Frost Brown Todd Named to 2025 U.S. News Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” List

Frost Brown Todd (FBT) has been named to the 2025 U.S. News Best Lawyers^® "Best Law Firms" list. The firm received National Tier rankings in 20 practice areas and a total of 177 Metropolitan Tier rankings. The recognition included 12 of the firm's markets across California, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tennessee and West Virginia.

The "Best Law Firms" list includes firms recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of "quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise." Only firms with attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America^®, recognizing the top 4% of practicing attorneys in the U.S., are eligible.

FBT's rankings are presented below in tiers and listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale:

National Tier 1

• Commercial Litigation
• Construction
• Real Estate

National Tier 2

• Banking and Finance
• Corporate
• Employment - Management
• Energy
• Labor - Management
• Land Use & Zoning
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Oil and Gas

National Tier 3

• Appellate Practice
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization
• Environmental
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - ERISA
• Mining
• Public Finance
• Trusts and Estates

Metropolitan Tier 1

Charleston

• Banking and Finance
• Commercial Finance
• Litigation - Banking & Finance
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
  Tax

Cincinnati

• Banking and Finance
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization
• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction
• Corporate
• Employment - Management
• Environmental
• Health Care
• International Arbitration - Commercial
• Labor - Management
• Land Use and Zoning
• Litigation - Antitrust
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Patent
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Real Estate
• Tax
• Trust and Estates
• Workers' Compensation - Employers

Colorado

• Real Estate

Columbus-OH

• Commercial Litigation
• Construction
• Employment - Management
• Environmental
• Insurance
• Labor - Management
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Real Estate

Dallas/Fort Worth

• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate
• Real Estate

Indianapolis

• Appellate
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction
• Copyright
• Employment - Management
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Trusts & Estates
• Patent
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Real Estate
• Trademark
• Trusts & Estates

Lexington

• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate
• Employee Benefits (ERISA)
• Energy
• International Mergers & Acquisitions
• Litigation - Banking & Finance
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Mining
• Natural Resources

Louisville

• Banking and Finance
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction
• Corporate Governance
• Corporate
• Employee Benefits (ERISA)
• Employment - Management
• Energy
• Environmental
• Information Technology
• Insurance
• Labor - Management
• Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Insurance
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Litigation and Controversy - Tax
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Public Finance
• Real Estate
• Securities / Capital Markets
• Tax

Nashville

• Commercial Litigation

Pittsburgh

• Oil & Gas
• Real Estate

Metropolitan Tier 2

Charleston-WV

• Appellate
• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Cincinnati

• Advertising
• Employment - Individuals
• International Mergers & Acquisitions
• International Trade and Finance Law
• Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
• Litigation - Municipal
• Litigation - Patent
• Public Finance
• Securities / Capital Markets
• Securities Regulation

Colorado

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Venture Capital Law

Columbus-OH

• Banking and Finance
• Land Use and Zoning
• Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Public Finance
• Workers' Compensation - Employers

Dallas/Fort Worth

• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization
• Energy
• Litigation - Banking & Finance
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Litigation - Securities
• Tax
• Trusts and Estates

Houston

• Commercial Litigation

Indianapolis

• Administrative/Regulator
• Civil Rights
• Commercial Finance
• Corporate
• Energy
• Litigation - ERISA
• Litigation and Controversy - Tax
• Municipal
• Public Finance

Lexington

• Government Relations Practice
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Trusts & Estates

Louisville

• Appellate
• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Financial Services Regulation
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Trademark

Nashville

• Banking and Finance
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization
• Employment - Management
• International Mergers & Acquisitions
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Tax

Orange County

• Real Estate

Pittsburgh

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction
• Energy
• Health Care

Metropolitan Tier 3

Charleston-WV

• Public Finance

Colorado

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Mergers and Acquisitions

Columbus-OH

• Government Relations Practice

Dallas/Fort Worth

• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Litigation - Patent

Houston

• Admiralty and Maritime
• Energy

Indianapolis

• Banking and Finance
• Government Relations Practice

Lexington

• Health Care

Louisville

• Copyright

Nashville

• Mergers and Acquisitions

Pittsburgh

• Labor - Management
• Litigation - Labor & Employment

The 2025 Best Law Firms rankings can be seen in their entirety by visiting bestlawfirms.usnews.com.