Chambers Asia Pacific has released its 2026 guide, ranking Baker McKenzie and its member firms collectively in 149 practice areas and in 226 lawyer categories. The Firm achieved 97 Bands 1 & 2 practice rankings and 103 Bands 1 & 2, Eminent Practitioner, Senior Statespeople and Star Individual recognitions.
The Firm once again has more practice areas and lawyers ranked, as well as Bands 1 and 2 rankings, than any other law firm in the region, cementing its position as ‘First in Asia Pacific’.
The Firm gained a new ranking in three categories, including: Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption: Domestic (Singapore)***; Dispute Resolution: International Firms (South Korea) and Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration (Thailand).
The Firm also saw improved ranking in seven categories, including: Arbitration: International (Asia Pacific); Capital Markets: Domestic: Securitisation & Derivatives (Japan); Life Sciences (Japan); Real Estate (Japan); Technology, Media, Telecoms; Corporate/M&A: International: The Elite (Singapore)*** and Employment: International (Singapore)***, with the latter moving up from Band 2 to Band 1.
The Firm also maintained Band 1 rankings in eight Asia Pacific-wide categories, including in Banking & Finance; Data Protection; Intellectual Property; Investment Funds: Private Equity; Investment Funds: Registered Funds; Islamic Finance; Life Sciences; and Technology, Media, Telecoms, and in 43 jurisdictional categories.
In the lawyer categories, the Firm gained 16 new individual rankings and 21 improved rankings.
Chambers Asia Pacific is the leading legal directory in the region. Rankings are based on interviews with clients and peers as well as firm submissions. Practices and individuals with Band 1 ranking are recognized by the guide for achieving the highest “technical legal ability, client service, commercial vision and business understanding, diligence, value for money, depth of team, and other qualities most valued by the client.”
The practice areas that have earned Band 1 rankings are as follows:
Asia Pacific Region
- Banking & Finance
- Data Protection
- Intellectual Property
- Investment Funds: Private Equity
- Investment Funds: Registered Funds
- Islamic Finance
- Life Sciences
- Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
Indonesia*
- Banking & Finance
- Corporate/M&A
- Dispute Resolution
- Employment
- Intellectual Property
- Projects & Energy
- Restructuring/Insolvency
- Tax
- Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
Japan
- Banking & Finance: International
Kazakhstan
Malaysia**
- Banking & Finance
- Corporate/M&A
- Real Estate
- Tax
Singapore***
- Employment: Domestic
- Employment: International
- Intellectual Property: Domestic
- Tax
- Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT): International
South Korea
- Energy & Natural Resources: International
Southeast Asia
Thailand
- Aviation
- Banking & Finance
- Capital Markets
- Competition/Antitrust
- Corporate/M&A
- Dispute Resolution
- Employment
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Projects & Energy
- Real Estate
- Restructuring/Insolvency
- Tax
- Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
Vietnam
- Banking & Finance
- Corporate/M&A
- Employment
- Intellectual Property
- Tax
- Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
The following lawyers have earned Band 1 rankings:
Indonesia*
- Indri Pramitaswari (Mita) Guritno, Banking & Finance
- Iqbal Darmawan, Capital Markets
- Andi Kadir, Dispute Resolution and Restructuring/Insolvency
- Alvira Wahjosoedibjo, Employment
- Daru Lukiantono, Intellectual Property
- Norman Bissett, Projects & Energy: Foreign Legal Consultants
- Bima Sarumpaet, Real Estate
- Ponti Partogi, Tax
- Daniel Pardede, Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
Japan
- Gavin Raftery, Banking & Finance: International
- Naoaki Eguchi, Projects & Energy: Domestic
Kazakhstan
- Alexander V Korobeinikov, Dispute Resolution
Malaysia**
- Mark Lim, Banking & Finance
- Andre Gan, Corporate/M&A
- Munir Abdul Aziz, Corporate/M&A
- Ai Leen Tang, Real Estate
- Adeline Wong, Tax
Singapore***
- Celeste Ang, Employment: Domestic
- Andy Leck, Intellectual Property: Domestic: Litigation
- Allen Tan, Tax
- Ken Chia, Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT): Domestic and Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT): International
South Korea
- Sun Kyun Lim, Energy & Natural Resources: International
Thailand
- Permsak Krairiksh, Aviation
- Ampika Kumar, Competition/Antitrust
- Pisut Attakamol, Dispute Resolution
- Chaiporn Supvoranid, Employment
- Duangkamon Amkaew, Real Estate
- Paralee Techajongjintana, Restructuring/Insolvency
- Panya Sittisakonsin, Tax
- Nont Horayangura, Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
- Pattaraphan Paiboon, Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
Vietnam
- Yee Chung Seck, Corporate/M&A and Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
- Thuy Hang Nguyen, Employment
- Manh Hung Tran, Intellectual Property and Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
- Thanh Vinh Nguyen, Tax
*HHP Law Firm, member firm of Baker McKenzie in Indonesia
** Wong & Partners, member firm of Baker McKenzie in Malaysia
*** Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, member firm of Baker McKenzie in Singapore