Seyfarth Extends Tier 1 Rankings in ‘2026 Best Law Firms’ by Best Lawyers

Seyfarth was recognized as a Tier 1 Firm Nationally by Best Lawyers in 18 separate practice areas: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Employee Benefits (ERISA), Employment-Management, Environmental, Health Care, Immigration, Labor-Management, Real Estate, Tax, Trademark, Trusts and Estates and Litigation in five areas: Antitrust, Construction, ERISA, Labor and Employment, and Securities.

The firm’s Banking and Finance, Corporate, Franchise, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defendants), Patent, and Private Funds/Hedge Funds practices were all ranked in Tier 2 nationally, as were four Litigation practice areas: Environmental, Intellectual Property, M&A, and Real Estate. Appellate was classified in Tier 3 Nationally.

68 Seyfarth practices earned Tier 1 recognition in their metropolitan areas:

Atlanta (7) – Commercial Litigation, Economic Development, Employment-Management, Labor-Management, Litigation-Labor & Employment, Private Funds/Hedge Funds, Real Estate
Boston (7) – Commercial Litigation, Employment-Management, Franchise, Labor-Management, Litigation-Antitrust, Litigation-Labor & Employment, Real Estate
Charlotte (1) – Real Estate
Chicago (13) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Employee Benefits (ERISA), Employment-Management, Environmental, Labor-Management, Litigation-Construction, Litigation-ERISA, Litigation-Intellectual Property, Litigation-Labor & Employment, Real Estate, Trademark
Houston (5) – Employment-Management, Health Care, Leisure and Hospitality, Litigation-Labor & Employment, Real Estate
Los Angeles (10) – Construction Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA), Employment-Management, Health Care, Labor-Management, Litigation-Labor & Employment, Nonprofit/Charities, Real Estate, Tax, Trusts and Estates
New York (6) – Construction, Employee Benefits (ERISA), Employment-Management, Labor-Management, Litigation-Labor & Employment, Litigation-Securities
Sacramento (2) – Employment-Management, Litigation-Labor & Employment
San Francisco (5) – Construction, Employment Law-Management, Labor Law-Management, Litigation-ERISA, Litigation-Labor & Employment
Seattle (4) – Employment-Management, Litigation-Construction, Litigation-Labor & Employment, Real Estate
Washington (8) – Construction, Employment Law-Management, Immigration, Labor-Management, Litigation-Construction, Litigation-Labor & Employment, Litigation-Securities, Real Estate

31 other Seyfarth practices were ranked as Tier 2 in their metropolitan areas:

Atlanta (4) – Litigation-Intellectual Property, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions-Defendants, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants, Trademark
Boston (2) – Banking and Finance, Trademark
Chicago (5) – Corporate, Health Care, Litigation-Environmental, Litigation-Insurance, Trust and Estates
Dallas (1) – Employment-Management
Houston (2) – Corporate Governance, Corporate
Los Angeles (3) – Corporate, Litigation-Intellectual Property, Litigation-Trusts & Estates
New York (4) – Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Tax, Trusts and Estates
Seattle (7) – Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate, Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Environmental, Labor-Management, Litigation-Mergers and Acquisitions
Washington (3) – Arbitration, Employment-Individuals, Litigation-Real Estate

19 additional Seyfarth practices were ranked in Tier 3 in their metropolitan areas:

Boston (1) – Trademark
Charlotte (1) – Banking and Finance
Houston (1) – Commercial Litigation
Los Angeles (3) – Appellate, Immigration, Litigation-Construction
New York (3) – Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation-Antitrust, Litigation-Mergers and Acquisitions
San Francisco (4) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization, Litigation-Antitrust, Litigation-Construction, Real Estate
Seattle (3) – Employee Benefits (ERISA), Nonprofit / Charities, Tax
Washington (3) – Corporate Compliance, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Derivatives and Futures