 Legal 500 United States
Volume 4: Real Estate, Labor and Employment, and Tax
Welcome to the fourth of four volumes of The Legal 500 US. This volume covers Real Estate, Labor & Employment, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, and Tax. We provide independent, unbiased commentary on the leading law firms - and lawyers - in the US and in the rest of the world.
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Real Estate: Land of Hope and Glory
Apart from a few notable exceptions, boutique real estate firms have been swallowed up by the larger national and international law firms eager to access rich clients that can be cross-sold more business services. But this is increasingly becoming a game of contacts, responsiveness and business acumen. From dirt law and land use to the buying and selling of property portfolios, we pick out the leaders. Read more... |
 Labor and Employment: Working 9 to 5
The firms practising in this area tend to fall into two strata – on the one hand, full-service firms with substantial employment practices, and on the other, boutique employment firms that exclusively practice employment law. The rankings do not distinguish between the two types, instead grading the firms on their ability to deliver cutting-edge counseling on bet-the-company employment issues, including employee relations and employee mobility. Read more... |
 Executive Compensation: A Fistful of Dollars?
Strategically, no self-respecting deal shop can afford not to offer well-developed executive compensation capabilities. However, rather than performing a pure support function, the firms included in this section are those whose executive compensation practices have made a name for themselves above and beyond involvement in deal work. Read more... |
 Tax: Taxation with representation
The importance to America’s largest corporates of savvy tax advice cannot be overstated. In an increasingly globalized corporate marketplace, it is of paramount importance for clients to be able to turn to a legal advisor who is able to provide all-encompassing tax advice that spans multiple jurisdictions, and our international tax section highlights the key players. Read more... |
 ANTITRUST: THE COMPETITIVE EDGE
The hub of antitrust activity is on the East and West Coast, in particular California and New York. With its proximity to the federal agencies, Washington, DC is also of great importance, particularly in resourcing agency investigations and in regulatory matters. In light of the growing internationalization of the antitrust market, firms in our table are judged to some extent on their ability to resource multi-jurisdictional disputes, as well as their national capability. Read more... |
 CONSTRUCTION: LAYING THE FOUNDATIONSThe focus of the construction litigation section is on an exclusive group of law firms that have carved out standalone, national reputations for dispute resolution work in the construction industry. Firms also usually boast specialist knowledge of engineering and architectural issues that are relevant factually and legally in construction disputes. Read more... |
 ENVIRONMENT: THE TIP OF THE ICEBERGWith class action and citizen suits at an all-time high, the importance of a strong environment litigation capability cannot be overstated. Firms at the top of our environment litigation table have the strength and depth to resource disputes arising out of any number of federal statutes, be they in relation to the Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA) or Superfund litigation. Read more... |
 WHITE-COLLAR CRIME: PARTNERS IN CRIME
The ongoing trend towards increasing criminalization of regulatory breaches means that clients often seek out counsel from white-collar experts as a prophylactic measure when faced with regulatory inquiries, even if those do not ultimately result in criminal proceedings. Our main table features firms that are recommended for their white-collar criminal defense efforts on behalf of both corporations as well as individual clients, whilst our second table outlines firms recommended specifically for their representation of individuals. Read more... |
 TECHNOLOGY: IS BIG BROTHER WATCHING?
Firms in our table have expertise in advising on data protection and privacy matters involving IT, email (including spam), the Internet, consumer, employee and third party data and privacy, incorporating firms' ability to advise US clients on international, cross-border matters relating to data protection. Read more... |
 MEDIA: BROADCAST NEWS
The focus of the broadcasting and digital media section is primarily on regulatory matters, especially involving the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC), but also takes into account firms' complementary expertise in practice areas such as corporate, antitrust, IT and tax. Read more... |
 TELECOMS: RING THE CHANGES?
Is the firm you use giving you the best service? This chapter ranks law firms in all aspects of telecommunications and satellite law, including regulatory, litigation and appellate matters as well as transactional and finance work in the industry. Read more... |
 COPYRIGHT: IP-SPY
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act attempted to address many issues, including the secondary liability of Internet service providers. Firms at the top of the rankings will have adapted to the changes in the industry and stand at its cutting-edge, with the ability to handle traditional and digital copyright issues. Read more...
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Credit where credit's due
Covering bilateral loans and borrower-to-lender finance, both secured and unsecured, for short-term or working capital purposes, whether standalone or connected with wider financing. The focus is on complex work, usually investment grade, frequently involving syndication or multi-facility deals. Read more...
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