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U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Recognizes Butler Snow in “Best Law Firms” Rankings 2020®

November 1, 2019 | by Butler Snow

U.S. News – Best Lawyers® has recognized Butler Snow in its recent release of “Best Law Firms” 2020®. The firm received six national rankings, 77 tier 1 metropolitan rankings, 41 tier 2 metropolitan rankings and 20 tier 3 metropolitan rankings.

“We are honored and proud to receive this significant recognition across multiple practice areas and offices,” said Donald Clark, Jr., chairman of Butler Snow. “This recognition reinforces our team’s commitment to the many clients, industries and communities we serve nationwide.”

Firms included in the 2020 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving such ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys in their field and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. To be eligible for a ranking in a particular practice area and metropolitan region, a law firm must have at least one lawyer who is included in Best Lawyers® in that particular practice area and metropolitan region.

Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for its abilities, its professionalism and its integrity.

Butler Snow received six national rankings, including a tier 1 ranking in public finance law, a tier 2 ranking in corporate law and mass tort litigation/class actions – defendants and a tier 3 ranking in commercial litigation, real estate law and tax law.

The firm’s metropolitan rankings were in the following locations and practice areas:

Tier 1:

Atlanta

Public Finance Law

Austin, Texas

Commercial Litigation

Baton Rouge, La.

Gaming Law

Birmingham, Ala.

Commercial Finance Law

Commercial Litigation

Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Tax Law

Charleston, S.C.

Commercial Litigation

Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Gulfport, Miss.

Banking and Finance Law

Insurance Law

Litigation – Banking & Finance

Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Jackson, Miss.

Appellate Practice

Banking and Finance Law

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Commercial Finance Law

Commercial Litigation

Communications Law

Copyright Law

Corporate Compliance Law

Corporate Governance Law

Corporate Law

Economic Development Law

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Employment Law – Management

Environmental Law

Financial Services Regulation Law

Government Relations Practice

Labor Law – Management

Litigation – Antitrust

Litigation – Banking & Finance

Litigation – Construction

Litigation – First Amendment

Litigation – Insurance

Litigation – Real Estate

Litigation – Securities

Litigation – Tax

Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Oil & Gas Law

Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Public Finance Law

Real Estate Law

Tax Law

Trademark Law

Trusts & Estates Law

Memphis, Tenn.

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Commercial Finance Law

Commercial Litigation

Commercial Transactions/UCC Law

Corporate Law

Health Care Law

Litigation – Banking & Finance

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Real Estate Law

Nashville, Tenn.

Administrative/Regulatory Law

Antitrust Law

Banking and Finance Law

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Employment Law – Management

Financial Services Regulation Law

Government Relations Practice

Insurance Law

Litigation – Bankruptcy

Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

Real Estate Law

New York City

Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Tupelo, Miss.

Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Wilmington, N.C.

Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

Tier 2:

Austin, Texas

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Birmingham, Ala.

Corporate Law

Insurance Law

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Real Estate Law

Trusts & Estate Law

Charleston, S.C.

Appellate Practice

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Insurance Law

Colorado

Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants

Tax Law

Jackson, Miss.

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Energy Law

Litigation – Labor & Employment

Litigation – Land Use & Zoning

Media Law

Municipal Law

Memphis, Tenn.

Employment Law – Management

Labor Law – Management

Litigation – Construction

Litigation – Labor & Employment

Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Trusts & Estates Law

Montgomery, Ala.

Commercial Litigation

Nashville, Tenn.

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Commercial Finance Law

Corporate Law

Economic Development Law

Energy Law

Health Care Law

Litigation – ERISA

Litigation – Labor & Employment

Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

New Orleans

Litigation – Bankruptcy

Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants

New York City

Public Finance Law

Wilmington, N.C.

Insurance Law

Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Tier 3:

Baton Rouge, La.

Corporate Law

Real Estate Law

Birmingham, Ala.

Commercial Transactions/UCC Law

Public Finance Law

Boston

Public Finance Law

Colorado

Gaming Law

Public Finance Law

Jackson, Miss.

Litigation – Intellectual Property

Mediation

Natural Resources Law

Project Finance Law

Transportation Law

Memphis, Tenn.

Litigation – Trusts & Estates

Tax Law

Montgomery, Ala.

Insurance Law

Nashville, Tenn.

Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

Labor Law – Management

Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

New Orleans

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Wilmington, N.C.

Commercial Litigation