Named Law Firm of the Year for Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Litigation
Washington, DC (November 1, 2012) – Venable LLP has been recognized by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers® 2012-2013 for 94 national and local practices. The firm received national Tier 1 rankings in 11 separate categories, up from eight last year. Earlier this year, a record 85 Venable attorneys achieved 145 placements in 45 different areas of practice in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013.
Venable practices recognized nationally as Tier 1 are:
- Advertising Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Environmental Law
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Labor & Employment
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Litigation - Tax
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Technology Law
Additionally, the firm was named U.S. News – Best Lawyers' “Law Firm of the Year” in Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Litigation. This important designation is given to one firm in each of the 80 nationally ranked practice areas after an exhaustive review by Best Lawyers'® research. Venable was previously honored as “Law Firm of the Year” in 2011-2012 for its Advertising Law practice.
The firm received national Tier 2 rankings in 12 practice areas:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- FDA Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Patent
- Private Equity Law
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
- Venture Capital Law
Rounding out the firm's national rankings, are the following groups:
- Energy Law
- Health Care Law
- International Trade and Finance Law
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Public Finance Law
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Tax Law
In addition to its national practice scores, Venable received high rankings in Baltimore, Washington, DC, and for the first time in Los Angeles. In all, 52 .practice groups earned Tier 1 rankings in Baltimore, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC.
The firm’s Tier 1 rankings in the Washington, DC metro area added four new groups over the past year. The ranked groups include:
- Advertising Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Governmental Investigations
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Litigation
- Employment Law - Management
- Environmental Law
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Eminent Domain & Condemnation
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Patent
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Litigation - Tax
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Non-Profit/Charities Law
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Technology Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
Venable’s Tier 1 rankings in the Baltimore region include 28 practice groups:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Governmental Investigations
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Litigation
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Environmental Law
- Health Care Law
- Labor Law - Management
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Eminent Domain & Condemnation
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Labor & Employment
- Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
- Litigation - Tax
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Private Equity Law
- Public Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
Joining the list of Tier 1 rankings for the first time in Los Angeles are:
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Governmental Investigations
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Litigation
Practices in the Baltimore region that received recognition in Tier 2 are:
- Energy Law
- International Trade and Finance Law
- Non-Profit/Charities Law
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Technology Law
- Venture Capital Law
In Washington, DC, Venable received Tier 2 rankings for the following practice areas:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- FDA Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
Rounding out the firm’s Washington, DC rankings are the following groups:
- Litigation - Labor & Employment
- Litigation - Trusts & Estates
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