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

Faegre Baker Daniels received seven first-tier national rankings in the 2016 “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, corporate law, franchise law, mass tort litigation/class actions-defendants, mergers and acquisitions law, real estate litigation and venture capital law.

In the first tier of metropolitan ratings, the firm was ranked in 14 practice areas in Colorado, seven in Fort Wayne, 39 in Indianapolis, 41 in Minneapolis, two in Des Moines and South Bend, and one in Chicago.

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 and the first tier in each area includes those firms that scored within a certain percentage of the highest-scoring firm.

Faegre Baker Daniels’ first-tier 2016 rankings are:

National First-Tier Rankings

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

Metropolitan First-Tier Rankings

Chicago

• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Colorado

• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Environmental Law
• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Environmental
• 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

• Employment Law – Management

• Financial Services Regulation Law

Fort Wayne, Ind.

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• 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
• 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
• 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 – Securities
• 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
• Trusts & Estates Law
• Venture Capital Law

Minneapolis

• Antitrust Law
• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Copyright Law
• Corporate Compliance Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Environmental Law
• Franchise 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
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defendants
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Native American 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
• Corporate Law