Fenwick Practices, Lawyers Earn Recognition in Chambers Global 2025 Guide

Fenwick’s legal prowess shone bright in the 2025 edition of the Chambers Global guide as several practices and partners earned recognition among top-ranked global leaders.

Eight practices and 14 lawyers were recognized in the guide curated by Chambers & Partners, which is an independent and research-based publisher of client and leading practitioner surveys.

This year, Fenwick earned a new designation for Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, with Chambers noting the team’s “exceptional strength in acting for technology-sector clients.” The firm also received rankings for Intellectual Property: Patent, and Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded.

In another notable recognition, partner Stuart P. Meyer was named to the Global Market Leaders spotlight for Artificial Intelligence. He is one of only 20 lawyers included this year.

Underscoring Fenwick's strategic tech and life sciences focus and influence in the global legal market, the firm's Corporate/M&A: International Firms practice in Israel was once again spotlighted. Chambers commended Fenwick's “sophisticated guidance to tech startups” that are operating in high-stakes industries such as “cybersecurity, social media, and artificial intelligence.”

Fenwick is the only Silicon Valley-based firm recognized in the Tax: Corporate & Finance – USA category by Chambers Global for the 17th consecutive year.


Practice recognitions:

Israel

  • Corporate/M&A: International Firms

USA

  • Capital Markets: Convertible Debt
  • Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States
  • Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel
  • Corporate/M&A (International & Cross-Border)
  • Intellectual Property: Patent
  • Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
  • International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
  • Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded
  • Privacy & Data Security: Privacy
  • Tax: Corporate & Finance


Lawyer Recognitions:

  • Ran Ben-Tzur — Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States
  • Douglas Cogen — Corporate/M&A (International & Cross-Border)
  • Melissa Duffy — International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
  • Julia Forbess — Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States
  • David Forst — Tax: International Tax
  • Robert Freedman — Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States
  • David Hayes — Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
  • Stuart Meyer — Global Market Leaders, Artificial Intelligence
  • David Michaels — Capital Markets: Convertible Debt
  • Tyler Newby — Privacy & Data Security
  • Amanda Rose — Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States
  • Robert Slack — International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

Partner emeritus James Fuller was recognized for tax and tax controversy work, and partner emeritus Gordon Davidson was recognized for debt and equity work in the Western United States, and international/cross-border M&A.

Fenwick’s full global rankings are available here.

About Fenwick: Fenwick is a leading law firm, purpose-built to guide visionary tech and life sciences companies and their investors through every stage of growth, from startups securing their first round of funding to leading publicly traded global enterprises. As one of Silicon Valley’s original legal practices, today we have over 600 lawyers, patent agents, engineers, and scientists serving clients all over the world. Named 2024 Practice Group of the Year for both Life Sciences and Technology by Law360, we are consistently ranked a Chambers first-tier firm for delivering the deep experience and technical skill that help innovators at the forefront of their industries shatter boundaries and redefine what’s possible. Visit www.fenwick.com to learn more.