Manatt Receives Top Rankings in 2026 Chambers USA Guide

Manatt has once again been ranked among the nation’s leading law firms in Chambers’ 2026 USA Guide. The Firm and its professionals were profiled in 20 categories, with one practice and three individuals being newly ranked for the first time. Additionally, five professionals received Band promotions and two professionals received rankings in a new category, while the Firm maintained its Band 1 recognition for Healthcare in New York.

In total, 38 Manatt professionals received rankings in their respective fields.  was promoted to Senior Statesperson in Healthcare (New York), while the following professionals maintained their Band 1 rankings:  in Healthcare (New York), in Leisure & Hospitality (National), in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (California), in Healthcare (California), in Litigation: General Commercial (Massachusetts), and in Litigation: White Collar Crime and Government Investigations (Massachusetts).

Additionally, the Firm was ranked for the first time in Media & Entertainment: Music (California), while was ranked for the first time in Media and Entertainment: Transactional: Mainly Talent (California), was ranked for the first time in Media & Entertainment: Music (California), and was ranked for the first time in Healthcare (District of Columbia). was newly ranked in the Media & Entertainment: Music (California) category and was newly ranked in the Media and Entertainment: Music (California) category.

Manatt’s 2026 rankings are:

National:

•  (Band 3)
•  (Band 4)
•  (Band 4)
•  (Band 4)
•  (Band 3)
•  (Band 4)
•  (Band 2)

California:

•  (Band 2)
•  (Band 4)
•  (Band 2)
• (New Ranking: Band 2)
•  (Band 3)
•  (Band 3)
•  (Band 2)
•  (Band 2)

California – Northern:

•  (Band 3)

California – Southern:

•  (Band 4)

District of Columbia:

•  (Band 5)

Illinois

•  (Band 4)

Massachusetts:

•  (Band 3)

New York:

•  (Band 1)

Individuals Ranked in Chambers’ 2026 USA Guide:

•  – Healthcare (Illinois) (Band 4)
•  – Media & Entertainment: Litigation (California) (Promoted to Band 4)
•  – Healthcare (New York) (Band 5)
•  – Labor & Employment (California) (Band 6)
•  – Healthcare (New York) (Band 1)
•  – Healthcare (New York) (Promoted to Senior Statesperson)
•  – Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory (National) (Band 3)
•  – Media & Entertainment: Transactional: Mainly Talent (California) (Band 2); Media & Entertainment: Music (California) (New Ranking: Band 1)
•  – Leisure & Hospitality (National) (Band 1)
•  – Healthcare (District of Columbia) (Band 3)
•  – Healthcare (California) (Promoted to Band 5)
• – Media and Entertainment: Transactional: Mainly Talent (California) (New Ranking: Band 3)
• – Media & Entertainment: Music (California) (New Ranking: Band 3)
•  – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (California) (Band 3)
•  – Cannabis Law (National) (Band 3); Real Estate (California: Southern) (Band 5)
•  – Media & Entertainment: Transactional: Mainly Talent (California) (Band 2)
• – Healthcare (District of Columbia) (New Ranking: Band 5)
• – Media and Entertainment: Transactional: Mainly Talent (California) (Band 3)
•  – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (California) (Band 1)
•  – Labor and Employment (California) (Band 5)
•  – Healthcare (New York) (Band 5)
•  – Labor and Employment (District of Columbia) (Band 3)
•  – Healthcare (California) (Band 1)
•  – Litigation: General Commercial (Massachusetts) (Band 1); Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Massachusetts) (Band 4)
•  – Litigation: Appellate (California) (Band 4)
•  – Media and Entertainment: Litigation (California) (Band 3)
•  – Media and Entertainment: Litigation (California) (Up and Coming); Media and Entertainment: Music (California) (New Ranking: Up and Coming)
•  – Litigation: General Commercial (Massachusetts) (Band 2); Litigation: White Collar Crime and Government Investigations (Massachusetts) (Band 1)
•  – Healthcare (New York) (Band 4)
•  – Media & Entertainment: Transactional: Mainly Talent (California) (Band 3)
•  – Privacy and Data Security: Healthcare (National) (Promoted to Band 3)
•  – Litigation: White Collar Crime and Government Investigations (California) (Band 4)
•  – Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (New York) (Band 2)
•  – Labor & Employment (California) (Promoted to Band 5)
•  – Healthcare (New York) (Band 4)
•  – Litigation: White Collar Crime and Government Investigations (New York) (Band 5)
•  – Media & Entertainment: Transactional (California) (Band 2)
•  – Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory (National) (Band 3)

See the full list of Manatt’s rankings .