We publish the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America each year along with select guides to specific practice areas, as well as guides to leaders in legal consulting and litigation finance. You can view and search past guides below.
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The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Real Estate Lawyers
By Katrina Dewey | Guides, News & Features
Michelle Kelban of Latham, Nesa Amamoo of Skadden and Rick Kiefer of Cades Schutte are among this year's Real Estate honorees.
August 22, 2025
The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers
By Katrina Dewey | Guides, News & Features
Sharon Iskra of Bailey Glasser, Saba Bireda of Sanford Heisler and Larry Golston of Beasley Allen are among this year's honorees.
August 8, 2025
The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators
By Katrina Dewey | Guides, News & Features
Marie Danis of August Debouzy, Nania Owusu-Ankomah Sackey of Bentsi-Enchill and Patrick Pearsall of Gibson Dunn are among this year's honorees.
July 24, 2025
The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation
By Katrina Dewey | Guides, News & Features
Reagan Charleston Thomas (Aylstock Witkin), Ben Betner (Gibson Dunn) and Priyanka Timblo (Holwell Shuster) are among this year's honorees.
July 11, 2025
The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers
By Katrina Dewey | Guides, News & Features
Louis Chiappetta of Mayer Brown, Kristina Stanger of Nyemaster and Lauren Bilzin of Paul, Weiss are among this year's honorees.
June 27, 2025
The Lawdragon 500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management
By Katrina Dewey | Guides, News & Features
Honorees on our inaugural guide include Mack Jenkins (Hecker Fink), Lucy Blake (Jenner & Block) and Kobi Brinson (Winston & Strawn).
June 13, 2025
The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers
By Katrina Dewey | Guides, News & Features
Caroline Robert of Dicello Levitt, Shawn Williams of Robbins Geller and Kathy Patrick of Gibbs & Bruns are among this year's honorees.
June 6, 2025
The Inaugural Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers
By Katrina Dewey | Guides, News & Features
Walter Davis of Blank Rome, Heidi Keefe of Cooley and Anand Sharma of Finnegan are among the honorees in this inaugural guide.
May 23, 2025
The Inaugural Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers
By Katrina Dewey | Guides, News & Features
These are the titans of tax disputes, the empresses of exemption, the pashas of private wealth.
May 16, 2025
Submission deadlines and publication dates for the 2025-2026 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.
| Guides | Nominations Due | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | August 8, 2025 | September 5, 2025 |
| Lawdragon 100 Leading Cayman Lawyers | August 15, 2025 | September 12, 2025 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers | August 22, 2025 | September 19, 2025 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers | September 12, 2025 | October 10, 2025 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | September 19, 2025 | October 17, 2025 |
| Lawdragon Hall of Fame | December 5, 2025 | January 2, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America | December 12, 2025 | January 9, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers | December 19, 2025 | January 16, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Environmental Lawyers – The Green 500 | December 26, 2025 | January 23, 2026 |
| The Lawdragon Legends | February 6, 2026 | |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers | January 16, 2026 | February 13, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers | January 23, 2026 | February 20, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management | January 30, 2026 | February 27, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 100 Leading AI & Legal Tech Advisors | February 6, 2026 | March 6, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers | February 13, 2026 | March 13, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 100 Lawyers You Need to Know in South America | February 20, 2026 | March 20, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | February 27, 2026 | March 27, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know | March 6, 2026 | April 2, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 100 Global Leaders in Litigation Finance | March 13, 2026 | April 10, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 100 Leading Lawyers in the Middle East | March 20, 2026 | April 17, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers | March 27, 2026 | April 24, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 100 Global Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting | April 2, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers | April 10, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 100 Leading Immigration Lawyers | April 17, 2026 | May 15, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators | April 24, 2026 | May 22, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in Maritime, Admiralty & The High Seas | May 1, 2026 | May 29, 2026 |
| Lawdragon X – Next Generation | May 8, 2026 | June 5, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers | May 15, 2026 | June 12, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers | May 22, 2026 | June 18, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Global Leaders in Energy | May 29, 2026 | June 26, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Investigations Lawyers | June 12, 2026 | July 10, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leaders in Global Wealth | June 18, 2026 | July 17, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers | June 26, 2026 | July 24, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Real Estate Lawyers | July 10, 2026 | August 7, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Special Situations Lawyers | July 24, 2026 | August 21, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | August 14, 2026 | September 11, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 100 Leading Cayman Lawyers | August 28, 2026 | September 25, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers | September 4, 2026 | October 2, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers | September 11, 2026 | October 9, 2026 |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | September 18, 2026 | October 16, 2026 |
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