Brooks Pierce is pleased to announce that 41 of its practice areas received tier-one rankings in their respective metropolitan areas in the 2023 edition of U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” Firm practice areas receiving tier-one rankings are composed of attorneys in Greensboro, Raleigh and Wilmington, North Carolina.
“We are pleased to once again have so many of our practice areas recognized as being among the best by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers,” said Reid Phillips, managing partner of Brooks Pierce. “Our attorneys pride themselves on the ability to tackle the most complex legal issues and achieve positive outcomes on behalf of our clients. It is very humbling to see our work acknowledged in this way.”
The “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys and a review of information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. Firms are only eligible for a ranking in a particular practice if at least one lawyer is included in Best Lawyers in that practice area. More information on the “Best Law Firms” methodology can be found at https://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/methodology.aspx.
Brooks Pierce practice areas that received a tier-one ranking are:
- Administrative/Regulatory Law
- Antitrust law
- Appellate Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Commercial Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Transactions/UCC Law
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Employment Law – Management
- Environmental Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- First Amendment Law
- Government Relations Law
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Banking & Finance
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – First Amendment
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Litigation – Securities
- Litigation – Tax
- Media Law
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Personal Injury Law – Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
Services
- Advertising
- Antitrust
- Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditor's Rights
- Climate Resilience
- Construction & Development
- Corporate & Business
- Employee Benefits
- Entertainment
- Entity Formation
- Environmental
- Film & Television
- Financial Services and Banking
- Franchise
- Government Relations & Public Policy
- Hospitality
- Insurance & Professional Services
- Intellectual Property
- Internal Investigations & Compliance
- IP Litigation
- Labor & Employment
- Land Use & Zoning
- Litigation
- Media, Publishing & Communications
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Music
- Not-for-Profits
- Privacy
- Real Estate
- Regulatory & Administrative
- Securities
- Tax
- Technology
- Trusts & Estates
- Union & Labor Issues
- Utilities & Telecom
- White Collar Defense & Investigations