Chambers Recognizes Thirteen Hecker Fink Attorneys and Six Practice Areas Recognized in 2026 USA Guide
Appellate LitigationCommercial Litigation EducationEmployment, Discrimination and Sexual MisconductFCPA and Anti-Corruption Trials White Collar Criminal DefenseShawn G. CrowleyJenna M. DabbsMike FerraraJulie E. FinkJeffrey FisherDavid GopsteinSean HeckerAmy JeffressJoshua MatzMarshall L. MillerDavid PattonJohn C. QuinnGabrielle E. Tenzer
Hecker Fink is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA, earning rankings across multiple practices nationwide and in New York and Washington, D.C. The firm is again recognized nationally for Corporate Crime & Investigations and FCPA, and is newly ranked in Higher Education, reflecting the continued growth of the firm’s work in the sector.
The firm also received strong recognition in New York for Labor & Employment: Mainly Plaintiffs, Litigation: General Commercial, and Litigation: Specialist Firms in White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, as well as in Washington, D.C. for its white collar and investigations practice.
Individually, thirteen Hecker Fink attorneys were recognized across key practice areas. Notably, Sean Hecker was named a “Star Individual” in New York white collar, one of only six lawyers to earn that distinction.
Firm Rankings
USA - Nationwide
- Corporate Crime & Investigations: Highly Regarded
- FCPA
- Higher Education
New York
- Labor & Employment: Mainly Plaintiffs
- Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
- Litigation: Specialist Firms in White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
District of Columbia
- Litigation: Specialist Firms in White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Individual Rankings
Appellate Law - USA - Nationwide
- Jeffrey Fisher
- Joshua Matz
FCPA - USA - Nationwide
- Jenna Dabbs
- Michael Ferrara
- Sean Hecker
Higher Education - USA - Nationwide
- Gabrielle Tenzer
Labor & Employment: Mainly Plaintiffs - New York
- Julie Fink
Litigation: General Commercial - New York
- Sean Hecker
- Gabrielle Tenzer
- John Quinn
Litigation: Trial Lawyers - USA - Nationwide
- Sean Hecker
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
District of Columbia
- Amy Jeffress
New York
- Shawn Crowley
- Jenna Dabbs
- Michael Ferrara
- David Gopstein
- Sean Hecker
- Marshall Miller
- David Patton
Methodology: Chambers evaluates the world's leading law firms and lawyers through a rigorous, independent methodology relying heavily on qualitative client feedback and peer review. A team of over 200 full-time researchers analyzes firm submissions, conducts in-depth interviews, and ranks practitioners and departments on a numbered band scale.