(CHICAGO) Katten announced today that the firm earned 31 national and 68 regional rankings in the 2027 edition of Best Law Firms®, including 66 Tier 1 rankings across both regional and national practice areas.
Katten was nationally ranked in the following practice areas:
- Advertising Law
- Banking and Finance Law (Tier 1)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 1)
- Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
- Corporate Law (Tier 1)
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Tier 1)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
- Environmental Law (Tier 1)
- Health Care Law
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Bankruptcy (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Intellectual Property (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Patent
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Litigation – Securities (Tier 1)
- Media Law (Tier 1)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Tier 1)
- Patent Law
- Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law (Tier 1)
- Public Finance Law (Tier 1)
- Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law (Tier 1)
- Securities Regulation (Tier 1)
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law (Tier 1)
- Sports Law
- Tax Law (Tier 1)
- Trademark Law (Tier 1)
- Trusts and Estates (Tier 1)
- Venture Capital Law (Tier 1)
At the regional level, Katten earned rankings across its US markets, including:
Charlotte
- Banking and Finance Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Patent
- Patent Law (Tier 1)
- Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
Chicago
- Banking and Finance Law (Tier 1)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 1)
- Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
- Corporate Law (Tier 1)
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Tier 1)
- Environmental Law (Tier 1)
- Health Care Law (Tier 1)
- Insurance Law
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Intellectual Property (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Patent
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Tier 1)
- Municipal Law
- Patent Law (Tier 1)
- Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
- Public Finance Law
- Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law (Tier 1)
- Securities Regulation (Tier 1)
- Sports Law
- Tax Law (Tier 1)
- Trademark Law (Tier 1)
- Trusts and Estates (Tier 1)
- Venture Capital Law (Tier 1)
Dallas/Fort Worth
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 1)
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law (Tier 1)
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Health Care Law (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Tier 1)
Los Angeles
- Banking and Finance Law (Tier 1)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 1)
- Commercial Litigation
- Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television (Tier 1)
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates (Tier 1)
- Media Law (Tier 1)
- Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
- Trademark Law
- Trusts and Estates (Tier 1)
New York
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 1)
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Tier 1)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Securities (Tier 1)
- Municipal Law
- Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law (Tier 1)
- Public Finance Law (Tier 1)
- Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law (Tier 1)
- Tax Law
- Trademark Law (Tier 1)
- Trusts and Estates (Tier 1)
Washington, DC
- Advertising Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Health Care Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Real Estate (Tier 1)
- Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law (Tier 1)
Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®, is rooted in a rigorous, peer-to-peer, industry-driven evaluation. A ranking from Best Law Firms signifies a high-quality practice and a breadth of legal experience. Ranked firms, presented in three tiers, are recognized on a national and metropolitan scale, providing legal professionals with an elevated stature from the Best Law Firms recognition. For more information, visit Best Law Firms.
