Foley Receives 163 First-Tier Rankings in 2022 U.S. News – Best Lawyers ‘Best Law Firms’ List

Foley & Lardner LLP ranked as a national first-tier law firm in 29 practice areas in the 2022 edition of the U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” guide. In addition, the firm achieved 134 metropolitan first-tier rankings across 15 of its U.S. offices.

The U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations and peer reviews from leading attorneys in their field. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of high-quality law practice and broad legal expertise. To be eligible for a national or metropolitan practice ranking, a law firm must have at least one lawyer from that practice listed in The Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the top 5 percent of practicing attorneys in the United States.

The complete list of Foley’s first-tier national and metropolitan rankings include:

National Tier 1

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Biotechnology Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Environmental Law
• Franchise Law
• Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Patent
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Litigation – Securities
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Patent Law
• Public Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation
• Sports Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

Metropolitan Tier 1

Boston

• Commercial Litigation
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Health Care Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Chicago

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Derivatives and Futures Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Insurance Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Public Finance Law
• Securities Regulation
• Trusts & Estates Law

Dallas

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Securities
• Litigation – Tax
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Tax Law
• Trademark Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

Detroit

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
• Litigation – Tax
• Securities / Capital Markets Law

Houston

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Litigation – Environmental
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law

Jacksonville

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Health Care Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Municipal Law
• Public Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law

Los Angeles

• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Privacy and Data Security Law

Madison

• Appellate Practice
• Biotechnology Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Patent
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Patent Law

Miami

• Franchise Law

Milwaukee

• Antitrust Law
• Banking and Finance Law
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation – Antitrust
• Litigation – Banking & Finance
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Litigation – Securities
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Patent Law
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Project Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Sports Law
• Tax Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

Orlando

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Real Estate Law

San Diego

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Real Estate Law

Tallahassee

• Insurance Law

Tampa

• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Health Care Law
• Leisure and Hospitality Law
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law

Washington, D.C.

• Biotechnology Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• FDA Law
• Litigation – Patent
• Litigation – Securities
• Patent Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation
• Trusts & Estates Law