U.S. News Awards Top-Tier Rankings to 42 Whiteford Practices, Including a Record 20 Nationally and 10 Newly Ranked in Richmond
Date: November 5, 2019
The U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” evaluation process includes, among other things, collection of client and lawyer evaluations and peer review from leading attorneys. Direct quotes from clients and others can be read here.
The specific areas of law and the cities in which Whiteford was ranked are summarized below (*new recognition in 2019).
National
Tier 1
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
Tier 2
- Corporate Law
- Environmental Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Technology Law
- Trademark Law
Tier 3
- Commercial Litigation*
- Information Technology Law
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Litigation – Banking and Finance*
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Patent
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts and Estate Law
- Venture Capital Law
Baltimore, MD
Tier 1
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Health Care Law
- Information Technology Law
- Insurance Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Litigation – Patent
- Patent Law
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Technology Law
- Trademark Law
- Trusts and Estates Law
- Venture Capital Law
Tier 2
- Construction Law
- Copyright Law
- Education Law
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Public Finance Law
Tier 3
- Litigation – Environmental
- Non-Profit/Charities Law
Richmond, VA
Tier 1
- Commercial Litigation*
- Corporate Law*
- Litigation – Banking and Finance*
- Tax Law*
Tier 2
- Litigation – Bankruptcy*
- Litigation – Tax*
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law*
Tier 3
- Litigation – Construction*
- Litigation – Municipal*
- Real Estate Law*
Roanoke, VA
Tier 1
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
Washington, DC
Tier 1
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Environmental Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
Tier 2
- Education Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Environmental
- Non-Profit/Charities Law
Tier 3
- Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Trusts and Estates Law
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