In 2026, Chambers and Partners again recognized Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP as a Band 1 firm in the category Litigation: Specialist Firms in White Collar Crime & Government Investigations in New York.  We are proud to have received top marks from the colleagues and clients surveyed by Chambers this year.

Chambers reviewers noted that “Lankler handles incredibly high-stakes matters with extraordinary care and precision.”

Chambers has also lauded seven of our attorneys as leading figures in white collar criminal defense and government investigations.

The seven LSW lawyers individually ranked by Chambers this year are Jillian Berman (“a great advocate who shows strategic judgment from the beginning of the case to the end”); Gabi Friedman (“noted for her cross-border criminal defense expertise”); Helen Gredd (“a wonderful combination of analytical skills and judgment”); Doug Maynard (“excellent credibility with prosecutors”); John Siffert (“expertise covering all areas of white collar crime”); Charlie Spada (“a superb defender of his clients”); and Frank Wohl (“Senior Statesperson”).

Chambers has provided independent rankings of US law firms for over two decades. Chambers’ research teams assess lawyers and law firms across the country and across the world, conducting thousands of one-on-one interviews per year with in-house counsel and third-party experts. The analysis includes reference feedback, client satisfaction indices, reputation in the market, peer knowledge and other discreet independent market sources.