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Benesch Achieves National Recognition in 2024 U.S. News & World Report “Best Law Firms”
November 15, 2023
Benesch is pleased to announce that it has been recognized in 15 national and 60 metropolitan categories in the 2024 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings.
Additionally, Benesch received National Tier 1 recognition for Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Litigation – Construction and Transportation law.
Best Law Firms® rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of clients and professional reference evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys, industry leader interviews and review of additional firmographic highlights provided by law firms as part of the formal research submission process. Clients and professional references are asked to provide feedback on firm practice groups, addressing expertise, responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, civility and whether they would refer another client to the firm.
Benesch’s rankings are as follows:
National Tier 1
Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law
Litigation – Construction
Transportation Law
National Tier 2
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Law
Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
National Tier 3
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Construction Law
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Real Estate Law
Metropolitan Tier 1
Chicago, IL
Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law
Cleveland, OH
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Corporate Law
Employment Law – Management
Energy Law
Government Relations Practice
Health Care Law
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Labor & Employment
Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Privacy and Data Security Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Transportation Law
Columbus, OH
Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Health Care Law
Litigation – Construction
Nonprofit / Charities Law
Transportation Law
Delaware
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
San Francisco, CA
Commercial Litigation
Metropolitan Tier 2
Chicago, IL
Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Cleveland, OH
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Environmental Law
Information Technology Law
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Securities Regulation
Columbus, OH
Appellate Practice
Corporate Law
Energy Regulatory Law
Labor Law – Union
Litigation – Labor & Employment
Delaware
Financial Services Regulation Law
Metropolitan Tier 3
Chicago, IL
Patent Law
Cleveland, OH
Litigation – Banking & Finance
Litigation – Environmental
Litigation – Securities
Litigation – Tax
Tax Law
Trademark Law
Venture Capital Law
Columbus, OH
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Delaware
Commercial Litigation
San Francisco, CA
Litigation – Intellectual Property
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