U.S. News & World Report Ranks Faegre Baker Daniels Nationally in 'Best Law Firms' Survey

Faegre Baker Daniels received 10 first-tier national rankings in the 2015 "Best Law Firms" survey by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. FaegreBD's practice areas ranked among the top nationally are commercial litigation, construction law, construction litigation, corporate law, franchise law, mass tort litigation/class actions-defendants, mergers and acquisitions law, real estate litigation, public finance law and venture capital law.

In the first tier of metropolitan ratings, the firm was ranked in 18 practice areas in Colorado, six in Fort Wayne, 39 in Indianapolis, 43 in Minneapolis and one in South Bend and Des Moines.

The "Best Law Firms" rankings are based on a rigorous research process that includes surveys of peer attorneys and client evaluations. Clients rate firms based on expertise, responsiveness, understanding of business needs, cost-effectiveness, civility and whether they would refer another client to the firm. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have a lawyer listed in The Best Lawyers in America^©, which recognizes the top 4 percent of practicing attorneys in the U.S.

Ranked firms are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. According to Best Lawyers, "Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity."

Faegre Baker Daniels' first-tier 2015 rankings are:

National First-Tier Rankings

• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Franchise Law
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Public Finance Law
• Venture Capital Law

Metropolitan First-Tier Rankings

Colorado

• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Environmental Law
• Franchise Law
• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Litigation – Securities
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Real Estate Law
• Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Sports Law
• Venture Capital Law

Des Moines

• Financial Services Regulation Law

Fort Wayne, Ind.

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Real Estate Law

Indianapolis

• Administrative/Regulatory Law
• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Biotechnology Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White Collar
• Education Law
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Family Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Government Relations Practice
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation – Antitrust
• Litigation – Banking & Finance
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – ERISA
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Municipal
• Litigation – Patent
• Litigation – Tax
• Litigation – Trusts & Estates
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Non-Profit/Charities Law
• Patent Law
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Public Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law
• Trademark Law
• Trusts & Estates Law
• Venture Capital Law

 Minneapolis

• Antitrust Law
• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Litigation
• Copyright Law
• Corporate Compliance Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Environmental Law
• Franchise Law
• Gaming Law
• Health Care Law
• Immigration Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation – Antitrust
• Litigation – Banking & Finance
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Patent
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Litigation – Securities
• Litigation – Tax
• Litigation – Trusts & Estates
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defendants
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Native American Law
• Non-Profit/Charities Law
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Real Estate Law
• Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation
• Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Tax Law
• Trusts & Estates Law
• Venture Capital Law

South Bend, Ind.

• Commercial Litigation