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Best Lawyers® provides trusted, peer-reviewed recognition of top legal professionals and helps clients find credible, experienced counsel with confidence.
For more than 40 years, our Purely Peer Review® process has set the standard for merit-based legal distinction. It is respected by lawyers and firms worldwide, with more than 13 million confidential evaluations submitted annually.
The process is highly selective, with only 5% of U.S. lawyers and 3% globally earning this honor. Rigorous bias-filtering ensures integrity and fairness.
We combine this credibility with powerful digital tools built for the realities of modern legal marketing. These tools increase the visibility of recognized lawyers and help clients identify proven legal talent. Our partnerships with more than 50 local, national and international media outlets extend our influence globally.
Our goal is to bring clarity to legal selection and build lasting trust between lawyers and those seeking legal counsel.
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In 2010, we launched Best Law Firms to recognize exceptional law firm performance. Today, Best Law Firms operates in six global markets, delivering firm-level distinction alongside individual recognition.
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Brett leads sales and client success at Best Lawyers, driving revenue through client relationships and strategic partnerships. With over 20 years in the legal industry he has held leadership roles across Fortune 500 and early-stage firms, bringing deep expertise in legal marketing, SaaS, data, and AI.
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“I am proud to lead many of our partnerships. I think what sets Best Lawyers apart as an organization is that we really do take care of our own. That extends to all employees at all levels and I am living proof.”
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Advisory Board Spotlight
Rajesh Bagga is responsible for steering corporate restructuring, mergers and amalgamations, managing legal issues, reputation and regulatory risk in group corporations, and developing systems and resources for driving compliance, as well as developing resources and processes to manage risk. Previously, Rajesh Bagga was with Tata Motors Limited as the Vice President of Legal and Global General Counsel.
George Vincent's understanding of business and the drivers behind growth and profitability, combined with a background of political party leadership have, for over three decades, made him an invaluable resource to his clients. Widely respected as a corporate attorney, clients see George as a fair-minded, success-oriented and accessible business connector.
Deborah is Thompson Hine's firmwide managing partner. In this capacity, she serves as the firm's chief executive officer. She is also a member of the firm's Executive Committee, the principal governing body responsible for its strategic direction, financial affairs and the oversight of its seven-office operations. Deborah also spends some of her time as a practicing lawyer in the tax exempt, nonprofit corporate, and health care areas. She functions as outside general counsel to two large exem...
Timur Bondaryev is Managing and Founding Partner of Arzinger, an Attorney, Head of the Real Estate and Construction, Antitrust and Competition, IP, Advertisement and Promotion practices at Arzinger. Besides, he heads Automotive, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Food and Beverages, Retail industrial practices. He has extensive experience in working at state authorities and large corporations. He was Head of Division in the Legal Department at the State Property Fund of Ukraine and Head of the Leg...
Richard is a recognised leader in commercial dispute resolution in the UAE and has practised contentious business law in the UAE for most of his career. His areas of specialisation are in the litigation and arbitration fields, particularly with reference to maritime, trade and insurance law in the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East area. Prior to working at Hadef, Richard trained with Clifford Chance in London and Dubai, later joining another UAE law firm as a partner. He graduated from...
Creighton Condon is the firm’s Senior Partner. Formerly European Managing Partner and co-head of the firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions Group, he represents multinational corporations in acquisitions and sales of public and private companies and in joint ventures and regularly provides advice regarding issues of corporate governance and control and shareholder activism. Mr. Condon also represents the mergers and acquisitions groups of a number of investment banks. Mr. Condon joined the ...
Larry Barden is a partner in the Corporate practice group in Sidley’s Chicago office, and currently serves as chair of the firm’s Management Committee. He has been a member of the firm's Executive Committee since 1999 and its Management Committee since 2011. His principal areas of practice are mergers and acquisitions, securities/corporate finance, strategic counseling/corporate governance and private equity/venture capital.
Karim Anjarwalla is the Managing Partner and heads the firm’s Corporate Department at Anjarwalla & Khanna (A&K), one of Kenya’s premier law firms and one of the largest in East Africa. Karim has a wide array of experience advising domestic, regional and international clients on capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and private equity investments.
Hugh Verrier is the Chairman of White & Case LLP and directs the Firm's strategy and operations around the world. With White & Case for 30 years, Hugh became a partner in 1994. He was elected to the Firm's global management in 2004 and has been Chairman of the Firm since 2007. A New York-qualified lawyer, Hugh spent most of his career with White & Case overseas in Indonesia, Turkey and Russia, where his practice was focused on the development of natural resources.
Mark Wasserman has been the Managing Partner of Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP for 12 years and is the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Eversheds Sutherland Limited. He leads the firm’s lawyers and staff in collaborating to provide high quality, efficient and creative service to the firm’s clients.
Jeffrey is the co-chairman of McDermott and chairman of the Firm's Management Committee. He previously served as global head of McDermott's Trial Department and head of the White-Collar Criminal Defense Practice Group. He concentrates his practice on white-collar criminal defense, complex commercial litigation, internal investigations and counseling to Boards of Directors and senior business executives. He represents corporations, board of directors, senior executives and other individuals in...
Press Releases
Best Lawyers launches an affinity partner program to support recognized attorneys and law firms
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2025 Mid-Year Canadian Legal Market Survey Reveals Legal Sector Perspectives on AI, Pressures Shaping Practices from The Best Lawyers in Canada Honorees Survey results accompany release of 2026 editions of the Best Lawyers awards
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Spanish Law Firms Embrace Billing Flexibility, Yet Fall Behind on Diversity New Legal Market Report Reveals 63% of firms now offer alternative fee arrangements challenging the tradition of billable hours
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Best Law Firms in Germany Announces 2nd Edition Rankings Comprehensive survey of 1,278 firms reveals shift toward domestic focus as German legal market adapts to changing business landscape
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2026 Best Lawyers® in France Honours Legal Talent, Reflects Corporate Sustainability Demands Ahead Data-backed rankings reveal top lawyers across France and the highest voter engagement in research history
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Final nail in the coffin for billable hours? Alternative billing goes mainstream, new legal market report reveals 87% of top Australian law firms offer clients billing choice, including fixed or task fees
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Transforming legal content creation for attorneys and firms.
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Strategic counsel from legal marketing’s most experienced voices.
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by Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers introduces Artificial Intelligence Law to recognize attorneys leading the way in AI-related legal issues and innovation.
Best Lawyers’ Purely Peer Voting: Authenticity and Trust Through Decades of Tradition
by Best Lawyers
Larry A. Campagna of Chamberlain Hrdlicka met with Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer to discuss how trust and peer-review feedback are pivotal to building authentic relationships with colleagues in the legal industry.






