U.S. News & World Report/Best Lawyers® Ranks Varnum in 2021 “Best Law Firms” Guide
Firm achieves 34 Tier 1 rankings across disputes, transactions and regulatory practices.
Varnum received 64 rankings spanning practice areas and markets in the latest edition of “Best Law Firms,” published by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®. The 2021 report was released Nov. 5.
“Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes evaluations by clients and lawyers, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and information provided by law firms as part of a formal submission process.
During the U.S. News & World Report/Best Lawyers interview process, clients and peers were asked to evaluate firms based on responsiveness, understanding of the client’s business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, integrity and civility, as well as whether they would refer a matter to the firm and/or consider the firm a worthy competitor.
Varnum’s U.S. News and World Report/Best Law Firms rankings for 2021 include the following:
Ann Arbor
- Tier 1: Construction Law
- Tier 1: Labor Law - Management
- Tier 1: Real Estate Law
- Tier 1: Tax Law
- Tier 2: Commercial Litigation
- Tier 2: Employment Law - Management
- Tier 2: Family Law
- Tier 2: Litigation Construction
- Tier 2: Litigation - Tax
- Tier 2: Litigation - Trusts & Estates
- Tier 2: Non-Profit / Charities Law
- Tier 2: Trusts & Estates Law
- Tier 3: Litigation – Labor & Employment
Detroit:
- Tier 1: Employment Law - Management
- Tier 1: Litigation - Tax
- Tier 2: Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Tier 2: Litigation – Labor & Employment
Grand Rapids:
- Tier 1: Banking and Finance Law
- Tier 1: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Tier 1: Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Tier 1: Commercial Litigation
- Tier 1: Corporate Law
- Tier 1: Employment Law - Management
- Tier 1: Energy Regulatory Law
- Tier 1: Environmental Law
- Tier 1: Family Law
- Tier 1: Health Care Law
- Tier 1: Labor Law - Management
- Tier 1: Land Use & Zoning Law
- Tier 1: Litigation - Banking & Finance
- Tier 1: Litigation - Labor & Employment
- Tier 1: Litigation - Municipal
- Tier 1: Litigation - Real Estate
- Tier 1: Litigation - Tax
- Tier 1: Litigation – Trusts & Estates
- Tier 1: Real Estate Law
- Tier 1: Tax Law
- Tier 1: Trusts & Estates Law
- Tier 2: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Tier 2: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Tier 2: Financial Services Regulation Law
- Tier 2: International Trade and Finance Law
- Tier 2: Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Tier 2: Litigation - Construction
- Tier 2: Litigation - ERISA
- Tier 2: Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Tier 2: Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
- Tier 2: Litigation - Securities
- Tier 2: Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Tier 2: Municipal Law
- Tier 2: Public Finance Law
- Tier 2: Trademark Law
- Tier 2: Water Law
- Tier 2: Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Kalamazoo
- Tier 1: Banking and Finance Law
- Tier 1: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Tier 1: Litigation – Trusts & Estates
- Tier 1: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Tier 1: Real Estate Law
- Tier 2: Litigation - Antitrust
- Tier 3: Trusts & Estates Law
Lansing
- Tier 1: Communications Law
- Tier 1: Energy Regulatory Law
- Tier 2: Energy Law
More about the tenth annual U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers® list of Best Law Firms can be found at https://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/.
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- Banking and Finance
- Business and Corporate
- Construction Law and Litigation
- Employee Benefits
- Employment Litigation Defense
- Energy
- Energy Regulatory Law
- Environmental and Natural Resources
- Estate Planning
- Family and Closely-Held Business
- Family Law
- Government and Municipal
- Intellectual Property
- International Business Law
- Labor and Employment
- Land Use, Development and Condemnation
- Litigation and Trial
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Personal Injury
- Personal Trust Services
- Probate Litigation
- Public Finance
- Public Sector Litigation
- Real Estate, Development and Construction
- Restructuring, Insolvency and Creditors' Rights
- Tax Planning, Compliance and Litigation
- Water Law
- Workers' Compensation Defense