Smith Anderson Recognized Among the World’s Leading Agribusiness Law Firms in Chambers Global 2026

Smith Anderson has once again been recognized in the Chambers Global 2026 guide in its Global Market Leaders Agribusiness category, continuing its placement among an elite group of just eight law firms worldwide ranked globally in the category.

The firm’s recognition is further strengthened by individual rankings for John Therien and Megan Lambert, who are among only 11 lawyers worldwide recognized for their work in agribusiness. Their inclusion reflects Smith Anderson’s deep experience advising innovative AgTech and life sciences companies operating in an increasingly global and complex marketplace.

With lawyers strategically located in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina and St. Louis, Missouri, two leading international AgTech hubs, Smith Anderson serves as trusted counsel to companies across the full lifecycle of growth and innovation. The team regularly advises on intellectual property licensing, research and development collaborations, strategic partnerships, financings and other transformative commercial transactions.

John co-leads the firm’s AgTech industry group with Jason Brege and Megan Lambert. Megan also serves as co-leader of the firm’s Life Sciences industry group. Together, they guide clients through technology commercialization, cross-border transactions and market expansion strategies that shape the future of agriculture.

Chambers Global rankings are based on independent research and interviews with clients and market sources worldwide, recognizing firms and lawyers for technical legal ability, client service and commercial insight.

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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.