Recognition
LBKM has been ranked as a leading firm in insurance, asset tracing & recovery, corporate crime & investigations, and arbitration by Chambers and Partners, Global Investigations Review, Legal 500, and other respected guides. Some of the most recent are listed below.
Global Investigations Review
GIR 100 2024
Chambers and Partners
LATIN AMERICA GUIDE 2026
& global guide 2025
Corporate Crime & Investigations (International Counsel)- "An active team that is known for its expert handling of corporate crime and investigation cases arising out of Latin America."
(Chambers review) - "Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss are creative, understand our risks and show a hands-on approach to our cases. Their legal practitioners have a strong knowledge of Latin American jurisdictions."
(Client/industry source)
USA Guide 2025
Insurance: Insurer (Washington DC)- "Boutique firm Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss has a strong reputation for advising both London and US insurers in significant coverage cases and reinsurance disputes. Its strong track record covers environmental liability and health hazard cases as well as arbitration and advice in relation to regulatory matters such as compliance with sanctions." (Chambers review)
Litigation Support Guide 2025
Asset Tracing & Recovery (Global-wide)"Particularly strong networks in Latin America, the Middle East and the UK." (Chambers review) "Lewis Baach has an excellent team which is easy to work with and very responsive." (Client/industry source) "Lewis Baach has a lot of competent people. They all come from interesting backgrounds. Their knowledge base and connections are really strong. They are clever and nimble." (Client/industry source) " Adam Kaufmann has incredible experience."(Client/industry source) “ Adam Kaufmann is my go-to US lawyer: when I need a US lawyer, he's the first person I call and if he can't help me he knows who can. He is a true specialist, I wouldn't go anywhere else.”(Client/industry source) Eric Lewis is the smartest lawyer I know, with an ability to make things understandable and pragmatic. He is great to work with."(Client/industry source)
Legal 500
washington dc elite 2025
- International Litigation
Private Practice Powerlist 2023
- Arbitration (Middle East)
LEXOLOGY index
ARBITRATION 2025
Investigations 2024
Asset Tracing 2024
Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers
Washington 2024
New York 2025
National Black Lawyers
Top 100 2025
"I can’t think of an improvement to its practice. We’ve worked with several leading international law firms and in our experience when it comes to complex, high-stakes issues Lewis Baach provides unmatched value.”
“A conflict-free, innovative and hard-hitting firm when needed, but subtle and under the radar when required. They are solution-oriented.”
"The team is a force to be reckoned with."
"They're top-drawer."
–Client and market sources quoted in Chambers Litigation Support Guide 2021, 2023; USA Guide 2021