O’Melveny Earns Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2026
June 4, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW YORK—June 4, 2026— Chambers has recognized O’Melveny as a leading law firm in 59 practice areas in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
This year, Chambers ranked the firm in Band 1, the top rank, in:
• Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity) (TX)
• ERISA Litigation (Nationwide)
• Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets (Nationwide)
• Media & Entertainment: Litigation (CA)
• Water Law (CA)
Chambers also recognized 102 O’Melveny lawyers, with 12 lawyers earning Band 1 status, including five who were ranked in their category nationally:
• David Almeling – Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets (Nationwide)
• Katie Coleman – Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity) (TX)
• Timothy S. Durst – Litigation: General Commercial (Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds)
• Russell McGlothlin – Water Law (CA)
• Greta L. Nightingale – International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (Nationwide)
• Steven J. Olson – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (CA)
• Phillip G. Oldham – Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity) (TX)
• Daniel M. Petrocelli – Media & Entertainment: Litigation (CA)
• Daniel M. Petrocelli – Litigation: Trial Lawyers (Nationwide)
• Jonathan Rosenberg – Litigation: Securities (NY)
• Louis R. Strubeck – Bankruptcy/Restructuring (TX)
• Daniel R. Suvor – State Attorneys General (Nationwide)
• Michael Tubach – Antitrust (CA)
• Michael Tubach – Antitrust: Cartel (Nationwide)
Chambers once again named partner Daniel M. Petrocelli, chair of O’Melveny’s Trial Practice and co-vice chair of the firm, a “Star Individual”— an elite ranking above Band 1.
Chambers newly ranked Allen Burton, Amy S. Park, David Marroso, Harout Dimijian, Jennifer B. Sokoler, Julian Gurule, Kristin Cope, Marc J. Pensabene, Sharon M. Bunzel, and Zoheb Noorani, and ranked David Almeling, Matt Kline, Meaghan VerGow, and Molly M. Lens, and Timothy S. Durst in additional practice areas. Chambers also recognized partners Kristin Cope and Brian Quinn as “Up & Coming” lawyers, a ranking given to practitioners at the forefront of their generation.
Practice Area Rankings (Bands 1-6)
Nationwide
• Antitrust (Band 4)
• Antitrust: Cartel (Band 2)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite (Band 5)
• Corporate Crime & Investigations: Highly Regarded (Band 1)
• ERISA Litigation (Band 1)
• Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Litigation) (Band 3)
• Healthcare: Highly Regarded (Band 2)
• Higher Education (Band 3)
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer (Band 2)
• Intellectual Property: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Band 2)
• Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets (Band 1)
• Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright (Band 3)
• International Trade: CFIUS Experts (Band 4)
• International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: The Elite (Band 4)
• International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) (Band 4)
• Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite (Band 2)
• Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite (Band 3)
• Projects: PPP (Band 2)
• Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (Band 5)
• Securities: Litigation (Band 4)
• Sports Law (Band 3)
• State Attorneys General (Band 3)
• Transportation: Aviation: Finance (Band 3)
California
• Antitrust (Band 2)
• Banking & Finance (Band 4)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 4)
• Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (Band 4)
• Healthcare (Band 4)
• Insurance: Insurer (Band 3)
• Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation (Band 2)
• Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (Band 3)
• Labor & Employment: The Elite (Band 2)
• Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite (Band 2)
• Litigation: Securities (Band 3)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 3)
• Media & Entertainment: Litigation (Band 1)
• Media & Entertainment: Transactional (Band 3)
• Water Law (Band 1)
California: Southern
• Real Estate (Band 4)
• Tax (Band 3)
District of Columbia
• Antitrust (Band 5)
• Healthcare (Band 5)
• Labor & Employment (Band 4)
• Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite (Band 3)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 6)
New York
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite (Band 6)
• Environment: Mainly Transactional (Band 3)
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer (Band 3)
• Intellectual Property: Patent (Band 4)
• Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite (Band 4)
• Litigation: Securities (Band 3)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: The Elite (Band 5)
• Media & Entertainment: Corporate (Band 2)
Texas
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 5)
• Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity) (Band 1)
• Intellectual Property (Band 6)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 3)
Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds
• Litigation: General Commercial (Band 5)
Texas: Houston & Surrounds
• Litigation: General Commercial (Band 4)
Ranked Lawyers by Practice Area
Antitrust
California:
• Michael Tubach
Antitrust: Cartel
Nationwide:
• Ian Simmons
• Michael Tubach
Antitrust: Litigation Specialists
Washington DC:
• Brian P. Quinn
• Ian Simmons
• Lauren M. Weinstein
Appellate Law
Nationwide:
• Jonathan Hacker
Banking & Finance
California:
• Glen K. Lim
Bankruptcy Litigation
New York:
• Peter Friedman
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Nationwide:
• Louis R. Strubeck
California:
• Julian Gurule
• Steve Warren
Texas:
• Greg Wilkes
• Louis R. Strubeck
Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs
Nationwide:
• Howard Goldwasser
• Skanthan Vivekananda
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
California: LA & Surrounds:
• Jeff Walbridge
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Nationwide:
• Jason Schumacher
• Steven Torello
Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity)
Texas:
• Benjamin B. Hallmark
• Katie Coleman
• Phillip G. Oldham
• Rex D. VanMiddlesworth
Environment: Mainly Transactional
New York:
• Eric Rothenberg
ERISA Litigation
Nationwide:
• Brian Boyle
• Greg Jacob
• Meaghan VerGow
• Shannon Barrett
FCPA
Nationwide:
• David N. Kelley
Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Litigation)
Nationwide:
• Elizabeth L. McKeen
Healthcare
California:
• Caitlin M. Bair
• David Deaton
• Stephen M. Sullivan
Washington DC:
• K. Lee Blalack II
• Kevin Feder
• Benjamin D. Singer
Higher Education
Nationwide
• Jennifer B. Sokoler
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
Nationwide:
• Richard B. Goetz
• Tancred Schiavoni
New York:
• Allen Burton
• Tancred Schiavoni
Insurance: Insurer
California:
• Richard B. Goetz
• Zoheb Noorani
Intellectual Property
Texas:
• Timothy S. Durst
Intellectual Property: Patent
New York:
• Lisa B. Pensabene
• Marc J. Pensabene
• Hassen Sayeed
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
California:
• Luann Simmons
• Darin Snyder
• Ryan K. Yagura
Intellectual Property: Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Nationwide:
• Tim Fink
• Ben Haber
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
California:
• David Almeling
Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets
Nationwide:
• David Almeling
International Trade: CFIUS Experts
Nationwide:
• Theodore W. Kassinger
• David J. Ribner
• Greta L. Nightingale
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
Nationwide:
• Greta L. Nightingale
International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Nationwide:
• D. Sean Trainor
Labor & Employment
California:
• Eric Amdursky
• Apalla U. Chopra
• Adam Karr
• Molly M. Lens
• Robert Siegel
New York:
• Jeffrey Kohn
Washington DC:
• Aparna B. Joshi
Litigation: General Commercial
California:
• Matt Kline
• David Marroso
• Daniel M. Petrocelli
• Matt Powers
New York:
• Hannah Chanoine
• Andrew Frackman
Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds:
• Kristin Cope
• Timothy S. Durst
Texas: Houston & Surrounds:
• John V. Anaipakos
• Travis J. Sales
• Denise Scofield
Washington DC:
• Meaghan VerGow
Litigation: Securities
California:
• Amy S. Park
• Matthew W. Close
New York:
• Jonathan Rosenberg
• Abby F. Rudzin
Litigation: Trial Lawyers
Nationwide:
• Daniel M. Petrocelli
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
California:
• Jim Bowman
• Sharon M. Bunzel
• Steven J. Olson
• Michael Tubach
New York:
• Andrew J. Geist
• Howard E. Heiss
• David N. Kelley
• Rebecca Mermelstein
• Mark A. Racanelli
Texas:
• Danny Ashby
• Sid Mody
Washington DC:
• Benjamin D. Singer
Media & Entertainment: Corporate
New York:
• Matthew J. Syrkin
Media & Entertainment: Litigation
California:
• Molly M. Lens
• Daniel M. Petrocelli
Media & Entertainment: Transactional
California:
• Amy Siegel
• Silvia Vannini
Oil & Gas Litigation
Nationwide:
• Meghan McElvy
Privacy & Data Security: Privacy
Nationwide:
• Randall W. Edwards
Product Liability & Mass Torts
Nationwide:
• Steve Brody
• Richard B. Goetz
• Sabrina H. Strong
Projects: PPP
Nationwide:
• Harout Dimijian
• M. Elizabeth Dubeck
• Denise Raytis
• Eric A. S. Richards
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
Nationwide:
• Junaid Chida
Real Estate
California: Southern:
• Michael D. Hamilton
Real Estate: Finance
New York:
• Malcolm K. Montgomery
Securities: Regulation: Advisory
Nationwide:
• Robert Plesnarski
Sports Law
Nationwide:
• Amy Siegel
State Attorneys General
Nationwide:
• Daniel R. Suvor
Tax
California: Southern:
• Luc Moritz
Technology
California:
• Adit Khorana
Transportation: Aviation: Finance
Nationwide:
• Jason I. Kaplan
Water Law
California:
• Matt Kline
• Russell McGlothlin
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