14 Locke Lord Practice Areas Earn National Tier 1 Distinction From U.S. News/Best Lawyers; Firm Also Receives 10 Metropolitan Tier 1 Rankings

November 1, 2018 – Locke Lord obtained a National Tier 1 ranking for 14 practice areas in the 2019 Best Law Firms survey by U.S. News/Best Lawyers®. In addition, 10 of the Firm’s domestic offices earned Metropolitan Tier 1 status.

Locke Lord’s recognized practice areas include:

National Tier 1

• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law - Management 
• Energy Law 
• Insurance Law
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Patent 
• Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) 
• Oil & Gas Law 
• Patent Law 
• Real Estate Law 
• Tax Law

Metropolitan Tier 1

ATLANTA

• Insurance Law

AUSTIN

• Commercial Litigation
• Real Estate Law

BOSTON

• Banking and Finance Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Education Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Public Finance Law
• Tax Law

CHICAGO

• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law - Management
• Information Technology Law
• Insurance Law
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Real Estate Law

DALLAS

• Antitrust Law
• Appellate Practice
• Commercial Litigation
  Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Governmental Relations Practice
• Litigation - Banking & Finance
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - ERISA
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Labor & Employment 
• Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Litigation - Trusts & Estates
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

HOUSTON

• Banking and Finance Law
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Derivatives and Futures Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Oil & Gas Law
• Real Estate Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

NEW JERSEY

• Commercial Litigation

NEW ORLEANS

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

NEW YORK CITY

• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Patent
• Patent Law

RHODE ISLAND

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Public Finance Law

U.S. News/Best Lawyers® is an annual review of the country’s legal industry. The analysis by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers is based on evaluations from clients and peer review. Firms are required to have at least one listed lawyer in a Best Lawyers practice area designation to be eligible for inclusion in the Best Law Firms report. Locke Lord has 125 lawyers listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019, with six Lawyer of the Year recipients located in the Boston, Cincinnati, Dallas and West Palm Beach offices.

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About Locke Lord LLP
Locke Lord is a full-service law firm with global reach and 20 offices designed to meet clients’ needs around the world. The Firm has a history that spans more than 130 years and is a worldwide leader in the middle market sector. Locke Lord advises clients across a broad spectrum of industries including energy, financial services, fund formation, health care, insurance and reinsurance, private equity and venture capital, public finance, real estate, and technology, media and telecommunications, while providing a wealth of experience through its complex litigation, intellectual property, tax, regulatory and transactional teams.