(CHICAGO) Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP today announced that the firm was ranked in 30 practice areas nationally as part of the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2018 "Best Law Firms" rankings. Nationally, the firm was recognized in two new areas, Criminal Defense: White Collar and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions.
According to U.S. News – Best Lawyers®, firms included in the 2018 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal acumen.
Katten was nationally ranked in the following areas:
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Derivatives and Futures Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures & Television
- Entertainment Law - Music
- Environmental Law
- Health Care Law
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - ERISA
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Patent
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Litigation - Securities
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
- Public Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Tax Law
- Trademark Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. To be eligible for a ranking, a law firm must have at least one lawyer listed in the 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© list for that particular location and practice. This year it reviewed 13,745 law firms across the United States – across 75 practice areas – and a total of 1,911 firms received a national law firm ranking.
