The Tax Directors Handbook 2012 rated Venable as a leading law firm in Domestic Tax: East Coast. Firms are ranked by the size of their tax departments.

The Tax Directors Handbook 2012 recognized Venable’s tax and wealth planning group in Baltimore, Washington, DC, and the firm’s “growing presence in New York.” Venable was recommended for “mid-tier U.S. domestic, international taxation, and tax controversy.” Partner Bryson Cook was “recommended for tax support to privately held corporations and their owners.” The Tax Directors Handbook 2012 also noted that partners Stef Tucker and Brian O’Connor “have developed considerable expertise in the REIT sector, a response to Maryland’s benevolent REIT taxation framework.