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