todd W Beauchamp (USA – Nationwide)