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Chambers USA Awards 2026

Celebrating Excellence Across the U.S. Legal Profession - Fully Sold Out

Date
Thursday, 11 June 2026
6:00 PM
GMT-4
Location
The Plaza Hotel, New York City, 768 5th Ave, New York, NY 10019, United States

USA Awards 2026

 

The Chambers USA Awards celebrate the achievements of the leading law firms and lawyers operating across the United States. Drawing on the depth and independence of Chambers’ research, the awards recognize excellence in legal practice, innovation and sustained performance at the highest level. The ceremony brings together leaders from across the profession for an evening dedicated to recognizing those shaping the U.S. legal market. 

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Where Legal Excellence Meets Market Leadership

Join us for an evening of celebration, connection and recognition as we bring together the leading firms and practitioners from across the United States to honor excellence in the legal profession.

Outstanding Legal Work

Recognizing remarkable legal achievements across the United States.

Law Firm Leadership

Recognizing firms that demonstrate exceptional leadership, sustained performance and influence across the U.S. legal market.

In-House Excellence

Celebrating general counsel and in-house teams whose leadership, innovation and strategic impact are shaping the future of corporate legal departments.

Professional Services & Innovation

Recognizing the specialist organizations and service providers supporting the legal profession through expertise, insight and innovation.

 

Why New York?

New York City stands at the center of the global legal and financial landscape - a city where leading law firms, corporations and institutions shape the direction of international business. As one of the world’s most sophisticated and influential legal markets, it provides the ideal setting to bring the profession together to recognize outstanding achievement across the United States. 

The Chambers USA Awards offers an opportunity to gather the market in person to celebrate excellence, strengthen professional connections, and recognize the firms and individuals setting the standard for legal practice nationwide.

 
 

Shortlisted Categories

Awards Categories

Select a category to view shortlisted firms and winners

Antitrust

Shortlist

  1. Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
  2. Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
  3. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
  4. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
  5. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  6. Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  7. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
Winner: Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Artificial Intelligence

Shortlist

  1. Cooley LLP
  2. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  3. DLA Piper
  4. Latham & Watkins LLP
  5. Morrison & Foerster LLP
  6. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Winner: Latham & Watkins LLP

Banking & Finance

Shortlist

  1. Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
  2. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
  3. Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  4. Latham & Watkins LLP
  5. Paul Hastings LLP
  6. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Winner: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Liability Management

Shortlist

  1. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
  2. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
  3. Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  4. Latham & Watkins LLP
  5. Milbank LLP
  6. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
  7. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Winner: Latham & Watkins LLP

Commercial Litigation

Shortlist

  1. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  2. King & Spalding LLP
  3. Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  4. Latham & Watkins LLP
  5. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
  6. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
  7. Williams & Connolly LLP
Winner: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Commercial Litigation Boutique

Shortlist

  1. Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP
  2. Elsberg Baker & Maruri PLLC
  3. Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP
  4. Hueston Hennigan LLP
  5. Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C.
  6. Susman Godfrey L.L.P.
  7. Wilkinson Stekloff LLP
Winner: Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP

Construction

Shortlist

  1. Holland & Knight LLP
  2. Jones Day
  3. King & Spalding LLP
  4. Peckar & Abramson, P.C.
  5. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
  6. Smith Currie Oles LLP
  7. Troutman Pepper Locke
Winner: Peckar & Abramson, P.C.

Corporate / M&A

Shortlist

  1. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
  2. Freshfields LLP
  3. Latham & Watkins LLP
  4. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
  5. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
  6. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
  7. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Winner: Latham & Watkins LLP

Energy, Infrastructure & Projects

Shortlist

  1. Baker Botts L.L.P.
  2. Bracewell LLP
  3. Latham & Watkins LLP
  4. Norton Rose Fulbright
  5. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  6. Troutman Pepper Locke
  7. Vinson & Elkins LLP
Winner: Vinson & Elkins LLP

Environment

Shortlist

  1. Beveridge & Diamond PC
  2. Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  3. Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
  4. King & Spalding LLP
  5. Latham & Watkins LLP
  6. Sive, Paget & Riesel P.C.
Winner: Beveridge & Diamond PC

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Shortlist

  1. Cooley LLP
  2. Goodwin Procter LLP
  3. Hogan Lovells
  4. Latham & Watkins LLP
  5. McDermott Will & Schulte
  6. Ropes & Gray LLP
Winner: Ropes & Gray LLP

Insurance

Shortlist

  1. Blank Rome LLP
  2. Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna
  3. Covington & Burling LLP
  4. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  5. Reed Smith LLP
  6. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
  7. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Winner: Blank Rome LLP

Intellectual Property

Shortlist

  1. Cooley LLP
  2. DLA Piper
  3. Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP
  4. Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  5. Morrison & Foerster LLP
  6. Paul Hastings LLP
Winner: Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Labor & Employment

Shortlist

  1. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  2. Jones Day
  3. Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
  4. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  5. Paul Hastings LLP
  6. Proskauer Rose LLP
  7. Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Winner: Paul Hastings LLP

Private Equity

Shortlist

  1. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  2. Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  3. Latham & Watkins LLP
  4. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
  5. Ropes & Gray LLP
  6. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Winner: Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Real Estate

Shortlist

  1. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
  2. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  3. Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  4. Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  5. Paul Hastings LLP
  6. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Winner: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

White-Collar Criminal Defense

Shortlist

  1. Covington & Burling LLP
  2. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  3. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  4. King & Spalding LLP
  5. Latham & Watkins LLP
  6. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
  7. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Winner: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

White-Collar Criminal Defense Boutique

Shortlist

  1. Ellerman Enzinna Levy PLC
  2. Hecker Fink LLP
  3. Hueston Hennigan LLP
  4. Kaiser PLLC
  5. KKL LLP
  6. Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP
  7. Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC
Winner: Hecker Fink LLP

Law Firm of the Year

Winner: Paul Hastings LLP

Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner: Robert Luskin, Paul Hastings LLP

General Counsel of the Year

Shortlist

  1. David Hyman – Netflix, Inc.
  2. Laureen E. Seeger – American Express Company
  3. Patricia Astorga – Mintz Group
  4. Paul M. Robinson – Warner Music Group Corp.
  5. Rashida La Lande – The Estée Lauder Companies
Winner: Rashida La Lande – The Estée Lauder Companies

General Counsel Innovation & Transformation Award

Shortlist

  1. David Flavell – PepsiCo
  2. Diane Brayton – The New York Times Company
  3. John G. Finley – Blackstone Inc.
  4. John Rogovin – ByteDance / TikTok
  5. Rose Marie Glazer – AIG
Winner: John G. Finley – Blackstone Inc.

Litigation Services Provider of the Year

Shortlist

  1. Elevate
  2. Epiq
  3. Integreon
  4. QuisLex
Winner: Elevate

Business Intelligence & Investigations Firm of the Year

Shortlist

  1. K2 Integrity
  2. Nardello & Co.
  3. Quinlan Partners
  4. StoneTurn
Winner: Nardello & Co.
 

Your Host

Presenter

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Tony Anello

Managing Director

Tony Anello is Managing Director for Chambers, joining the organization in 2025 with three decades of experience scaling global businesses, primarily in private equity-backed organisations

Featured Speaker

Presenter

James Haggarty

James Haggarty

Research Director – USA

Leading the Chambers USA research operation from our London office, James oversees our world-class research, drives the development of our methodology and ensures the quality of Chambers legal rankings.

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