Robinson Bradshaw Named to 2014 ‘Best Law Firms’ Rankings by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers

Rankings Include Recognition as Tier 1 Firm in 38 Practice Areas in Charlotte

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® have named Robinson Bradshaw as a Tier 1 law firm in 38 practice areas in the Charlotte metropolitan area in their annual ranking of “Best Law Firms” for 2014. Robinson Bradshaw also ranked nationally as a Tier 2 firm for its corporate law practice and was in Tier 3 in four additional practice areas.

Rankings are compiled annually through client and attorney evaluations, peer review and information provided by law firms. The complete listing of Robinson Bradshaw’s rankings includes:

National Rankings – Tier 2:

• Corporate Law

National Rankings – Tier 3:

• Commercial Litigation
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Venture Capital Law

Charlotte Metropolitan Rankings – Tier 1:

• Antitrust Law
• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Environmental Law
• Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• International Trade and Finance Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation – Antitrust
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
• Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
• Litigation – Municipal
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Litigation – Securities
• Litigation – Tax
• Litigation – Trusts & Estates
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
• Public Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation
• Sports Law
• Trusts & Estates Law
• Venture Capital Law

Raleigh Metropolitan Rankings – Tier 1:

• Corporate Law
• Venture Capital Law

Charlotte Metropolitan Rankings – Tier 2:

• Corporate Compliance Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Litigation – Banking & Finance
• Litigation – Construction
• Mediation
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Tax Law

Raleigh Metropolitan Rankings – Tier 2:

• Securities / Capital Markets Law

Charlotte Metropolitan Rankings – Tier 3:

• Arbitration
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Patent
• Patent Law
• Trademark Law

The annual U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® ranking assesses more than 10,000 firms in the United States across more than 80 practice areas nationally and in 118 practice areas regionally.