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Chambers Global Recognizes 28 O'Melveny Lawyers and 16 Practice Groups

February 27, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEW YORK—February 27, 2025—O’Melveny received high rankings in the 2025 Chambers Global Guide to the world’s best lawyers, which recognized 16 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 16 O’Melveny practices around the world, including the areas of antitrust, bankruptcy & restructuring, capital markets, mergers & acquisitions, dispute resolution, intellectual property, international trade, and project development. 

Seven O’Melveny lawyers – from offices in the US and Asia – were rated Band 1 or Band 2. 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
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
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)
Denis Brock, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and Litigation (China)
M. Elizabeth Dubeck, Projects: PPP (USA)
David Foster, Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration (UK)
Jeffrey Fowler, eDiscovery & Information Governance (USA)
Ke Geng, Capital Markets: Equity (China)
Kieran Humphrey, Dispute Resolution: Litigation (China)
Theodore Kassinger, International Trade: CFIUS Experts (USA)
David N. Kelly, FCPA (USA)
Yoji Maeda, Dispute Resolution: Domestic (Japan)
Phillip Monaghan, Competition/Antitrust (China)
Greta Nightingale, International Trade: CFIUS Experts (USA)
Hiroko Nihei, Dispute Resolution: Domestic (Japan)
John J. Rapisardi, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (USA)
Denise Raytis, Projects: PPP (USA)
David Ribner, International Trade: CFIUS Experts (USA)
Jason Schumacher, Energy: Oil & Gas (USA)
Louis R. Strubeck, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (USA)
Steven Torello, Energy: Oil & Gas (USA)
Sean D. Trainor, International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) (USA)
Walker J. Wallace, Corporate/M&A: China-based (China)
Ke Zhu, Capital Markets: Equity (China)

The following O’Melveny practice areas are recognized in the 2025 Chambers Global Guide:

Asia-Pacific Region

Corporate/M&A

China

Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)

Competition/Antitrust (International Firms)

Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms)

Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)

Japan

Dispute Resolution: Domestic

South Korea

Corporate M&A: International Firms

Intellectual Property: International Firms 

USA

Antitrust: Cartel

Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite

Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets

International Trade: CFIUS Experts

International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: The Elite

International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)

Projects: PPP

Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy

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Brandon Jacobsen
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
+1 213 430 8024
bjacobsen@omm.com

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