Kegler Brown Practice Areas Ranked in “Best Law Firms”
November 1, 2017U.S. News - Best Lawyers has released its 2018 “Best Law Firm” rankings, awarding Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter a Tier 1 ranking.
Earlier this year, Best Lawyers recognized numerous Kegler Brown attorneys, selecting several as “Lawyers of the Year.” The 2018 edition of U.S. News - Best Lawyers utilizes a mixture of client evaluations, peer reviews and firm submissions to form their rankings.
Along with three practice areas being recognized nationally, Kegler Brown saw thirty-four areas receive rankings in the Columbus area. The firm received Tier 1 rankings in Columbus for twenty-six practice areas, including two – Corporate Compliance Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law – that improved from a Tier 2 ranking in 2017. All ranked practice areas are listed below:
National Tier 3
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Land Use & Zoning Law
Columbus Metropolitan Tier 1
- Antitrust Law
- Appellate Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
- Insurance Law
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation - Antitrust
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Labor & Employment
- Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
- Litigation - Securities
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
- Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Columbus Metropolitan Tier 2
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Energy Law
- Environmental Law
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
Columbus Metropolitan Tier 3
- Litigation - Banking & Finance
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