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Awards and Rankings: Chambers, Legal 500 & More

September 17, 2026

Ranked. Recognized. Results.

Our attorneys and practice groups continue to be recognized across the legal industry’s most respected rankings and guides. Honors include top rankings in Chambers USA, Chambers Global, and The Legal 500 U.S., along with a twelfth consecutive year as Benchmark Litigation’s Department of the Year.

We also earned recognition in the inaugural Legal 500 USA Private Client Guide, the IAM Strategy 300, and the Chambers High Net Worth Guide, and were named finalists in 10 categories for The American Lawyer’s New England Legal Awards. Add in honors from Franchise Times, Benchmark’s “40 & Under List,” and a shortlist for the New York Legal Awards’ IP Litigation Department of the Year, and one thing is clear: our attorneys are doing work that gets noticed.

Below is a list of several of the awards and recognitions from 2026:

Chambers Global 2026 Recognizes Wiggin and Dana Lawyers and the Firm’s Outsourcing and International Trade Compliance Practice Groups

Chambers USA 2026 Recognizes 20 Wiggin and Dana Lawyers Across 11 Practices in the Nationwide and Connecticut Editions

The Legal 500 U.S. 2026 Guide Names Wiggin and Dana a Top U.S. Law Firm in M&A, Venture Capital and Emerging Companies and Outsourcing

20 Wiggin and Dana Corporate and Litigation Partners Recognized by Legal 500’s U.S. City Elite 2026

New York Legal Awards Shortlists Wiggin and Dana for Litigation Department of the Year: Intellectual Property

Wiggin and Dana Attorneys Recognized in Inaugural Legal 500 USA Private Client Guide

Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2026 Recognizes Wiggin and Dana’s Leading Private Client Team

Wiggin and Dana Lawyers Recognized in IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists 2026

Benchmark Litigation Names Wiggin and Dana’s Litigation Department as Connecticut Litigation Department of the Year for the Twelfth Consecutive Year

Benchmark Litigation Names Wiggin and Dana Partners to the 2026 “40 & Under List”

Wiggin and Dana Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2027

Wiggin and Dana is a Finalist in 10 Categories for The American Lawyer’s 2026 New England Legal Awards

Wiggin and Dana Franchise Partners Recognized by Franchise Times

Wiggin and Dana Recognized in 2026 IsraelDesks Rankings

Christopher Bailes Named to Pennsylvania Legal Awards “Lawyers on the Fast Track”

Firm Highlights

Recognized for Excellence: Wiggin and Dana Named Law Firm of the Year, Attorney of the Year, and Earns 8 Additional Honors at the 2025 New England Legal Awards

Wiggin and Dana is proud to announce an extraordinary achievement at The American Lawyer’s 2025 New England Legal Awards, where the firm earned 10 top honors and was recognized as a finalist in additional categories. These awards celebrate excellence across the legal profession, and this year’s results underscore Wiggin and Dana’s commitment to delivering exceptional […]

Wiggin and Dana Celebrates Top Honors in Benchmark Litigation’s 2026 Rankings

Wiggin and Dana is proud to announce that Benchmark Litigation has once again recognized the firm’s excellence in litigation, naming 13 attorneys as “Litigation Stars” and three attorneys as “Future Stars” in its 2026 edition. The firm also earned Benchmark’s highest distinction, being ranked as a “Highly Recommended” firm. Benchmark Litigation praised Wiggin and Dana […]

The National Law Journal Shortlists Wiggin and Dana for Litigation Departments of the Year – White Collar

Wiggin and Dana is proud to announce that its White Collar Defense, Investigations, and Corporate Compliance Practice Group has been selected by The National Law Journal as a finalist for Litigation Departments of the Year, White Collar. The firm’s White Collar Defense, Investigations, and Corporate Compliance Practice Group includes former federal prosecutors from the U.S. […]

Benchmark Litigation Names Wiggin and Dana Partners to the 2025 “40 & Under List”

Wiggin and Dana Litigation Partners, Laura Ann K. Froning, Robyn E. Gallagher, and David Norman-Schiff were named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2025 “40 & Under List”. The Benchmark Litigation team bestows this distinction upon the nation’s most accomplished litigators aged 40 and younger who are considered the top emerging talent in litigation. The list is compiled based […]

Wiggin and Dana Expands Real Estate Practice with Addition of Vasiliki Yiannoulis-Riva

Wiggin and Dana LLP is pleased to announce that Vasiliki (Vasi) Yiannoulis-Riva has joined the firm as a Partner in the Real Estate, Environmental, Construction and Facilities Department, based in both the Stamford, CT and New York, NY offices. Vasi brings more than a decade of experience advising clients on commercial real estate transactions, leasing, […]

Chambers High Net Worth 2025 Honors Wiggin and Dana Lawyers and Private Client Services Practice

Wiggin and Dana is pleased to announce that the firm’s Private Client Services practice and its partners, Michael T. Clear, Daniel L. Daniels, Jevera K. Hennessey, Leonard Leader, Vanessa L. Maczko, Steven B. Malech, and Carolyn A. Reers, have been ranked in the ninth edition of the annual Chambers High Net Worth (HNW) 2025 Guide. Additionally, Jonathan […]