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Chambers USA Litigation: General Commercial deadline 2027

Chambers USA Litigation: General Commercial deadlines are set location by location: 3 Sep 2026 (1 section), 8 Oct 2026 (3 sections), 12 Nov 2026 (43 sections) and 3 Dec 2026 (1 section). 12 other sections have no deadline on the official research schedule.

A section is one practice area in one location; Chambers researches and ranks each section separately. Chambers USA Litigation: General Commercial has 60 sections in the 2027 edition. The table lists each location and its submission deadline in date order. A referee is a client contact who agrees to give Chambers feedback on your work.

DeadlineLocationReferee note
3 Sep 2026Colorado (USA)None listed
8 Oct 2026Arizona (USA)None listed
8 Oct 2026District of Columbia (USA)None listed
8 Oct 2026Georgia (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Alabama (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Alaska (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Arkansas (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Connecticut (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Hawaii (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Idaho (USA)(includes Medical Malpractice & Insurance)
12 Nov 2026Indiana (USA)(includes Litigation: Appellate)
12 Nov 2026Iowa (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Kansas (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Kentucky (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Louisiana (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Maine (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Maryland (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Michigan (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Minnesota (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Mississippi (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Missouri: St Louis & Surrounds (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Montana (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Nebraska (USA)(Includes Mediators)
12 Nov 2026Nevada (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026New Hampshire (USA)(includes Medical Malpractice & Insurance and Mediators)
12 Nov 2026New Jersey (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026New Mexico (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026New York: Upstate (USA)Focuses on cases led from offices outside of the New York City metropolitan area.
12 Nov 2026North Carolina (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026North Dakota (USA)(Including Energy & Natural Resources, Mediators and Medical Malpractice Defense)
12 Nov 2026Ohio (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Oklahoma (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Oregon (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Pennsylvania (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Rhode Island (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026South Carolina (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026South Dakota (USA)(Including Medical Malpractice Defense)
12 Nov 2026Tennessee (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Utah (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Vermont (USA)(Includes Medical Malpractice & Insurance Defense)
12 Nov 2026Virginia (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026West Virginia (USA)(Including Healthcare & Medical Malpractice and Mass Torts)
12 Nov 2026Wisconsin (USA)None listed
12 Nov 2026Wyoming (USA)None listed
3 Dec 2026USA - Nationwide (USA)None listed
Not listedCalifornia (USA)None listed
Not listedCalifornia: San Diego (USA)None listed
Not listedFlorida (USA)Firms can also choose to send in a Litigation: Product Liability or a Litigation: Securities submission separately
Not listedIllinois (USA)None listed
Not listedMassachusetts (USA)None listed
Not listedNew York (USA)None listed
Not listedTexas: Austin & Surrounds (USA)Firms can provide submissions for the following locations: Austin & Surrounds; Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds; Houston & Surrounds; San Antonio & Surrounds; Western
Not listedTexas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds (USA)Firms can provide submissions for the following locations: Austin & Surrounds; Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds; Houston & Surrounds; San Antonio & Surrounds; Western
Not listedTexas: Houston & Surrounds (USA)Firms can provide submissions for the following locations: Austin & Surrounds; Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds; Houston & Surrounds; San Antonio & Surrounds; Western
Not listedTexas: San Antonio & Surrounds (USA)Firms can provide submissions for the following locations: Austin & Surrounds; Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds; Houston & Surrounds; San Antonio & Surrounds; Western
Not listedTexas: Western (USA)Firms can provide submissions for the following locations: Austin & Surrounds; Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds; Houston & Surrounds; San Antonio & Surrounds; Western
Not listedWashington (USA)None listed

Source: Chambers research schedule (official)

What this practice area covers: Chambers practice-area definitions.

Referee and matter limits for these sections

(Includes Mediators) (Includes Medical Malpractice & Insurance Defense) (Including Energy & Natural Resources, Mediators and Medical Malpractice Defense) (Including Healthcare & Medical Malpractice and Mass Torts) (Including Medical Malpractice Defense) (includes Litigation: Appellate) (includes Medical Malpractice & Insurance and Mediators) (includes Medical Malpractice & Insurance) Firms can also choose to send in a Litigation: Product Liability or a Litigation: Securities submission separately Firms can provide submissions for the following locations: Austin & Surrounds; Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds; Houston & Surrounds; San Antonio & Surrounds; Western Focuses on cases led from offices outside of the New York City metropolitan area.

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