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

Faegre Baker Daniels received six 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, real estate litigation, mergers and acquisitions law, real estate law, and venture capital law.

In the first tier of metropolitan ratings, the firm was ranked in 12 practice areas in Colorado, seven in Fort Wayne, 37 in Indianapolis, 40 in Minneapolis, three in Des Moines, two in South Bend and one in Chicago.

The “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a meticulous 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, 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 2017 rankings are:

National First-Tier Rankings

• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate 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
• Real Estate Law
• Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Sports Law

Des Moines

• Corporate Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Financial Services Regulation Law

Fort Wayne, Ind.

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Health Care 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
• Education Law
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Family Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Gaming Law
• Government Relations Practice
• Labor Law – Management
• 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
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Copyright Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• 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 – ERISA
• 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