Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has secured the highest number of rankings of any law firm in the Chambers Global 2025 guide. The Firm is recognized in 322 practice areas and 451 lawyer categories.
Additionally, Baker McKenzie achieved 19 Global Multi-Jurisdictional rankings. This includes maintaining six Band 1 rankings for Tax, TMT, Employment, Employee Benefits, Intellectual Property and Real Estate. The Firm also secured a new ranking for Private Equity, and enjoyed a promotion for Restructuring/Insolvency.
The Firm achieved eight Global Market Leader rankings, including upholding three Band 1 rankings in Climate Change, Outsourcing, and Franchising. This year, Chambers has also featured Baker McKenzie in a new Artificial Intelligence Spotlight table, which acknowledges the firms that are leading the way in this space.
In the individual categories, Baker McKenzie received 451 lawyer rankings, marking a 9% increase from last year. The Firm gained 69 new lawyer recognitions, with 25 new entries in the Up-and-Coming/Associates-to-Watch table. Additionally, 51 of the total lawyer rankings were promotions. The number of ranked female lawyers also increased significantly in the 2025 guide, rising from 110 last year to 128 this year.
The Firm’s complete Chambers Global 2025 rankings can be found here.
Practice Rankings Band 1
Global: Multi-Jurisdictional
Employee Benefits
Employment
Intellectual Property
Real Estate
Tax
TMT
Global: Market Leaders
Climate Change
Franchising
Outsourcing
AMERICAS
Mexico
International Trade/WTO
Peru (Estudio Echecopar)
Banking & Finance
Capital Markets
ASIA-PACIFIC
Asia-Pacific Region
Banking & Finance
Data Protection
Intellectual Property
Investment Funds: Private Equity
Investment Funds: Registered Funds
Islamic Finance
Life Sciences
TMT
China (joint operation partner, FenXun Partners)
Capital Markets: Securitisation & Derivatives (PRC Firms)
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms)
Intellectual Property (International Firms)
Indonesia (joint operation partner, Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners)
Corporate/M&A
Projects & Energy
Japan
Banking & Finance: International
International & Cross-Border Capabilities (International Firms)
Malaysia
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A
South Korea (joint venture law firm, KL Partners)
Energy & Natural Resources: International
Southeast Asia
International Trade/WTO
Taiwan
Capital Markets
Corporate/M&A
Intellectual Property
International Capabilities
Thailand
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A
Projects & Energy
Vietnam
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A
EMEA
Africa-wide
Banking & Finance
Europe-wide
TMT: Information Technology
TMT: Media
TMT: Telecommunications
Bahrain
Corporate & Finance: Foreign
Egypt (Helmy, Hamza & Partners)
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A
Projects & Energy
Germany
Arbitration
Italy
Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market
Kazakhstan
Dispute Resolution
Poland
Intellectual Property
Saudi Arabia
Banking & Finance
Capital Markets
Corporate/Commercial
UK
Employment
Tax: Contentious
Technology Sector (International & Cross-Border)
United Arab Emirates
Commercial Contracts
Tax