November 05, 2020 Press Release

Greenberg Traurig Has The Most First-Tier National Rankings in ‘Best Law Firms’ Report

Firm is ‘Law Firm of the Year’ for Franchise Law and Information Technology Law

NEW YORK – Nov. 5, 2020 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, received the most first-tier national rankings in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers 2021 “Best Law Firms” report for the 10^th consecutive year, and received the most national and metro rankings of any law firm included in the report. Additionally, the firm was recognized as “Law Firm of the Year” in the areas of Franchise Law and Information Technology Law – only one firm is awarded this recognition for each select nationally ranked practice area.

Overall, Greenberg Traurig received the most national and metropolitan first-tier rankings in the United States for administrative/regulatory law, commercial litigation, corporate law, entertainment law – music, leisure & hospitality law, mergers & acquisitions law, real estate law, and trademark law.

According to U.S. News – Best Lawyers, firms included in the 2021 “Best Law Firms” are recognized for “professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers.” According to the publication, achieving a tiered ranking “signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.” U.S. News – Best Lawyers reported the highest lawyer and firm participation on record, incorporating 8.3 million evaluations of more than 110,000 individual leading lawyers from more than 22,000 firms.

Overall, the publication reviewed nearly 15,600 U.S. law firms across 75 national practices. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have a lawyer listed in the Best Lawyers in America guide, which recognizes the top 5% of practicing attorneys in the United States.

Earlier in 2020, for the 14^th consecutive year, Greenberg Traurig was honored to have more attorneys included in the 2021 edition of the Best Lawyers in America guide than any other law firm listed.

A full listing of the firm’s top rankings follows.

Greenberg Traurig received a first-tier national ranking in each of the following practice areas:

Appellate Practice	Litigation - Bankruptcy
Banking & Finance Law	Litigation - Construction
Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law	Litigation - Environmental
Commercial Litigation	Litigation - ERISA
Construction Law	Litigation - Intellectual Property
Copyright Law	Litigation - Labor & Employment
Corporate Law	Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
Criminal Defense: White-Collar	Litigation - Patent
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law	Litigation - Real Estate
Employment Law - Management	Litigation - Securities
Energy Law	Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures & Television	Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Entertainment Law - Music	Native American Law
Environmental Law	Patent Law
Financial Services Regulation Law	Public Finance Law
Franchise Law	Real Estate Law
Health Care Law	Securities/Capital Markets Law
Immigration Law	Securities Regulation
Information Technology Law	Tax Law
International Trade & Finance Law	Technology Law
Labor Law - Management	Trademark Law
Land Use & Zoning Law	Trusts & Estates Law
Litigation - Banking & Finance	Venture Capital Law

Greenberg Traurig received a first-tier metropolitan ranking in each of the following practice areas:

Administrative/Regulatory Law	Litigation - Banking & Finance
Appellate Practice	Litigation - Bankruptcy
Banking & Finance Law	Litigation - Construction
Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law	Litigation - Environmental
Bet-the-Company Litigation	Litigation - ERISA
Commercial Finance Law	Litigation - Intellectual Property
Commercial Litigation	Litigation - Labor & Employment
Construction Law	Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
Copyright Law	Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate Governance Law	Litigation - Municipal
Corporate Law	Litigation - Patent
Criminal Defense: White-Collar	Litigation - Real Estate
Eminent Domain & Condemnation Law	Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law	Litigation - Securities
Employment Law - Management	Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Energy Law	Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures & Television	Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Entertainment Law - Music	Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Environmental Law	Native American Law
Equipment Finance Law	Patent Law
Financial Services Regulation Law	Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Franchise Law	Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Gaming Law	Public Finance Law
Government Relations Practice	Real Estate Law
Health Care Law	Securities/Capital Markets Law
Immigration Law	Securities Regulation
Information Technology Law	Tax Law
Insurance Law	Technology Law
International Mergers & Acquisitions	Trademark Law
International Trade & Finance Law	Trusts & Estates Law
Labor Law - Management	Venture Capital Law
Land Use & Zoning Law	Water Law
Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs

Greenberg Traurig was also recognized and ranked for the following practice areas either nationally or by metropolitan area:

Admiralty & Maritime Law	Litigation - First Amendment
Advertising Law	Litigation - Health Care
Family Law	Litigation - Tax
International Arbitration - Commercial	Media Law
Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants	Natural Resources Law
Leisure & Hospitality Law	Oil & Gas Law
Litigation - Antitrust	Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has approximately 2200 attorneys in 40 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100. The firm is net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage and Mansfield Rule 3.0 Certified. Web: www.gtlaw.com.