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 2018 “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, banking and finance litigation, mergers and acquisitions law, appellate practice, and venture capital law.

In the first tier of metropolitan ratings, the firm was ranked in 12 practice areas in Colorado, five in Fort Wayne, 36 in Indianapolis, 38 in Minneapolis, four in Des Moines, two in South Bend, two in Silicon Valley 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 four 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 2018 rankings are:

National First-Tier Rankings

• Commercial Litigation
• Banking and Finance Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Venture Capital Law
• Appellate Practice

Metropolitan First-Tier Rankings

Chicago

• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Colorado

• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Baking & Finance
• 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
• Litigation – Antitrust

Fort Wayne, Ind.

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

Indianapolis

• Administrative/Regulatory Law
• Appellate Practice
• Antitrust Law
• 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
• Insurance Law
• 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
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Public Finance 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
• 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 – 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

Silicon Valley

• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Patent

South Bend, Ind.

• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law