Chambers Global 2012 selected eleven Kramer Levin attorneys and six practice areas as some of the best in the legal field. The firm was recognized in the following areas: Dispute Resolution: Litigation; Immigration: Business; Corporate M&A: Experts Abroad; Corporate M&A (Foreign Experts); Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Capital Markets: Securitization; Litigation: Trial Lawyers.

Attorneys who were considered leaders in their field are: Barry H. Berke, Kenneth H. Eckstein, Richard H. Gilden, Mark D. Koestler, Thomas Moers Mayer, Gary P. Naftalis, Christian Orengo, Richard D. Rudder, Ted Ruthizer, Naomi Schorr, and Ernest S. Wechsler.