Washington, DC (June 4, 2026) - Chambers USA has released its 2026 list of law firm practice group and attorney rankings for the United States. Venable continues to receive high marks nationally and locally with 98 attorneys and 33 practice groups ranked. Additionally, three new practice groups were added to this year's list, including Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded (Nationwide); Intellectual Property: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Nationwide); and Labor & Employment (Colorado).
This year's guide includes the following groups and attorneys:
Practice Area Rankings
USA - Nationwide
Advertising: Litigation
Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
Construction
Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
Franchising
Government Contracts: The Elite
Intellectual Property: Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Leisure & Hospitality
Life Sciences
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
Political Law
Privacy & Data Security: The Elite
Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite
REITs: Maryland Counsel
Transportation: Road (Automotive)
Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory
California
Media & Entertainment: Litigation
Colorado
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
District of Columbia
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Intellectual Property: Litigation
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
Real Estate
Technology & Outsourcing
Florida
Bankruptcy Litigation
Florida: South
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Illinois
Construction
Maryland
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Real Estate
New York
Construction
Intellectual Property: Patent
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
Virginia
Litigation: General Commercial
Virginia: Northern
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Attorney Rankings
Advertising: Litigation
USA - Nationwide
Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
USA - Nationwide
Antitrust: Litigation Specialists
District of Columbia
Bankruptcy Litigation
Florida
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Florida: South
Maryland
Construction
Illinois
Maryland
New York
Corporate/M&A
Illinois
Maryland
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
District of Columbia
Maryland
Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
USA - Nationwide
Environment
California
Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance)
USA - Nationwide
Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
USA - Nationwide
Franchising
USA - Nationwide
Government Contracts
USA - Nationwide
Scott Hommer
Healthcare
New York
Intellectual Property
Illinois
Intellectual Property: Litigation
District of Columbia
Intellectual Property: Patent
New York
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
District of Columbia
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
District of Columbia
Labor & Employment
Colorado
Maryland
Litigation: Appellate
Maryland
Litigation: General Commercial
Colorado
Maryland
New York
Virginia
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
District of Columbia
Maryland
New York
Media & Entertainment: Litigation
California
Occupational Safety and Health
USA - Nationwide
Political Law
USA - Nationwide
Privacy & Data Security: Adtech
USA - Nationwide
Privacy & Data Security: Privacy
USA - Nationwide
Product Liability & Mass Torts
USA - Nationwide
Product Liability: Pharmaceutical
USA - Nationwide
Real Estate
District of Columbia
Maryland
Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
New York
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Maryland
Virginia: Northern
REITs: Maryland Counsel
USA - Nationwide
Technology & Outsourcing
District of Columbia
Transportation: Road (Automotive)
USA - Nationwide
Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory
USA - Nationwide