Honors & Awards

U.S. News Awards Top-Tier Rankings to 44 Whiteford Practices, Including a Record 22 Nationally and 10 Newly Ranked in Richmond

Date: November 5, 2020
Baltimore – Whiteford, Taylor and Preston is pleased to announce that U.S. News and World Report - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” has awarded the firm exemplary rankings for 2021. Twenty-two of the firm’s practices are ranked at the national level, and the firm’s Bankruptcy and Environmental Law practices have been recognized with national Tier 1 rankings. At the state level, an additional forty-four practices have been ranked in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. 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 2021).
 

National

Tier 1

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy
 

Tier 2

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation – Banking and Finance
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Real Estate Law
  • Technology Law
  • Trademark Law
 

Tier 3

  • Appellate Practice*
  • Information Technology Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment*
  • Litigation – Patent
  • Mergers and Acquisitions 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 – 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
  • Franchise Law*
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
  • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
 

Tier 3

  • Education Law
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Non-Profit/Charities Law
 

Delaware

Tier 3

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
 

Pittsburgh, PA

Tier 1

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law*
 

Richmond, VA

Tier 1

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Litigation – Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Tax
 

Tier 2

  • Employment Law – Management*
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment*
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law
 

Tier 3

  • Government Relations Practice*
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Municipal
  • Mergers and Acquisitions 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

  • Appellate Practice*
  • Education Law
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Non-Profit/Charities Law
 

Tier 3

  • Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law
  • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Trusts and Estates Law
About Whiteford, Taylor and Preston LLP: With over 175 attorneys, Whiteford, Taylor and Preston provides a comprehensive range of sophisticated, cost-effective business law and litigation services to clients ranging from innovative start-ups to middle market companies to global enterprises.  Our growing Mid-Atlantic footprint includes sixteen offices in Delaware, D.C., Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.