Chambers Global 2026 Highlights Fenwick’s U.S. and Cross-Border Strength

In the 2026 edition of the Chambers Global Guide, Chambers & Partners has ranked Fenwick in nine practice areas and honored 11 individual lawyers for work on complex cross-border matters and significant mandates in the U.S.

Chambers again recognized Fenwick’s Corporate/M&A: International Firms practice in Israel for the eighth consecutive year, highlighting its sophisticated approach to advising startups and handling inbound acquisitions of Israeli tech companies by U.S. entities. The guide cited recent work representing cloud security leader Wiz in its $32 billion sale to Google.

In the U.S., Fenwick earned a new ranking for International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions, with clients praising the team’s keen ability to “offer nuanced, tailored advice” and “find innovative ways of advising clients and giving them tools to use going forward.” The firm also received rankings for capital markets, patent, privacy and data security, tax, trademark, copyright, and trade secrets work, reflecting the firm’s adeptness in guiding innovative companies through high‑value transactions, regulatory challenges, and intellectual property protection.

Individually, partner David Forst earned a Band One distinction for International Tax, one of only six lawyers to receive this honor in 2026.

The full list of Fenwick practices and lawyers recognized in the Chambers Global Guide 2026 is as follows:

Practice Rankings

Israel

  • Corporate/M&A: International Firms

USA

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

Lawyer Rankings

  • 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
  • David Michaels — Capital Markets: Convertible Debt
  • Tyler Newby — Privacy & Data Security: Privacy
  • Amanda Rose — Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States
  • Robert Slack — International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

Fenwick’s full global rankings are available here.