Baker McKenzie and its member firms collectively earned recognition across 125 practice areas and 245 individual lawyer categories in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026 guide.
This year, the Firm achieved 106 Tier 1 & Tier 2 practice rankings and 160 Hall of Fame/ Leading Partner recognitions.
Notably, Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, the Firm’s Singapore member firm, gained four new rankings for Banking & Finance: Local Firms, Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory: Foreign Firms, Start-Up and Venture Capital: Foreign Firms and TMT: Foreign Firms.
Additionally, the Firm achieved improved rankings in eight categories: Projects and Energy (Malaysia), TMT (Malaysia), Energy: Foreign Firms (Singapore), Labour and Employment: Foreign Firms (Singapore), International Arbitration (South Korea), Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration (Thailand), Banking and Finance (Vietnam) and Corporate and M&A (Vietnam).
In the individual lawyer categories, the Firm gained 33 new individual rankings and 12 improved rankings.
The practice areas that have earned Tier 1 rankings are as follows:
Australia
- Intellectual Property
Indonesia (HHP Law Firm)
- Banking and Finance
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute Resolution
- Intellectual Property
- Labour and Employment
- Tax
- TMT including Fintech
Japan
- Antitrust and Competition: International Firms and Joint Ventures
- Banking and Finance: International Firms and Joint Ventures
- Corporate and M&A: International Firms and Joint Ventures
- Fintech: International Firms and Joint Ventures
- Intellectual Property: International Firms and Joint Ventures
- Labour and Employment: International Firms and Joint Ventures
- Projects and Energy: International Firms and Joint Ventures
- Real Estate and Construction: International Firms and Joint Ventures
- Restructuring and Insolvency: International Firms and Joint Ventures
- Tax: International Firms and Joint Ventures
Malaysia (Wong & Partners)
- Banking and Finance (including Islamic Finance)
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute Resolution
- Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory
- Intellectual Property
- Labour and Employment
- Projects and Energy
- Real Estate and Construction
- Tax
- TMT
Singapore (Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow)
- Energy: Foreign Firms
- Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory: Local Firms
- Intellectual Property: Local Firms
- Investment Funds: Foreign Firms
- Labour and Employment: Foreign Firms
- Labour and Employment: Local Firms
- Private Wealth and Family Law: Local Firms
- Tax: Local Firms
Thailand
- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets
- Corporate and M&A
- Customs and International Trade
- Dispute Resolution
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Labour and Employment
- Projects and Energy
- Real Estate and Construction
- Restructuring and Insolvency
- Tax
- TMT
Vietnam
- Banking and Finance
- Corporate and M&A
- Data Protection
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property: International Firms
- Labour and Employment
- Real Estate and Construction
- Tax
- TMT
The following lawyers received new rankings:
Australia
Dispute Resolution: Class Actions
- Ryan Grant – Next Generation Partner
Energy (Transactions and Regulatory)
- Raymond Lou – Leading Partner
IT and Telecoms
- Adrian Lawrence – Leading Partner
- Jarrod Bayliss-McCulloch – Leading Associate
- Simone Blackadder – Leading Associate
Antitrust and Competition
- Andi Kadir – Leading Partner
Corporate and M&A
- Iqbal Darmawan – Leading Partner
TMT including Fintech
- Daniel Pardede – Leading Partner
- Mahardikha Sardjana – Leading Partner
Banking and Finance: International Firms and Joint Ventures (Gaiben)
- Pierre Chiasson – Leading Associate
Tax: International Firms and Joint Ventures (Bengoshi)
- Ryutaro Oka – Leading Partner
- Luke Tanner – Next Generation Partner
Capital Markets: Equity and Debt: Foreign Firms
- Alexander Stathopoulos – Leading Partner
Corporate and M&A: Local Firms
- Shirin Tang – Leading Partner
Dispute Resolution
- Nandakumar Ponniya – Leading Partner
Energy: Foreign Firms
- Kim Hock Ang – Leading Partner
Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory: Foreign Firms
- Stephanie Magnus – Leading Partner
Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory: Local Firms
- Darren Yang – Leading Associate
Private Wealth and Family Law: Local Firms
- Enoch Wan – Leading Associate
Real Estate: Local Firms
- Michelle Koh – Leading Associate
Customs and International Trade
- Iwarin Pornchottaweesap – Leading Associate
Dispute Resolution
- Paralee Techajongjintana – Leading Partner
Real Estate and Construction
- Papon Kanungvanichakul – Next Generation Partner
- Denpoum Pipatcharoenkij – Leading Associate
Restructuring and Insolvency
- Karnsuda Oue-Amornrat – Leading Associate
TMT
- Aue-angkul Santirongyuth – Leading Associate
Vietnam
Corporate and M&A
- Chi Hoang Yen Ngo – Leading Associate
Data Protection
- Huyen Minh Nguyen – Leading Associate
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Minh Tri Quach – Leading Partner
Projects and Energy
- Thi Yen Ly Le – Leading Associate
Real Estate and Construction
- Phuc Thuy Hien Nguyen – Leading Associate
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 client feedback.