Global law firm Reed Smith earned numerous top rankings among an overall 32 national and 142 metropolitan practice areas, in the 2024 Best Lawyers’ U.S. Best Law Firms rankings. In addition, it earned a “Law Firm of the Year” award for Insurance Law, a newer designation that identifies the law firm with the highest overall performance in a given national practice area.
Tier 1 practice areas
This year, Best Lawyers recognized Reed Smith with 22 national Tier 1 rankings, the same number as last year. This year’s Tier 1 nationally ranked areas are:
- Advertising Law
- Appellate Practice
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Energy Law
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Law
- International Arbitration – Commercial
- International Arbitration – Governmental
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Patent
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Oil & Gas Law
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
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- Litigation – Health Care
- Advertising Law
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Insurance
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Privacy and Data Security Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation – Patent
- Patent Law
- Arbitration
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Derivatives and Futures Law
- Energy Law
- Insurance Law
- International Arbitration – Commercial
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Patent
- Oil and Gas Law
- Patent Law
- Appellate Practice
- Corporate Law
- Insurance Law
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Arbitration
- Commercial Litigation
- International Arbitration – Commercial
- International Arbitration – Governmental
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Litigation – Insurance
- Advertising Law
- International Arbitration – Governmental
- Real Estate Law
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Antitrust Law
- Appellate Practice
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Energy Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Antitrust
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Labor and Employmen
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Government Relations Practice
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Appellate Practice
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Trademark Law
- Advertising Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates