Locke Lord Earns 12 National Tier 1 and 13 Metropolitan Tier 1 ‎‎‎Rankings From Best Law Firms®‎

November 7, 2024 – Locke Lord obtained a National Tier 1 distinction for 12 practice areas in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®. In addition, 13 of the Firm’s domestic offices earned Metropolitan Tier 1 status.

Locke Lord’s recognized practice areas include:

National Tier 1

• Appellate Practice
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law – Management
• Energy Law
• Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Oil and Gas Law
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law

Metropolitan Tier 1

AUSTIN

• Appellate Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Real Estate Law

BOSTON

• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Corporate Law
• Education Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Privacy and Data Security Law
• Public Finance Law

CHICAGO

• Aviation Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

CINCINNATI

• Public Finance Law

DALLAS

• Antitrust Law
• Appellate Practice
• Arbitration
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Government Relations Practice
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law

HOUSTON

• Appellate Practice
• Arbitration
• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Derivatives and Futures Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Insurance Law
• International Arbitration – Commercial
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Oil and Gas Law
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law
• Trusts and Estates

LOS ANGELES

• Corporate Law
• Real Estate Law

NEW JERSEY

• Corporate Law

NEW ORLEANS

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Real Estate Law

RHODE ISLAND

• Antitrust Law
• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Public Finance Law
• Tax Law

STAMFORD

• Patent Law

WASHINGTON, D.C.

• Energy Law
• Energy Regulatory Law

WEST PALM BEACH

• Corporate Law

Best Law Firms is an annual review of the country’s legal industry. The analysis is based on evaluations from clients and peer review. Firms are required to have at least one listed lawyer in a Best Lawyers practice area designation to be eligible for inclusion in the Best Law Firms report. Locke Lord has 179 lawyers listed in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2025, with 45 lawyers recognized as Ones to Watch and four Lawyer of the Year recipients located in the Boston and Providence offices.

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About Locke Lord LLP
Locke Lord is a full-service law firm with global reach and 20 offices designed to meet clients’ needs in the United States and around the world. The Firm has a history that spans more than 135 years and is a leader in the middle market arena. Locke Lord focuses on providing the highest levels of commitment, quality and service to clients across its five Key Sectors: Energy and Infrastructure; Finance and Financial Services; Insurance and Reinsurance; Pharmaceutical; and Private Equity. In addition, the Firm advises clients across a broad spectrum of other industries, including fund formation, venture capital, health care, public finance, real estate, technology, cybersecurity and white collar, while providing a wealth of experience through its complex litigation, intellectual property, tax, regulatory and transactional teams.

Locke Lord and Troutman Pepper have agreed to combine effective January 1, 2025. With a deeper bench of more than 1,600 lawyers across 35 offices in the United States and Europe, the combined firm — Troutman Pepper Locke — will be better positioned to help clients solve complex legal challenges, while also broadening its reach into new industries and geographies at the frontlines of change.