Chambers Global 2026: 85 Kirkland Practice Areas and 139 Attorneys Ranked

In the 2026 edition of Chambers Global, Kirkland and 139 of our lawyers are listed among the best in the world. Kirkland is ranked Band 1 in 29 categories and is recognized as a leading firm in 56 additional categories.

Clients noted “Kirkland's lawyers conducted themselves with the highest degree of professionalism. They are responsive, hard-working and bring a can-do attitude,” and they “are the best legal team (we) have worked with.”

Chambers & Partners annually conducts extensive research and analysis based on comments from thousands of clients and peers around the world to compile an independent and objective list of talent available at the highest level of legal practice. Ranked firms and individuals demonstrate the qualities most valued by clients, including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence and commitment. Kirkland’s practice groups and individual attorneys have continually been recognized by Chambers.

Band 1 rankings include:

Global-wide
Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
Private Equity
Restructuring/Insolvency

Asia-Pacific
Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
Investment Funds: Private Equity

China
Banking & Finance: Leveraged & Acquisition Finance (International Firms)
International & Cross-Border Transactions (International Firms)
Investment Funds: Private Equity (International Firms)
Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)

United Kingdom
Investment Funds & Asset Management (International & Cross-Border)
Leveraged Finance: Borrowers/Sponsors: Big Ticket
Private Equity: Buyouts
Restructuring/Insolvency
Tax

United States 
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite
Competition/Antitrust 
Corporate Crime & Investigations
Corporate/M&A (International & Cross-Border)
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Intellectual Property: Patent
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded
International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Investment Funds & Asset Management (International & Cross-Border)
Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance 
Private Equity: Buyouts: High-end Capability
Private Equity: Fund Formation
Tax: Corporate & Finance

The Firm is also recognized in:

Antitrust: Cartel – United States
Banking & Finance – Germany, Global-wide, India
Business & Human Rights Law – Global Market Leaders
Capital Markets – Saudi Arabia
Capital Markets: Equity – Asia-Pacific
Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms) – China
Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel – United States
Capital Markets: High-Yield Products – Global-wide, United States
Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Issuer Counsel – United States
Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS – United States
Commercial and Corporate Litigation – United Kingdom
Competition/Antitrust (International & Cross-Border) – United States
Competition/Antitrust – Global-wide 
Competition: EU – Belgium
Competition Law – United Kingdom
Corporate/Commercial – Saudi Arabia 
Corporate Investigations: Anti-Corruption – Global-wide
Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms) – China
Corporate/M&A – Asia-Pacific, Global-wide, India
Corporate/M&A: International Firms – Israel
Corporate/M&A: The Elite (International Firms) – China
Disputes (International & Cross-Border) – United Kingdom, United States
Dispute Resolution – Global-wide
E-Discovery & Information Governance – United States
Energy Sector (International & Cross-Border) – United States
Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) – United States
Energy: Electricity (Transactional) – United States
Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) – United States
FCPA – United States
Finance & Capital Markets (International & Cross-Border) – United Kingdom, United States
Impact Investing – United States
International Arbitration: Commercial Arbitration – United Kingdom 
International & Cross-Border Transactions – France, Germany
Intellectual Property – Global-wide
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation – United Kingdom
International Trade: CFIUS Experts – United States
Investigations & Enforcement (International & Cross-Border) – United States
Life Sciences – Global-wide
Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical Sector (International & Cross-Border) – United States
Outsourcing – United States
Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded – United States
Projects: Power – United States
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy – United States
Real Estate – Global-wide
Registered Funds – United States
Restructuring/Insolvency – Europe-wide
Tax – Global-wide
Transactions (International & Cross-Border) – United Kingdom