Baker McKenzie Earns 154 Practice and 232 Individual Rankings in Chambers Europe 2026

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has received 154 practice / sector and 232 individual rankings in the Chambers Europe 2026 guide, an increase on the 2025 results.

The Firm received Band 1 rankings in 21 practice / sector areas, including five Europe-wide rankings for Employment; Tax; TMT: Information Technology; TMT: Media; and TMT: Telecommunications. Across the region, Baker McKenzie received 16 new rankings, with five entering the top Band 1 and 2 categories, and 11 improved rankings, of which six climbed up to the higher Band 1 and 2 categories. 

Baker McKenzie also received an 11% increase in its individual lawyer rankings, with 47 newly ranked lawyers. This includes a Band 1 ranking for the Firm's Global Chair, Sunny Mann, in the inaugural Europe-wide International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions ranking. The Firm also earned promotions for 31 ranked lawyers, of which 17 stepped up in the top lawyer ranking categories (Band 1 and 2/Eminent Practitioners/Senior Statespeople).

Practice Rankings Band 1

Europe-wide
Employment
Tax
TMT: Information Technology
TMT: Media
TMT: Telecommunications

Hungary
Competition/Antitrust
Employment
Life Sciences

Italy
Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

Netherlands
Corporate/M&A: €50-250 million

Poland
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
Intellectual Property
Tax

Spain
Corporate Compliance
Corporate/Commercial: Barcelona
Dispute Resolution: Corporate Crime
Employment: Elite
Life Sciences
TMT: Media

Switzerland
Real Estate

Ukraine
Employment