Locke Lord Receives 15 Practice Area National Tier 1 Rankings and 12 Metropolitan Tier 1 Rankings From U.S. News/Best Lawyers

November 2, 2016 – Locke Lord has received National Tier 1 rankings for 15 practice areas, while 12 of its domestic offices earned Metropolitan Tier 1 status in the 2017 Best Law Firms survey by U.S. News/Best Lawyers®, an annual review of the country’s legal industry.

Locke Lord’s National Tier 1 Practice Areas include Appellate Practice; Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Employment Law - Management; Energy Law; Information Technology Law; Insurance Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Oil & Gas Law; Patent Law; Real Estate Law; and Tax Law.

The 12 Tier 1 Metropolitan offices for Locke Lord in the U.S. News/Best Lawyers survey include Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Hartford, Houston, Los Angeles, New Jersey (Morristown), New York City, Rhode Island (Providence), Sacramento and Stamford (Connecticut).

The analysis by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers is based on evaluations from clients as well as peer reviews from lawyers recognized as leaders in their practice areas. Firms are required to have at least one lawyer in a Best Lawyers practice area listing to be eligible for inclusion in the Best Law Firms report. Locke Lord has 129 lawyers listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017 and seven lawyers based in Boston, Dallas, Houston and Providence as Lawyers of the Year.

Complete results for Locke Lord in the U.S. News/Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” survey are available here.

National Tier 1

• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Energy Law
• Information Technology Law
• Insurance Law
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Patent
• Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Oil & Gas Law
• Patent Law
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law

Metropolitan Tier 1

AUSTIN

• Appellate Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Communications Law
• Energy Law
• Real Estate Law

BOSTON

• Banking and Finance Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Education Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Public Finance Law
• Tax Law

CHICAGO

• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law - Management
• Information Technology Law
• Insurance Law
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Real Estate Law

DALLAS

• Appellate Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Health Care Law
• Litigation - Banking & Finance
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - ERISA
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Trusts & Estates
• Real Estate Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

HARTFORD

• Corporate Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law

HOUSTON

• Banking and Finance Law
• Corporate Law
• Derivatives and Futures Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Real Estate Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

LOS ANGELES

• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Securities Regulation

NEW JERSEY

• Commercial Litigation

NEW YORK CITY

• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Patent
• Patent Law

RHODE ISLAND

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Environmental Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Public Finance Law

SACRAMENTO

• Corporate Governance Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law

STAMFORD

• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Trademark Law

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About Locke Lord LLP
Locke Lord is a full-service, international law firm of more than 20 offices designed to meet clients’ needs around the world. The Firm has a history that spans more than 125 years and is a worldwide leader in the middle market sector. Locke Lord advises clients across a broad spectrum of industries including energy, financial services, fund formation, health care, insurance and reinsurance, private equity and venture capital, public finance, real estate, and technology, media and telecommunications, while providing a wealth of experience through its complex litigation, intellectual property, tax, regulatory and transactional teams.