Ballard Spahr has received 26 National Tier One rankings in the 2024 Best Law Firms report and has been named Law Firm of the Year in Media Law, the only law firm in the country to receive that accolade.
Best Law Firms recognizes firms for professional excellence based on feedback about their performance, capabilities, and professionalism provided by clients and other attorneys. The Law Firm of the Year honor singles out firms that have an outstanding overall performance in that particular specialty. Ballard Spahr was named the 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2023 Law Firm of the Year for First Amendment Litigation; the 2018 and 2019 Law Firm of the Year for Media Law; and the 2015, 2019, and 2021 Law Firm of the Year for Copyright Law.
The 26 areas in which Ballard Spahr received a National Tier 1 ranking are:
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Copyright Law
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White Collar
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law - Management
Environmental Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Real Estate
Media Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Patent Law
Public Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Tax Law
Trademark Law
Trusts and Estates
Overall, Ballard Spahr earned a total of 170 2024 Best Law Firms rankings, including 79 Metropolitan Tier One rankings. It is newly ranked in several markets and practice areas, attesting to its strength as a national, multidisciplinary firm. The new Metropolitan Tier One rankings are:
Baltimore Corporate Governance Law and Public Finance Law
Colorado Media Law and Real Estate Law
DC Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Delaware Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Governance Law, and Criminal Defense: White Collar
Minneapolis Commercial Litigation
Philadelphia Project Finance Law
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