Barnes & Thornburg Receives 82 First-Tier Rankings in U.S. News and Best Lawyers’ 2016 ‘Best Law Firms’ Survey

INDIANAPOLIS - U.S. News Media Group (U.S. News) and Best Lawyers named Barnes & Thornburg LLP to the 2016 “Best Law Firms” list as national first tier in more than 80 practice areas. Corporate law was added this year to the firm’s growing list of national Tier 1 rankings.

The firm ranks as a national “Tier 1 Best Law Firm” in eight practice areas:

• Corporate Law 
• Employment Law - Management 
• Environmental Law 
• Labor Law - Management 
• Litigation - Environmental 
• Litigation - Intellectual Property 
• Patent Law 
• Venture Capital Law

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

Chicago

• Environmental Law 
• Health Care Law 
• Litigation - Environmental 
• Patent Law

Columbus, Ohio

• Administrative / Regulatory Law 
• Government Relations Practice

Fort Wayne, Indiana

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

Grand Rapids, Michigan

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law 
• Corporate Law 
• Employment Law - Management 
• Environmental Law 
• Labor Law - Management 
• Litigation - Bankruptcy 
• Litigation - Patent 
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law 
• Patent Law

Indianapolis

• Antitrust Law 
• Appellate Practice 
• Banking and Finance Law 
• Commercial Litigation 
• Communications Law 
• Copyright Law 
• Corporate Governance Law 
• Corporate Law 
• Criminal Defense: White Collar 
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law 
• Employment Law - Management 
• Energy Law 
• Environmental 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 - Mergers & Acquisitions 
• Litigation - Patent 
• Litigation - Securities 
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law 
• 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 
• Venture Capital Law

Los Angeles

• Employment Law - Management

Minneapolis

• Corporate Governance Law 
• Corporate Law

South Bend, Indiana

• Commercial Litigation 
• Corporate Law 
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law 
• Government Relations Practice 
• Labor Law - Management 
• Labor Law - Union 
• Litigation - Construction 
• Litigation - Labor & Employment 
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants 
• Public Finance Law 
• Tax 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 13 offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Delaware, Indiana, Los Angeles, Michigan, Minneapolis, Ohio, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit us online at www.btlaw.com or on Twitter @BTLawNews.