Chambers Global 2026 Guide Recognizes Balch & Bingham as Leading Firm

NUCLEAR ENERGY & ELECTRICITY PRACTICES AMONG BEST WORLDWIDE

Balch & Bingham is proud to announce that its Energy Practice and attorneys have once again been acknowledged as industry leaders in the 2026 edition of Chambers Global, recognizing the world’s leading lawyers and law firms in over 200 jurisdictions.

Balch is ranked globally for USA Energy: Nuclear (Regulatory & Litigation) and for USA Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation). Additionally, five attorneys are individually recognized as global leaders in their respective practice areas.

This year, Balch’s Nuclear Energy Practice achieved a Band 1 ranking, the highest ranking possible, affirming its position as one of the deepest and most trusted nuclear regulatory teams in the nation.

Published annually, Chambers Global rankings are based on rigorous independent research, assessing firms on their demonstrated legal ability, client service, commercial awareness, team depth, diligence, and cost effectiveness. Thousands of in-depth interviews with clients and lawyers are conducted in the evaluation process.  

In its 2026 Guide, Chambers Global quotes clients describing the Balch team, with one client saying, "The team are very knowledgeable about the energy business, deliver great client service and have strong commercial prowess."

Other clients shared, "Balch puts its clients and the needs of its clients first, always” and “"Balch is commercially savvy in the energy industry."

BALCH PARTNERS RANKED IN THE CHAMBERS GLOBAL 2026 GUIDE:

USA Energy: Nuclear (Regulatory & Litigation):

• Stan Blanton 
• Peter LeJeune 
• Alan Lovett
   

USA Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation):

• Lyle Larson 
• Andy Tunnell 

Balch is one of the leading firms in the world in the nuclear arena. The firm has been deeply involved in the nuclear power industry in the United States and Europe, representing clients in all aspects of nuclear plant development, including licensing, procurement, and construction activities, as well as in a variety of traditional licensing, enforcement and rulemaking proceedings before the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Our attorneys frequently appear before other federal and state agencies and courts in proceedings critical to the nuclear industry. We also provide counsel regarding the myriad of issues that confront participants in this complex industry.

In the electricity arena, Balch represents clients across the full spectrum of industry investors and participants, ranging from investor- and publicly-owned electric utilities, investment funds, government-owned utilities, rural electric cooperatives, tribal utilities, independent power producers and renewable and energy storage projects, as well as trade associations and coalitions.  Balch’s electricity regulation and litigation practice includes high stakes federal and state regulatory proceedings and investigations, mergers and acquisitions, regional transmission organizations and independent system operator participation, regulatory compliance and policy formation, virtual PPAs, interconnection and shared facility arrangements, joint-use arrangements, fuel and services contracts and labor relations. Our attorneys include some of the industry’s leading practitioners before state and federal courts, state public utility commissions, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Commodities Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Moreover, Balch is frequently engaged by global electricity sector investors and participants to advise on emerging issues and associated strategies.