Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine and after careful consideration, we have made the decision not to conduct research on Russia and Belarus this year. We will review this decision for the 2024 edition, the research for which will begin in March 2023.

Please contact the EMEA Research Director Marlene Hermann or Global Head of Research: International Capabilities Robinson Redmond directly with any questions.

Updated 5 May 2022

The Chambers Global Guide ranks the top lawyers and law firms in over  200 jurisdictions across the world.  

Our rankings are based on the in-depth research of our dedicated and experienced team of researchers. Please see our methodology page if you would like to find out more information on what our research and submissions process entails and how it is this unique analysis of the legal market that allows Chambers Global to deliver market-leading coverage and analysis of the leading legal professsionals.  

Chambers Global provides reliable recommendations, to ensure law firm clients are able to make an informed decision when purchasing legal services for all legal matters.

Our in-depth 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-wide level. Facilitated by our team of experienced researchers, we also recognise the firms best placed to handle complex international mandates in our dedicated International & Cross-Border Capabilities table.

This year saw an incredible number of new practice areas added to the Chambers Global guide across a range of jurisdictions, including Bahrain, the Caribbean, Israel, Saudi Arabia, region-wide tables.

The new national tables provide greater focus on cross-border capabilities, including International Firms in Israel and leading experts based abroad with a focus on Employment law in Saudi Arabia. International & Cross-Border Capabilities has expanded its cover to now include South Africa and Argentina. These new tables are the result of countless hours of research interviews and assessments of individual markets over the course of the research cycle.

If you would like to suggest a practice area, please get in touch with Robinson or Marlene at [email protected]. 

The 2022 edition of Chambers Global also provides law firm clients with a unique insight of the leading law firms who have shown excellence in their services work on legal matters of multi-jurisdictional work.  

Alongside Chambers Global traditional legal rankings, the International Capabilities Quadrants offer a visual representation of Chambers’ recommendations of the law firms best placed to advise clients in complex issues and legal cases.  

Our International Capabilities Quadrants and rankings can be viewed here.

New for Chambers Global 2022, the Global Reach Index is a new set of analysis and insights, highlighting the law firms who are ranked across multiple key jurisdictions for practice areas which include, Capital Markets, Corporate M&A, Disputes, TMT and many more.

Visit the Global Reach Index page here.

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The New Sections for Chambers Global Guide 2022
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Five-year increase in client referees for Africa
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