Each year, Chambers & Partners ranks law firms and lawyers based on in-depth research and feedback from clients and peers in 200 jurisdictions worldwide. In the 2025 edition of Chambers USA, S&C lawyers received 148 individual rankings, including 39 Band 1 rankings, denoting top performers in their field. Four S&C lawyers were newly ranked, and S&C practices earned 61 rankings.
S&C is ranked Band 1 across 24 categories, including:
Nationwide
Artificial Intelligence
Corporate Crime & Investigations: The Elite
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Derivatives
Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance)
Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Enforcement & Investigations)
Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded
Mining & Metals
Product Liability: Automobile
Projects: LNG
Projects: Mining & Metals
Securities: Litigation
Securities: Regulation: Enforcement
Tax: Corporate & Finance
New York
Corporate/M&A: Takeover Defense
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded
Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite
Litigation: Securities
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: The Elite
Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance
Tax