Chambers Global has once again recognized Goodwin’s status as the law firm at the intersection of capital and innovation around the world. The 2021 edition of the guide honored 27 Goodwin lawyers and 21 practice areas for excellence, which represent the highest totals in firm history.
These results demonstrate the effectiveness and resiliency of Goodwin’s capital-meets-innovation platform and the firm’s unmatched ability to represent innovators and investors shaping the future across geographies. Building upon Goodwin’s unparalleled strength in key industry verticals, the firm received new rankings in its Private Equity, Life Sciences, Private Investment Funds, M&A, Capital Markets, Banking and Global Trade practices.
The annual guide is the product of in-depth research and extensive interviews with prominent lawyers and clients in over 200 jurisdictions worldwide. This year, Chambers Global singled out the following Goodwin practice areas as being leaders in the international marketplace:
Asia-Pacific Region
- Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
- Investment Funds: Private Equity
China
- Corporate/M&A (International Firms)
- Investment Funds: Private Equity (International Firms)
France
- Banking & Finance
Global-wide
- Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
- Private Equity
India
- Corporate/M&A
UK
- Investment Funds & Asset Management (International & Cross-Border)
- Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical Sector (International & Cross-Border)
USA
- Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Representation
- Capital Markets: Equity: Manager Representation
- Corporate M&A (International & Cross-Border)
- Intellectual Property: Patent
- Investment Funds & Asset Management (International & Cross-Border)
- Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
- Investment Funds: Registered Funds
- Investment Funds: Venture Capital: Fund Formation
- Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical Sector (International & Cross-Border)
- Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market
- Technology Sector (International & Cross-Border)
A number of Goodwin lawyers were also commended as leading lawyers in their fields, including:
China
- Gregory Barclay: Investment Funds (International Firms)
- Yash Rana: Corporate/M&A (International Firms)
Germany
- Stephan Kock: Banking & Finance
India
- Yash Rana: Corporate/M&A
USA
- Marco Adelfio: Investment Funds: Registered Funds
- Thomas Beaudoin: Investment Funds: Venture Capital: Fund Formation
- Mark Bettencourt: Corporate/M&A (International & Cross-Border)
- Mitchell Bloom: Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial
- Stuart Cable: Corporate/M&A (International & Cross-Border)
- Neel Chatterjee: Intellectual Property: Patent
- Robert Hale: Labor & Employment
- John LeClaire: Private Equity: Buyouts
- Richard Matheny: International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions / International Trade: CFIUS Experts
- Ian O’Donnell: Investment Funds: Venture Capital: Fund Formation
- Brynn Peltz: Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance
- Richard Strassberg: Litigation: Trial Lawyers
- Kingsley Taft: Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial
- Bradley Weber: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
- David Watson: Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation