James Haggerty, Head of USA Research, Chambers and Partners

James began his career at Chambers seven years ago starting as a Researcher on the UK/USA team, later moving through a stint as Assistant Editor on the UK Bar team, before joining the USA team full time as a Deputy Editor in 2017. In that role he oversaw our leading coverage of the Energy & Projects space, alongside other key USA practice areas. In August 2021 James took over the leadership role on the USA team from former Editor Toby Eccleshall, moving into the new position of Head of USA Research. James works closely with Kush Cheema, the North America Research Director, to helm our USA project and our efforts to research and rank the best law firms in America. James is responsible for running the entire Chambers USA research operation from our London office. Working with the team of Research Managers, James oversees our world-class research team, drives the development of our research methodology and ensures the quality of Chambers legal rankings. The USA team researches thousands of attorneys and law firms across all 50 states, in DC and at a nationwide level, covering around 200 different practice areas. Our expert Research Managers provide specialist expertise and guidance to our wider US research team, which comprises often as many as 100 researchers dedicated to producing gold-standard Chambers research on the US legal market.