Connecting you with the world’s best legal talent. Lawdragon is a global leader in lawyer branding and recognition. Since publishing our first Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America in 2005, we have added practice and regional guides including Leading Litigators, Dealmakers, LDX – The Next Generation as well as Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting and Litigation Finance. We conduct independent research and accept nominations. We have designed our nomination process to be as straightforward and simple as possible, as we are mindful of the burden these important branding tools can impose on firms. We also offer bespoke nomination programs to help firms target and make their submissions through our Enhanced Nominations Program – contact Carlton Dyce at carlton@lawdragon.com for more information. You can view and search past guides below. VIEW OUR 2026 CALENDAR | Use our Nomination Form The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Real Estate Lawyers By Katrina Dewey | Guides , News & Features Ann Cargile at Bradley, Jannelle Seales at Weil and Michael Baum at Greenberg Traurig are among this year's honorees. The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers By Katrina Dewey | Guides , News & Features Cathy Harris at Correia & Puth, Earl S. Ward at Emery Celli and Laura Ho at Dardarian Ho are among this year's Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment honorees. The Inaugural Lawdragon 100 Leading Global Wealth Lawyers By Katrina Dewey | Guides , News & Features Gabriel Estevez of Winston Taylor, Laura Zwicker of Greenberg Glusker and Natasha Robertson of Norton Rose Fulbright are among the honorees in this inaugural Global Wealth guide. The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Investigations Lawyers By Katrina Dewey | Guides , News & Features Shawn Wright of Blank Rome, Sean Hecker of Hecker Fink and Antonia Apps of Paul Weiss are among this year's Investigations honorees. The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Global Leaders in Energy By Katrina Dewey | Guides , News & Features D.J. Beaty of Haynes Boone, Lauren Anderson of Latham & Watkins and Patricia Tiller of Bracewell are among this year's Energy honorees. The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers By Alison Preece | Guides , News & Features

Matt Gaudet of Duane Morris, Eldora Ellison at Sterne Kessler and Miriam Gundt of Hogan Lovells are among this year's IP honorees. The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers By David Burgess | Guides , News & Features Armando Gomez of Skadden, Layla Asali of Miller & Chevalier and Megan Brackney of Kostelanetz are among this year's Tax honorees. The 2026 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation By Katrina Dewey | Guides , News & Features Daniela Mondragón of Wright Close, Christina Lee of Keker Van Nest and Ernesto Alvarez of Zehl & Associates are among this year's LDX honorees. The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in Maritime, Admiralty & The High Seas By Katrina Dewey | Guides , News & Features Sally Qin of BakerHostetler, Luke Reid of Blank Rome and Eric Daniel of Thompson Hine are among the honorees in this inaugural guide. Submission deadlines and publication dates for the 2026 Lawdragon 500 guides are below. Click the names to see our selection criteria. Click here to nominate . Please contact Senior Editor Alison Preece with any questions at alison@lawdragon.com. Lawdragon Guides Lawdragon now publishes more than 30 guides to leading legal professionals, honoring an astonishing range of lawyers and legal consultants around the globe. Lawyer Limelights Our popular discussion series features a varied mix of lawyers, touching on recent achievements, career highlights, trends, tips and personal interests outside the practice. Consultant Limelights The top advisors to law firms and lawyers are featured here, from crisis management and recruitment to legal finance and AI counseling. Lawdragon Press From elevated profile listings to Q&As and in-depth features, our team works with your firm to create the content you need to strengthen your digital footprint. Lawdragon’s acclaimed print publications combine original reporting with the best photojournalism in the legal industry, presenting the “who’s who” of the law. Feature Reporting For more than 20 years, Lawdragon’s award-winning reporters have provided coverage of historic trials, record-setting deals, complex practice trends and much more. Thank you for your interest in Lawdragon.