Greenberg Traurig LLP issued the following announcement on Nov. 5.
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 |