Pierce Atwood LLP Ranked Among 2011-2012 "Best Law Firms" by U.S. News & World Report & Best Lawyers ®

Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Portland, ME

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® recently released the 2011-2012 “Best Law Firms” rankings, marking the second edition of this highly-anticipated annual analysis. Pierce Atwood LLP has achieved a Tier 3 National ranking for Biotechnology Law, a Tier 1 Metropolitan ranking in New Hampshire for Environmental Law and Real Estate Law and more than 40 Tier 1 Metropolitan rankings in Augusta and Portland, Maine.

Augusta, Maine Tier 1 Rankings

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Land Use & Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law

Portland, Maine Tier 1 Rankings

  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Antitrust Law
  • Appellate Practice 
  • Arbitration
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law 
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Governmental Investigations
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Litigation
  • Employment Law – Individuals
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Immigration Law
  • Labor Law – Management
  • Litigation – Antitrust
  • Litigation - Banking & Finance
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation – ERISA
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation – Patent
  • Litigation – Tax
  • Mediation
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Public Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law 
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts & Estates Law
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

 

These rankings, which are presented in tiers, showcase 9,633 different law firms ranked nationally in one or more of 75 major legal practice areas and in metropolitan or state rankings in one or more of 119 major legal practice areas. Full data for the law firms that received rankings is available online at http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com. Achieving a high ranking is a special distinction that signals a unique combination of excellence and breadth of expertise.