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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 10th 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 14th 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.