Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2010, a ranking guide of lawyers in the United States, recognized Fried Frank as a leading law firm in twenty-nine practice areas. Fifty-eight Fried Frank partners were also individually recognized in their respective practice areas.

Fried Frank practice areas recognized in Chambers USA 2010 include:

Banking and Finance – New York
Bankruptcy/Restructuring – National
Bankruptcy/Restructuring – New York
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – National
Capital Markets: Derivatives – National
Corporate/M&A: The Elite – New York
Corporate/M&A: The Elite – National
Corporate/M&A and Private Equity – Washington, DC
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – New York
Environment – New York
Environment: Mainly Transactional – New York
Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance) – National
Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Enforcement & Investigations) – National
Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A – National
Government: Government Contracts – National
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory – New York
Intellectual Property: Patent – New York
International Arbitration – National
Investment Funds: Hedge Funds – National
Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation – National
Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite – New York
Litigation: Securities – New York
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – New York
Private Equity: Buyouts – National
Real Estate: Mainly Dirt – New York
Securities Regulation – National
Tax – New York
Tax – Washington, DC
Tax: Corporate and Finance - National

Lawyers receiving recognition in Chambers USA 2010 in their specific practice areas include:

• Antitrust – Washington, DC: Barry Nigro
• Antitrust – New York: Peter Guryan
• Banking and Finance – New York: Emil Buchman, Arthur Kaufman, F. William Reindel
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring – New York: Gary L. Kaplan, Brad Eric Scheler 
• Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – National: Daniel J. Bursky, Stuart H. Gelfond, Valerie Ford Jacob, Michael A. Levitt, Paul D. Tropp 
• Capital Markets: Derivatives – National: David S. Mitchell
• Capital Markets: REITs - National: Steven G. Scheinfeld 
• Corporate/M&A – New York: Arthur Fleischer, Jr., Philip Richter, David N. Shine 
• Corporate/M&A & Private Equity – Washington, DC: Richard I. Ansbacher, Brian Mangino, Andrew P. Varney 
• Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation – New York: Donald P. Carleen, Laraine S. Rothenberg 
• Environment – New York: Richard G. Leland
• Environment:  Mainly Transactional – New York: Richard M. Schwartz 
• Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance) – National: Thomas P. Vartanian 
• Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Enforcement & Investigations) – National: Robert H. Ledig, Thomas P. Vartanian 
• Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A – National: David L. Ansell, Philip Richter, Thomas P. Vartanian
• Government: Government Contracts – National: James J. McCullough
• Government: Government Contracts: Bid Protests – National: James J. McCullough
• Insurance:  Dispute Resolution: Insurer – New York: Gregg L. Weiner 
• Intellectual Property: Patent – New York: James W. Dabney, Stephen S. Rabinowitz 
• International Arbitration – National: Elliot  E. Polebaum 
• Investment Funds: Hedge Funds – National: Lawrence N. Barshay, Walid Khuri 
• Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation – National: Richard I. Ansbacher, Lawrence N. Barshay, Kenneth I. Rosh, David I. Shapiro
• Litigation: General Commercial – New York: Douglas H. Flaum, Stephanie J. Goldstein, William G. McGuinness 
• Litigation: Securities – New York: Douglas H. Flaum 
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – New York: Howard W. Goldstein, Carmen J. Lawrence, Audrey Strauss
• Private Equity: Buyouts – National: Christopher Ewan, Brian T. Mangino, Robert C. Schwenkel, Andrew P. Varney
• Real Estate - Washington, DC: Franz R. Rassman
• Real Estate – New York: Jonathan L. Mechanic, Joshua Mermelstein, Ross Z. Silver, Harry R. Silvera, Robert Sorin 
• Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use – New York: Stephen Lefkowitz, Melanie Meyers
• Seucurities Regulation: Advisory - National: Karl A. Groskaufmanis
• Securities Regulation – National: Karl A. Groskaufmanis, Dixie L. Johnson, Carmen J. Lawrence, Audrey Strauss 
• Tax – New York: Robert Cassanos, Lisa A. Levy, Joel Scharfstein, David I. Shapiro
• Tax – Washington, DC: Alan S. Kaden, Kevin M. Keyes 

The Chambers USA, Chambers Europe, Chambers UK, Chambers Asia, and Chambers Global conduct research utilizing a methodology approved by the British Market Research Bureau. For the current USA directory, interviews were conducted covering all of the United States by a team of more than fifty full-time researchers. More information on Chambers USA can be found at http://www.chambersandpartners.com/.