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January 23, 2026
Freshfields US Earns Elite and Band 1 Rankings in Chambers USA 2023

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- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP received multiple recognitions in the Chambers USA 2023 guide across various practice areas, including nationwide rankings in litigation, international trade, corporate crime, corporate/M&A, international arbitration, and crisis management
- The firm achieved Elite-level Band 1 rankings in several categories, such as International Arbitration and Corporate Crime & Investigations
- Additionally, 41 Freshfields lawyers were individually ranked for their expertise in areas including antitrust, capital markets, litigation, and international trade.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP has earned recognition across practices in the Chambers USA 2023 guide: Nationwide – Litigation: Securities Nationwide – International Trade: Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Nationwide – Corporate Crime & Investigations: Highly Regarded Nationwide – Corporate/M&A Nationwide – International Arbitration Nationwide – International Trade: CFIUS Experts Nationwide - Crisis Management California – Capital Markets: Debt & Equity California – Litigation: Securities District of Columbia – Antitrust District of Columbia – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations New York – Corporate/M&A New York – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation New York – Litigation: General Commercial New York – Litigation: Securities New York – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations New York – Tax Additional highlights include Elite-level Band 1 ranking for the nationwide International Arbitration practice; Band 1 ranking for the nationwide Corporate Crime & Investigations practice; and Elite-level rankings for the New York: Corporate/M&A practice, New York Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations practice, nationwide International Trade: Export Controls and Economic Sanctions practice, and nationwide Corporate/M&A practice. 41 Freshfields lawyers received individual rankings: Amna Arshad, Transportation: Aviation Regulatory – Nationwide Nigel Blackaby KC, International Arbitration – Nationwide Stephanie Brown Cripps, International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions Eric Bruce, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations – District of Columbia Mary Eaton, Litigation: Securities – New York Julie Elmer, Antitrust: Litigation Specialist – District of Columbia Boris Feldman, Litigation: Securities – California Jamillia Ferris, Antitrust – District of Columbia John Fisher, Corporate/M&A – California Valerie Ford Jacob (Senior Statesperson), Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – Eastern United States – Nationwide Elliot Friedman, International Arbitration – Nationwide Doru Gavril, Litigation: Securities – California Adam H. Golden, Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial Lori Goodman, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – New York Tim Harkness, Litigation: General Commercial – New York Jenny Hochenberg, Corporate/M&A – New York Greg Kahn, Derivatives – Nationwide Menachem Kaplan, Technology – New York Ethan Klingsberg, Corporate/M&A – New York Meredith Kotler, Litigation: Securities – New York Christine Laciak, International Trade: CFIUS Experts – Nationwide Mary Lehner, Antitrust – District of Columbia Allison Liff, Banking & Finance – New York Mark Liscio, Bankruptcy/Restructuring – New York David Livshiz, Litigation: General Commercial – New York Christine Lyon, Privacy & Data Security – Nationwide Peter Lyons, Corporate/M&A – New York Eric Mahr, Antitrust: Litigation Specialist – District of Columbia Aaron Marcu, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations – New York Noiana Marigo, International Arbitration – Nationwide Linda Martin, Litigation: General Commercial – New York Aimen Mir, International Trade: CFIUS Experts – Nationwide Melissa Raciti-Knapp, Projects – Nationwide Brian Rance, Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs Caroline Richard, International Arbitration – Nationwide Lee Rovinescu, International Arbitration – Nationwide Adam Siegel, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations – New York Sarah Solum, Capital Markets: Convertible Debt – Nationwide; Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – California; Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – Western United States – Nationwide Nabeel Yousef, International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions Kimberly Zelnick, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations – New York Damien Zoubek, Corporate/M&A – New York
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