Welcome to the Chambers Global Guide 2026. Search the legal market's top global law firms, lawyers and in-house counsel using the search functionality above. 

The Chambers Global Guide ranks the top global lawyers, law firms and in-house counsel in over 200 jurisdictions across the world. 

Our legal rankings are the most thorough and independent on the market. Each ranking is based on the in-depth research conducted by our dedicated and experienced team of researchers. Our unparalleled analysis of the legal market enables Chambers Global to deliver indispensable coverage and insights into the leading law firms and legal professionals.

Chambers Global provides recommendations that can be relied on, to ensure law firm clients are able to make the best-informed decision when choosing legal services when it matters.

Please see our methodology page if you would like to find out more about our submissions process and our unrivalled research method.

Submissions for the Chambers Global 2027 guide are open, you can view the full schedule here.

Keep up to date with all of your relevant submission deadlines throughout the year and get personalised submission reminders in your calendar here.

We will be providing more information on how in-house counsel can take part in our GC research shortly. If you have any questions about this area of research, please contact Vian Chowdhury.

Please contact the Head of Africa, Middle East, Caribbean & Offshore Ollie Dimsdale or Head of Global International Capabilities Vian Chowdhury directly with any questions.

Our Global Market Leaders: General Counsel rankings highlight the world’s leading in-house counsel. These rankings are based on thousands of interviews with in-house counsel, private-practice lawyers and third-party advisors, all conducted by our independent and dedicated team. These tables rank leading in-house lawyers in the following jurisdictions:

Africa  
Asia-Pacific  
Brazil  
Canada  
Europe  
Greater China Region   
Latin America  
Middle East  
UK  
USA

This year saw an incredible number of new practice areas added to the Chambers Global guide across a range of jurisdictions.

If you would like to suggest a practice area, please email [email protected].

Our research runs from March to October. As well as covering many areas of law across key jurisdictions worldwide, the Global Guide also includes rankings at a regional and global level.

Our team of experienced researchers conduct thousands of one-to-one calls each research cycle in order to identify and recognise the firms best placed to handle complex international mandates in our dedicated International & Cross-Border Capabilities table, wherever they exist.

A selection of our International & Cross-Border Capabilities tables contain Chambers’ Quadrants, helping clients compare the world`s leading international firms.

Building on the bubble: Middle East AI
Top-down AI strategies are driving change across every sector in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the rest of the Gulf. 

Developments in our 2026 Africa coverage, DEI updates and new practice areas to submit for in 2027
The launch of Chambers Global Guide 2026 marks a significant milestone for our Africa coverage, with expanded rankings, continued progress on diversity and inclusion, and important structural changes across key jurisdictions. Below, we highlight the major developments shaping our 2026 research and outline new opportunities and practice areas firms can submit for in 2027.

Legal networks in 2025
In an increasingly complex global environment, legal networks play a critical role in connecting clients to coordinated, multi-jurisdictional expertise. Chambers’ 2025 rankings spotlight the foremost law firm networks worldwide, identified through in-depth research and hundreds of market interviews.

It’s time to put the MEA into EMEA competition
As Competition law coverage continues to expand beyond Europe, Chambers’ Global Guide is increasingly reflecting the growing importance of the Middle East and Africa. This article explores how and why Competition rankings across MEA are developing - and where research may head next.

Power, politics and projects: Reshaping energy investment between France and Africa
Geopolitical uncertainty, capital flows and political risk are reshaping energy investment and project development across France and francophone Africa.

Meet Chambers at ACC Europe 2025
We’re attending ACC Europe 2025 to highlight our new General Counsel rankings. Discover how in-house leaders can get involved in upcoming research.

From luxury resorts to eco-lodges – toward a diversified tourism sector in Cabo Verde
From resorts to eco-lodges—Cabo Verde’s tourism sector is evolving. Explore how the country is navigating climate challenges while diversifying its economy and rethinking its approach to sustainable travel.

Updates and Best Practice Tips for Africa, Middle East, Caribbean and Offshore Research 2026
Discover updates for the Africa, Middle East, Caribbean and Offshore research for the Chambers Global 2026 guide.

A note on Africa-Wide research
Explore the criteria for Africa-Wide ranking tables in the Chambers Global guide in this Legal Topics article.

All ranked firms in the guide have submitted and have been meticulously researched and analysed by our Research Analysts, ensuring our coverage and insights into the top law firms and lawyers is based on quantifiable data and intelligence.

To discover what is involved in our methodology, please visit our research methodology page here.