Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced that U.S. News – Best Lawyers has once again recognized the firm among the "Best Law Firms" in the United States. The publication awarded Akerman with 34 national practice rankings, including Tier 1 rankings in Corporate, Real Estate, Commercial Litigation and Banking & Finance Litigation, among others.
Akerman received a record 86 Tier 1 rankings in total, including numerous Tier 1 Metropolitan Area rankings that recognize the firm's strength in key business centers throughout the nation, including Chicago, Miami, New York, and Washington, D.C.
The U.S. News – Best Lawyers rankings are based on overall firm performance, client feedback, and peer recognition derived from 5.5 million evaluations from across the United States. The rankings follow the recently released 2017 version of The Best Lawyers in America list, which recognizes the top 4 percent of practicing lawyers in the nation. The firm once again achieved impressive results with more than 150 Akerman lawyers named to the 2017 list in 70 areas of law across the United States.
A list of the Akerman practices ranked nationally by U.S. News – Best Lawyers include:
National Rankings:
Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Corporate Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law – Management
Environmental Law
Franchise Law
Health Care Law
Insurance Law
International Arbitration – Commercial
International Trade and Finance Law
Labor Law – Management
Land Use & Zoning Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Litigation – Antitrust
Litigation – Banking & Finance
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Environmental
Litigation – Labor & Employment
Litigation – Real Estate
Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law
Real Estate Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Tax Law
Trusts & Estates Law
Venture Capital Law
For a list of Akerman practices ranked by metropolitan area, please click here.
About Akerman LLP
Akerman LLP is a leading transactions and trial law firm known for its core strengths in middle market M&A, within the financial services and real estate industries, and for a diverse Latin America practice. With more than 650 lawyers and government affairs professionals and a network of 24 offices, it is ranked among the top 100 law firms in the United States by The American Lawyer (2016). Akerman also is ranked among the top 50 law firms for diversity in The American Lawyer's Diversity Scorecard (2016).