NEW YORK – Nov. 3, 2022 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP received the most overall national first-tier rankings in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” report for the 12th consecutive year. The firm also has received the most metropolitan first-tier rankings and the most overall metropolitan rankings.
Additionally, the firm was recognized as “Law Firm of the Year” in the area of Franchise Law. Only one firm is awarded this recognition for each nationally ranked practice area.
According to U.S. News – Best Lawyers®, firms included in the 2023 “Best Law Firms” are recognized for “professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers.” Achieving a tiered ranking “reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.” U.S. News – Best Lawyers® includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan-based practice areas.
Overall, the 2023 rankings incorporate more than 12.2 million evaluations of more than 115,000 individual leading lawyers from more than 22,000 firms. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have at least one lawyer recognized in the 13th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® list for that location and specialty.
Earlier in 2022, Greenberg Traurig was honored with the most attorneys listed in the combined Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2023 publications for the 15th time.
A full listing of the firm’s top rankings follows.
Greenberg Traurig received a first-tier national ranking in each of the following 45 practice areas:
Appellate Practice |
Litigation – Bankruptcy |
Banking and Finance Law |
Litigation – Construction |
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
Litigation – Environmental |
Commercial Litigation |
Litigation – Intellectual Property |
Construction Law |
Litigation – Labor & Employment |
Copyright Law |
Litigation – Real Estate |
Corporate Law |
Litigation – Securities |
Criminal Defense: White-Collar |
Litigation – Tax |
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law |
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants |
Employment Law – Management |
Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
Energy Law |
Native American Law |
Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures & Television |
Oil & Gas Law |
Entertainment Law – Music |
Patent Law |
Environmental Law |
Public Finance Law |
Financial Services Regulation Law |
Real Estate Law |
Franchise Law |
Securities/Capital Markets Law |
Health Care Law |
Securities Regulation |
Immigration Law |
Tax Law |
Information Technology Law |
Technology Law |
International Trade and Finance Law |
Trademark Law |
Labor Law – Management |
Trusts & Estates Law |
Land Use & Zoning Law |
Venture Capital Law |
Litigation – Banking & Finance |
Greenberg Traurig received one or more first-tier metropolitan rankings in each of the following 65 practice areas:
Administrative/Regulatory Law |
Litigation – Antitrust |
Appellate Practice |
Litigation – Banking & Finance |
Banking and Finance Law |
Litigation – Bankruptcy |
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
Litigation – Construction |
Bet-the-Company Litigation |
Litigation – Environmental |
Commercial Finance Law |
Litigation – Intellectual Property |
Commercial Litigation |
Litigation – Labor & Employment |
Construction Law |
Litigation – Land Use & Zoning |
Copyright Law |
Litigation – Municipal |
Corporate Law |
Litigation – Patent |
Criminal Defense: White-Collar |
Litigation – Real Estate |
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law |
Litigation – Securities |
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law |
Litigation – Tax |
Employment Law – Management |
Litigation – Trusts & Estates |
Energy Law |
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants |
Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures & Television |
Media Law |
Entertainment Law – Music |
Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
Environmental Law |
Native American Law |
Equipment Finance Law |
Oil & Gas Law |
Franchise Law |
Patent Law |
Gaming Law |
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants |
Government Relations Practice |
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants |
Health Care Law |
Public Finance Law |
Immigration Law |
Real Estate Law |
Information Technology Law |
Securities/Capital Markets Law |
Insurance Law |
Securities Regulation |
International Arbitration – Commercial |
Tax Law |
International Mergers & Acquisitions |
Technology Law |
International Trade and Finance Law |
Trademark Law |
Labor Law – Management |
Trusts & Estates Law |
Land Use & Zoning Law |
Venture Capital Law |
Legal Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs |
Water Law |
Leisure & Hospitality Law |
Greenberg Traurig was also ranked nationally and by metropolitan area for the following 15 practice areas:
Admiralty & Maritime Law |
Litigation – Health Care |
Advertising Law |
Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions |
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law |
Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) |
Corporate Governance Law |
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants |
Energy Regulatory Law |
Natural Resources Law |
Family Law |
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs |
FDA Law |
Privacy and Data Security Law |
Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants |
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2500 attorneys in 43 locations in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm reported gross revenue of over $2 Billion for FY 2021 and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law 100, Am Law Global 100, and NLJ 250. On the debut 2022 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard, it is a Top 15 firm. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab and the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program certifies that the firm’s U.S. offices are 100% powered by renewable energy. The firm is often recognized for its focus on philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.