Smith Anderson Ascends Among the World’s Top Law Firms in Agribusiness – Plus Two Attorneys Ranked in Inaugural Individual Attorney Rankings!

Smith Anderson is proud to be recognized once again among the world’s top law firms in the Chambers Global 2025 guide. For the sixth consecutive year, our firm remains in the exclusive company of only eight law firms worldwide ranked as Global Market Leaders in Agribusiness, and Smith Anderson’s practice has ascended by another tier in the rankings.

New this year, individual attorneys are being recognized for their accomplishments and outstanding client service in the field. Smith Anderson’s John Therien and Megan Lambert have been ranked as Global Market Leaders, further solidifying the firm’s reputation for excellence in the AgTech and Life Sciences industries—an achievement shared by only five attorneys worldwide.

Chambers Global highlighted our firm's strong reputation, with client feedback praising our team’s "consistently strong, well-articulated guidance" and "keen ability to navigate complex technology licenses."

Smith Anderson Management Committee Member John Therien co-leads our AgTech industry group with Jason Brege and Megan Lambert, who is also co-leader of the firm’s Life Sciences industry group. This team is widely recognized for their work in IP licensing, research and development collaborations, financings and other strategic commercial and technology transactions.

The firm’s AgTech industry group has extensive experience advising global agribusiness and food technology leaders. The team has worked with more than 100 of the world’s most innovative companies across 15+ countries, helping to transform how food is grown, produced and delivered.

Our attorneys provide strategic counsel on:

• Technology development and commercialization collaborations.
• Strategic partnering and joint venture arrangements.
• Intellectual property and technology licensing.
• Mergers and acquisitions.
• Financings, venture capital and private equity.
• Real estate, construction and specialty infrastructure for agribusiness.
• Dispute resolution and litigation related to agribusiness.

CLICK HERE to learn more about the most recent recognition Smith Anderson and its lawyers have received from clients, peers and the business community.

Chambers Global is often referred to as “the gold-standard” legal credentialing publication and delivers insight and analysis on the global legal profession that is unrivalled in its reach and depth. The guide ranks top lawyers and law firms in over 200 jurisdictions across the world and has the largest research team of its kind, including more than 200 research analysts. Research is conducted exclusively for rankings and is based on one-on-one client interviews as standard, of which thousands are conducted every month. To find out more, please view Chambers’ methodology page.