Chambers and Partners, internationally regarded as one of the primary arbiters of achievement in the legal profession, recognizes Bird Marella and a record 12 partners in its 2026 legal rankings. This milestone officially marks that over 40% of Bird Marella’s partners are ranked in the prestigious guide.
Chambers USA continues to rank Bird Marella among the top firms in the Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 1 Tier), Media & Entertainment: Litigation, and in both state and national rankings for Litigation: General Commercial in the Elite and Highly Regarded categories.
Partners Sharon Mayer and Julia Cherlow earned first-time rankings in the Law Firm Defense (USA – Nationwide) and Media & Entertainment: Litigation (California) categories, respectively, while several partners advanced in their ranking, including John Berlinski, Benjamin Gluck, Ekwan Rhow, Nicole Rodriguez Van Dyk, and managing partner Paul Chan.
Client and peer commendations:
“The [Bird Marella] team has some of the smartest attorneys I’ve ever worked with. The attorneys responded with lightning speed, and they are top-notch.”
“Bird Marella has successfully developed its next generation of outstanding trial attorneys.”
“Bird Marella can handle difficult, complex and high-profile matters with great understanding.”
“The team is highly reliable, knowledgeable, creative and persistent.”
“The firm has incredible depth of experience and cutting-edge expertise.”
“The team truly understand(s) the industry and its players.”
Congratulations to the firm and our individual honorees:
Firm Rankings
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite (California)
Media & Entertainment: Litigation (California)
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (California) – Band 1
Litigation: Trial Lawyers (USA – Nationwide)
Ekwan Rhow (Band 1)
Law Firm Defense (USA – Nationwide)
Mark Drooks (Band 1)
Litigation: General Commercial (California)
Ekwan Rhow (Band 1)
Media & Entertainment: Litigation (California)
John Berlinski (Band 1)
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (California)
Gary Lincenberg (Band 1)
Benjamin Gluck (Band 1)
Bird Marella’s complete Chambers USA profile and rankings are available here.
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