Robinson Bradshaw Named to 2011-12 ‘Best Law Firms’ Rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® have named Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A., one of the state’s leading corporate and commercial law firms, as a Tier 1 firm in the Charlotte metropolitan area in 35 practice areas in their annual ranking of the 2011-2012 “Best Law Firms.”

Rankings are compiled through a collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review and information provided by law firms. A complete listing of Robinson Bradshaw’s rankings follows:

National – Tier 2:

• Litigation – Trusts & Estates
• Sports Law

Charlotte metropolitan area – 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 – Litigation
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures & Television
• Environmental Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Health Care Law
• International Trade and Finance Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Antitrust
• Litigation – Eminent Domain & Condemnation
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
• Litigation – Securities
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Private Equity Law
• Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law
• Public Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Sports Law
• Tax Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

Charlotte metropolitan area – Tier 2:

• Corporate Compliance Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Governmental Investigations
• Litigation – Banking & Finance
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
• Litigation – Municipal
• Litigation – Patent
• Litigation – Trusts & Estates
• Securities Regulation
• Venture Capital Law

Charlotte metropolitan area – Tier 3:

• Litigation – Tax

Raleigh metropolitan area – Tier 2:

• Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Venture Capital Law

The annual U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® ranking assesses firms in 75 practice areas both nationally and across 177 metropolitan areas in the United States.