U.S. News and Best Lawyers Name Dickstein Shapiro Among Top Law Firms with 24 Tier 1 Rankings

(Washington, DC)—Dickstein Shapiro LLP is pleased to announce that it has been ranked among the very best firms in the United States in the 2013 U.S. News and Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms” rankings. The firm is recognized in 15 categories nationally, including Energy, Insurance, Immigration, Labor - Management, and Trademark Law, which were ranked among the best of the best in Tier 1.

The firm also received 29 metropolitan area rankings, including 19 in Tier 1. The firm’s national Tier 1 rankings will be featured in the Money issue of U.S. News & World Report. Combined, the firm obtained 24 Tier 1 rankings in the 2013 edition of the U.S. News and Best Lawyers report.

“We provide top notch specialized legal service to our clients that enables them to successfully advance their business interests and we are honored to be named one of the best law firms for corporate America for our efforts,” said Michael Nannes, Dickstein Shapiro chairman.

The U.S. News and Best Lawyers Best Law Firms rankings provide a comprehensive view of the U.S. legal industry that is unprecedented in the range of firms represented and in the qualitative and quantitative data used to develop the rankings. This is the third year that U.S. News and Best Lawyers has compiled the Best Law Firm rankings.

Dickstein Shapiro’s complete national and metropolitan rankings are:

National Rankings

Tier 1
Energy Law
Immigration Law
Insurance Law
Labor Law - Management
Trademark Law

Tier 2
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Litigation - Patent

Tier 3
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Patent Law
Real Estate Law

Metropolitan Rankings

Tier 1
Los Angeles
Insurance Law

New York
Litigation - Antitrust
Trademark Law

Stamford
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Washington, DC
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Governmental Investigations
Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Litigation
Employment Law - Management
Energy Law
Immigration Law
Insurance Law
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Eminent Domain & Condemnation
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Litigation - Patent
Mediation

Tier 2
Los Angeles
Labor Law - Management

Orange County
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Patent Law

Washington, DC
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Arbitration
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Real Estate Law

Tier 3
Washington, DC
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Patent Law

Dickstein Shapiro LLP
Dickstein Shapiro LLP, founded in 1953, is internationally recognized for its work with clients, from start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations. Dickstein Shapiro provides strategic counsel and develops multidisciplinary legal solutions by leveraging its core strengths—litigation, regulatory, transactions, and advocacy—to successfully advance clients’ business interests. The firm has offices in Los Angeles, New York, Orange County, Silicon Valley, Stamford, and Washington DC.

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