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Chambers Global Recognizes 28 O’Melveny Lawyers and 17 Practice Groups

Chambers Global Recognizes 28 O’Melveny Lawyers and 17 Practice Groups

February 17, 2026

NEW YORK—February 17, 2026— O’Melveny received high rankings in the 2026 Chambers Global Guide to the world’s best lawyers, which recognized 17 of the firm’s practice groups and 28 of its lawyers as among the elite in their fields.

The prestigious Chambers Global Guide ranks the top lawyers and law firms in over 200 jurisdictions around the world, based on in-depth research and surveys of peers and clients.

Chambers highlighted the strength of 17 O’Melveny practices around the world, including the areas of bankruptcy & restructuring, capital markets, competition & antitrust, mergers & acquisitions, dispute resolution, intellectual property, international trade, private equity, and project development.

Nine O’Melveny lawyers—from offices in the US and Asia—were rated Band 1, Band 2, or Senior Statespeople. They are among the 28 O’Melveny lawyers the guide singled out for their leading legal work.

The top-ranked individual attorneys include:

Junaid Chida, Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (USA): Band 2
Theodore W. Kassinger, International Trade: CFIUS Experts (USA): Senior Statespeople
Stephanie Keen, Corporate/M&A: International (Singapore): Band 2
Daniel Kim, Corporate/M&A: International Firms (South Korea): Band 1
Greta Nightingale, International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (USA): Band 1
Daniel Petrocelli, Litigation: Trial Lawyers (USA): Band 1
Eric A. S. Richards, Projects: PPP (USA): Band 2
Sean D. Trainor, International Trade: Intellectual Property: Band 2
Michael Tubach, Antitrust: Cartel (USA): Band 2

Chambers Global also recognized the following O’Melveny lawyers as among the best in their fields:

Nima Amini, Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (China); Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (China)
Denis Brock, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (China); Dispute Resolution: Litigation (China)
M. Elizabeth Dubeck, Projects: PPP (USA)
Randall Edwards, Privacy & Data Security: Privacy (USA)
David Foster, International Arbitration (UK)
Ke Geng, Capital Markets: Equity (China)
Howard Goldwasser, Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs (USA)
David N. Kelley, FCPA (USA)
Woojae Kim, Corporate/M&A: International Firms (South Korea)
Phillip Monaghan, Competition/Antitrust (China)
Greta Nightingale, International Trade: CFIUS Experts (USA)
Denise Raytis, Projects: PPP (USA)
David Ribner, International Trade: CFIUS Experts (USA)
Jason Schumacher, Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) (USA)
Ian Simmons, Antitrust: Cartel (USA)
Louis R. Strubeck, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (USA)
Steven Torello, Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) (USA)
Skanthan Vivekananda, Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs (USA)
Walker J. Wallace, Corporate/M&A: Mainland China-based (China)
Ke Zhu, Capital Markets: Equity (China)