Freshfields has earned recognition across practices in the Chambers USA 2025 guide: Nationwide – Antitrust Nationwide – Corporate Crime & Investigations: Highly Regarded Nationwide – Corporate Governance Nationwide – Corporate/M&A: Elite Nationwide – Financial Services Regulatory: Bank Compliance Nationwide – International Arbitration: Elite Nationwide – International Trade: CFIUS Experts Nationwide – International Trade: Exports and Sanctions: Elite Nationwide – Life Sciences Nationwide – Litigation: Securities Nationwide – Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded California – Capital Markets: Debt & Equity California – Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial California – Litigation: Securities District of Columbia – Antitrust District of Columbia – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations New York – Banking & Finance New York – Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded New York – Corporate/M&A: Elite New York – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation New York – Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded New York – Litigation: Securities New York – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations: Elite New York – Tax Additional highlights include Elite-level Band 1 ranking for the Nationwide – International Arbitration practice and Band 1 ranking for the New York – Bankruptcy/Restructuring and Elite-level for rankings the New York: Corporate/M&A and New York Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations practices, and Nationwide – Corporate/M&A and Nationwide – International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions practices. Freshfields lawyers received 64 individual rankings: Nigel Blackaby KC, International Arbitration: Counsel – Nationwide Elizabeth Bieber (Up & Coming), Corporate/M&A: Takeover Defense – New York Ian Bushner (Up & Coming), Private Equity: Buyouts – New York Stephanie Brown Cripps, International Trade: Exports and Sanctions – Nationwide Eric Bruce, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations – District of Columbia Calise Cheng, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – California; Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States – Nationwide Timothy Clark, Private Equity: Fund Formation – Nationwide Colin Costello (Up & Coming), International Trade: CFIUS Experts – Nationwide Mary Eaton, Litigation: Securities – New York Julie Elmer, Antitrust: Litigation Specialists – District of Columbia Boris Feldman (Star Individual), Litigation: Securities – California John Fisher, Corporate/M&A – California Nicole Foster, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – New York Elliot Friedman, International Arbitration: Counsel – Nationwide Doru Gavril, Litigation: Securities – California Beth George, Privacy & Data Security: Privacy – Nationwide Adam Golden, Life Science: Corporate/Commercial – Nationwide Lori Goodman, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – New York Alison Hashmall, Financial Service Regulatory: Bank Compliance – Nationwide Timothy Harkness, Litigation: General Commercial – New York Jenny Hochenberg, Corporate/M&A – New York Timothy Howard, Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity – Nationwide Valerie Ford Jacob (Senior Statesperson), Cap Mkts: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States – Nationwide Menachem Kaplan, Technology – New York Gayle Klein, Litigation: General Commercial – New York Ethan Klingsberg, Corporate/M&A – New York Meredith Kotler, Litigation: Securities – New York Christine Laciak, International Trade: CFIUS Experts – Nationwide Kyle Lakin (Up & Coming), Banking & Finance – New York Heather Lamberg, Antitrust: Cartel – 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 Jennifer Loeb (Up & Coming), Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations – District of Columbia Alessandra Love, Corporate/M&A – California Christine Lyon, Privacy & Data Security: Privacy – Nationwide Eric Mahr, Antitrust: Litigation Specialists – District of Columbia Pamela Marcogliese, Corporate Governance – Nationwide Aaron Marcu (Senior Statesperson), Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations – New York Noiana Marigo, International Arbitration: Counsel – Nationwide Steven Matays, Tax – New York Paige von Mehren (Associate to Watch), International Arbitration: Counsel – Nationwide Jennifer Mellott, Antitrust – District of Columbia Aimen Mir, International Trade: CFIUS Experts – Nationwide Madlyn Primoff, Bankruptcy Litigation – New York; Bankruptcy/Restructuring – New York Melissa Raciti-Knapp, Projects – Nationwide Neal Reenan, Private Equity: Buyouts – New York Meghan Rissmiller, Antitrust – District of Columbia Caroline Richard, International Arbitration: Counsel – Nationwide Lee Rovinescu, International Arbitration: Counsel – Nationwide Jordan Salzman (Up & Coming), Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – New York Justina Sessions, Antitrust – California David Sewell, Financial Services Regulatory: Bank Compliance – Nationwide Adam Siegel, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations – New York Sarah Solum, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – California; Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States – Nationwide Claude Stansbury, Tax – District of Columbia Christine Wilson (Eminent Practitioner), Antitrust – District of Columbia Nabeel Yousef, International Trade: Exports and Sanctions – Nationwide Kimberly Zelnick, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations – New York Damien Zoubek, Corporate/M&A – New York