U.S. News – Best Lawyers® has recognized Butler Snow in its recent release of “Best Law Firms” 2021®. The firm received six national rankings, 90 metropolitan tier 1 rankings, 42 metropolitan tier 2 rankings and 26 metropolitan tier 3 rankings.
Firms included in the 2021 “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.
“We are honored and proud to receive this significant recognition from U.S. News – Best Lawyers® across multiple practice areas and offices,” said Christopher R. Maddux, chair of Butler Snow. “Our attorneys continuously strive to provide our clients with the highest level of service and expertise, and these rankings demonstrate that commitment.”
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, professionalism and integrity.
Butler Snow received six national rankings, including a tier 1 ranking in public finance law, a tier 2 ranking in commercial litigation, corporate law and mass tort litigation/class actions – defendants and a tier 3 ranking in 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
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Government Relations Practice
Baton Rouge, La.
Banking and Finance Law
Gaming Law
Birmingham, Ala.
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Trusts & Estates Law
Charleston, S.C.
Commercial Litigation
Colorado
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Public Finance Law
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 – Labor & Employment
Litigation – Real Estate
Litigation – Securities
Litigation – Tax
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Municipal Law
Oil & Gas Law
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – 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
Employment Law – Management
Health Care Law
Litigation – Banking & Finance
Litigation – Labor & Employment
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Real Estate Law
Nashville, Tenn.
Administrative/Regulatory Law
Antitrust Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Communications Law
Employment Law – Management
Financial Services Regulation Law
Government Relations Practice
Insurance Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Litigation – ERISA
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Real Estate Law
New York City
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Public Finance Law
Tupelo, Miss.
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Wilmington, N.C.
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Tier 2:
Austin, Texas
Administrative/Regulatory Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Baton Rouge, La.
Family Law
Litigation – Trusts & Estates
Trusts & Estates Law
Birmingham, Ala.
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Charleston, S.C.
Appellate Practice
Colorado
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Jackson, Miss.
Closely-Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
Media Law
Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Project Finance Law
Transportation Law
Memphis, Tenn.
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Trusts & Estates
Tax Law
Trademark Law
Trusts & Estates Law
Montgomery, Ala.
Commercial Litigation
Nashville, Tenn.
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Finance Law
Corporate Law
Economic Development Law
Energy Law
Health Care Law
Litigation – Labor & Employment
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
Trademark Law
New Orleans
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Wilmington, N.C.
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Litigation – Insurance
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Tier 3:
Baton Rouge, La.
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Litigation – Labor & Employment
Real Estate Law
Birmingham, Ala.
Commercial Transactions/UCC Law
Public Finance Law
Boston
Public Finance Law
Charleston, S.C.
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Insurance Law
Colorado
Gaming Law
Tax Law
Jackson, Miss.
Energy Law
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Mediation
Natural Resources Law
Montgomery, Ala.
Insurance Law
Nashville, Tenn.
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures & Television
Environmental Law
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Environmental
New Orleans
Administrative/Regulatory Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Richmond, Va.
Banking and Finance Law
Project Finance Law
