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22 Freshfields Partners Selected to 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America Guide
Jan 9 2026
Twenty-two Freshfields partners have been selected to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America guide for 2026. Since 2005, this flagship guide has recognized seasoned lawyers for their exceptional skill in practice and their exhibition of strong leadership on cases, deals and other significant contributions throughout the most important legal matters of the previous year. This is the largest number of Freshfields partners ever featured in this guide.
The partners recognized are:
- Andrea Merediz Basham, M&A, New York
- Eric B. Bruce, White Collar Investigations, Washington DC
- Ian N. Bushner, Private Capital, New York
- Timothy J. Clark, Private Funds & Secondaries, New York
- Mary Eaton, Securities & Shareholder Litigation, New York
- John Fisher, M&A, Silicon Valley
- Elliot Friedman, International Arbitration, New York
- Matthew Goulding, Private Capital, Boston
- Jenny Hochenberg, M&A, New York
- Paul Humphreys, M&A, New York
- Gayle Klein, Commercial Litigation, New York
- Ethan Klingsberg, M&A, New York
- Meredith Kotler, Securities & Shareholder Litigation, New York
- Allison Liff, Leveraged Finance, New York
- Eric Mahr, Antitrust Litigation, Washington DC
- Noiana Marigo , International Arbitration, New York
- Jennifer Mellott, Antitrust, Washington DC
- Sanjay Murti, M&A, New York
- Melissa Raciti-Knapp, Project Finance, New York
- Neal J. Reenan, Private Capital, New York
- Sarah K. Solum, Capital Markets, Silicon Valley
- Damien Zoubek, M&A, New York
Our Team
New York
Andrea Merediz Basham
Partner
Washington, DC, New York
Eric B. Bruce
Partner
New York
Ian N. Bushner
Head of US Private Capital
New York
Timothy J. Clark
Global Co-Head of Private Funds and Secondaries
New York
Mary Eaton
Partner, Co-head of Securities & Shareholder Litigation
New York
Elliot Friedman
Partner, Head of International Arbitration - Americas
Boston
Matthew Goulding
Office Managing Partner, Boston
New York