Brooks Pierce is pleased to announce that 40 of its practice areas received tier-one rankings in their respective metropolitan areas in the 2022 edition of U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.”

The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently issued a COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard for employers with 100+ employees. Learn more in this client alert.

Brooks Pierce attorneys have extensive experience representing companies and local governments regarding virtually all types of environmental issues relating to regulatory compliance, permitting, litigation and transactional matters. Our team includes seasoned litigators and trial lawyers, attorneys with scientific and engineering backgrounds and technical expertise, and former regulators with the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

In the Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch, the Government Affairs Team provides the latest information from the North Carolina General Assembly and Governor's Office. Access the latest edition here.

Access information related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Brooks Pierce COVID-19 Response Resource Center.

Federal court is home to many of the most serious disputes. It is the forum of choice for multimillion dollar contract disputes between global businesses, litigation over intellectual property rights, enforcement proceedings by the SEC and other federal agencies, and prosecutions by the United States DOJ. Our lawyers routinely handle these matters, practicing extensively in each of North Carolina’s three federal districts, as well as the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

The 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© recognized 72 Brooks Pierce attorneys, more than 70% of the firm’s lawyers, as industry leaders. Included in that total are 11 attorneys who were recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas and another nine Brooks Pierce attorneys included as “Ones to Watch.”