Chambers and Partners Once Again Honours Goodmans with Global Recognition
We are proud to announce Goodmans LLP continues to receive top-tier recognition from Chambers and Partners in the Chambers Global 2025 Guide released today.
Recognition from Chambers and Partners is based on independent research and direct client feedback, and demonstrates our lawyers' strengths in technical legal abilities, client service, commercial vision and business understanding, depth of team, value and diligence. The Chambers Global Guide ranks the top lawyers and law firms in over 200 jurisdictions across the world.
Congratulations to our Intellectual Property: Litigation and Restructuring/Insolvency teams on their Band 1 recognition, and to our lawyers and practices who have received 46 rankings for our strengths in:
- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets
- Corporate/M&A
- Information Technology
- Intellectual Property: Litigation
- International & Cross-Border Transactions
- Private Equity: Buyouts
- Restructuring/Insolvency
- Tax
- Telecommunications and Broadcasting
For more information, view Goodmans Chambers Global 2025 recognition here.
Congratulations to our teams who have been ranked among the best in Canada!
About Chambers and Partners
Often referred to as 'the gold-standard', Chambers delivers insight and analysis on the global legal profession that is unrivalled in its reach and depth. Their independent research collects information about organizations, individuals and the marketplace.
Chambers' 200 Research Analysts provide unique insight into complex areas of law in different jurisdictions. Chambers conducts tens of thousands of interviews a year with in-house counsel and third-party experts, such as barristers and accountants, delivering detailed insight into providers of legal services.
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