Best Lawyers ® has named Barnes & Thornburg to the 2025 "Best Law Firms" list with 162 top rankings, including 21 Tier 1 designations nationally.
The firm ranks as a national Tier 1 Best Law Firm in these areas as designated by the publication:
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Banking and Finance Law
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Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
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Commercial Litigation
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Corporate Law
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Criminal Defense: White-Collar
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Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
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Employment Law - Management
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Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
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Environmental Law
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Health Care Law
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Immigration Law
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Insurance Law
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Labor Law - Management
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Litigation - Construction
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Litigation - Environmental
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Litigation - Labor and Employment
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Patent Law
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Real Estate Law
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Technology Law
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Trademark Law
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Trusts and Estates
In the metropolitan listing, Barnes & Thornburg ranks Tier 1 in several practice areas in 17 of its local markets. The firm's Tier 1 metropolitan rankings are:
Atlanta
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Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
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Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
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Entertainment Law - Music
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Insurance Law
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Litigation - Intellectual Property
Boston
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Litigation - Intellectual Property
Chicago
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Copyright Law
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Employment Law - Management
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Environmental Law
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Health Care Law
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Immigration Law
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Insurance Law
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Litigation - Environmental
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Litigation - Intellectual Property
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Litigation - Labor and Employment
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Litigation - Patent
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Nonprofit/Charities Law
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Patent Law
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Trademark Law
Columbus
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Administrative/Regulatory Law
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Corporate Law
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Education Law
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Employment Law - Management
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Government Relations Practice
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Health Care Law
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Labor Law - Management
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Litigation - Labor and Employment
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Real Estate Law
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Securities/Capital Markets Law
Dallas
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Commercial Litigation
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Litigation - Intellectual Property
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Litigation - Patent
Delaware
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Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
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Commercial Litigation
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Litigation - Intellectual Property
Fort Wayne
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Bet-the-Company Litigation
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Commercial Litigation
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Elder Law
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Employment Law - Management
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Litigation - Labor and Employment
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Trusts and Estates
Grand Rapids
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Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
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Employment Law - Management
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Environmental Law
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Labor Law - Management
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Litigation - Labor and Employment
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Securities/Capital Markets Law
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Tax Law
Indianapolis
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Antitrust Law
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Appellate Practice
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Banking and Finance Law
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Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
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Bet-the-Company Litigation
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Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
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Commercial Finance Law
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Commercial Litigation
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Commercial Transactions/UCC Law
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Construction Law
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Copyright Law
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Corporate Governance Law
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Corporate Law
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Criminal Defense: White-Collar
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Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
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Employment Law - Management
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Energy Law
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Energy Regulatory Law
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Environmental Law
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First Amendment Law
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Gaming Law
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Government Relations Practice
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Health Care Law
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Information Technology Law
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Insurance Law
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Labor Law - Management
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Land Use and Zoning Law
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Litigation - Antitrust
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Litigation - Banking and Finance
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Litigation - Construction
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Litigation - Environmental
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Litigation - ERISA
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Litigation - Intellectual Property
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Litigation - Labor and Employment
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Litigation - Patent
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Litigation and Controversy - Tax
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Mergers and Acquisitions Law
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Municipal Law
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Patent Law
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Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law
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Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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Public Finance Law
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Real Estate Law
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Securities/Capital Markets Law
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Securities Regulation
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Securitization and Structured Finance Law
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Tax Law
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Technology Law
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Trademark Law
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Trusts and Estates
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
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Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
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Corporate Law
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Insurance Law
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Litigation - Intellectual Property
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Real Estate Law
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Trademark Law
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Trusts and Estates
New York
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Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Raleigh
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Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
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Patent Law
Salt Lake City
San Diego
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Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
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Commercial Finance Law
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Criminal Defense: White-Collar
South Bend
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Banking and Finance Law
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Commercial Litigation
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Corporate Law
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Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
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Employment Law - Management
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Government Relations Practice
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Insurance Law
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Labor Law - Management
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Litigation - Labor and Employment
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Real Estate Law
Washington, D.C.
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Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
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Criminal Defense: White-Collar
With more than 800 attorneys and other legal professionals, Barnes & Thornburg is one of the largest law firms in the country. The firm serves clients worldwide from offices in Atlanta, Boston, California, Chicago, Delaware, Indiana, Michigan, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Salt Lake City, South Florida, Texas and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit us at www.btlaw.com.