Twenty-two Freshfields partners have been selected to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America guide for 2026. Since 2005, this flagship guide has recognized seasoned lawyers for their exceptional skill in practice and their exhibition of strong leadership on cases, deals and other significant contributions throughout the most important legal matters of the previous year. This is the largest number of Freshfields partners ever featured in this guide. The partners recognized are: Andrea Merediz Basham, M&A, New York Eric B. Bruce, White Collar Investigations, Washington DC Ian N. Bushner, Private Capital, New York Timothy J. Clark, Private Funds & Secondaries, New York Mary Eaton, Securities & Shareholder Litigation, New York John Fisher, M&A, Silicon Valley Elliot Friedman, International Arbitration, New York Matthew Goulding, Private Capital, Boston Jenny Hochenberg, M&A, New York Paul Humphreys, M&A, New York Gayle Klein, Commercial Litigation, New York Ethan Klingsberg, M&A, New York Meredith Kotler, Securities & Shareholder Litigation, New York Allison Liff, Leveraged Finance, New York Eric Mahr, Antitrust Litigation, Washington DC Noiana Marigo , International Arbitration, New York Jennifer Mellott, Antitrust, Washington DC Sanjay Murti, M&A, New York Melissa Raciti-Knapp, Project Finance, New York Neal J. Reenan, Private Capital, New York Sarah K. Solum, Capital Markets, Silicon Valley Damien Zoubek, M&A, New York