Barnes & Thornburg Named To U.S. News' 2019 'Best Law Firms' List

INDIANAPOLIS – U.S. News Media Group (U.S. News) and Best Lawyers named Barnes & Thornburg LLP to the 2019 “Best Law Firms” list with 100 top rankings, including 12 nationally. Construction Law, Litigation - Labor & Employment and Litigation - Patent were added this year to the firm’s list of national Tier 1 rankings.

The firm ranks as a national Tier 1 Best Law Firm in:

• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Environmental Law
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Patent
• Patent Law
• Trademark Law

In the metropolitan listing, the firm ranks first-tier in several practice areas in 10 of its local markets. Barnes & Thornburg’s Tier 1 metropolitan rankings are:

Chicago

• Construction Law
• Environmental Law
• Health Care Law
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Patent
• Non-Profit/Charities Law
• Patent Law
• Trademark Law

Columbus, Ohio

• Administrative/Regulatory Law
• Corporate Law
• Education Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Government Relations Practice
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Real Estate Law

Dallas/Fort Worth

• Commercial Litigation

Fort Wayne, Indiana

• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law - Management
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Labor & Employment

Grand Rapids, Michigan

• Corporate Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Environmental Law
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Environmental
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Patent Law
• Tax Law

Indianapolis 

•  Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Communications Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• First Amendment Law
• Gaming Law
• Government Relations Practice
• Information Technology Law
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - First Amendment
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Patent
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Litigation - Securities
• Litigation - Tax
• Litigation - Trusts & Estates
• Municipal Law
• Patent Law
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Public Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation
• Tax Law
• Trademark Law
• Trusts & Estates Law
• Water Law 

Los Angeles

• Employment Law - Management
• Insurance Law

Minneapolis

• Family Law
• Insurance Law
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Trademark Law

South Bend, Indiana

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Government Relations Practice
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Public Finance Law

Washington, D.C.

• Criminal Defense: General Practice
• Insurance Law

With more than 600 attorneys and other legal professionals, Barnes & Thornburg is one of the largest law firms in the country. The firm serves clients worldwide from 14 offices in Atlanta, California, Chicago, Delaware, Indiana, Michigan, Minneapolis, Ohio, Texas and Washington, D.C.