For the tenth consecutive year, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, has received the most U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” Tier 1 metropolitan rankings in Western New York (Buffalo and Rochester combined) in the annual rankings released today. The firm received a total of 46 practice group rankings, including two national rankings and 35 Tier 1 Metropolitan practice group rankings across an array of practice areas.
Harter Secrest & Emery once again received national rankings in the areas of Corporate Law and Land Use & Zoning Law. The rankings are based on an extensive review process, which includes client evaluations as well as peer review from leading attorneys in their field. For this year’s rankings, U.S. News and Best Lawyers® reviewed more than 14,000 law firms across the United States in 122 practice areas. In addition to the firm’s national rankings for Corporate Law and Land Use & Zoning Law, Harter Secrest & Emery’s Buffalo and Rochester offices received metropolitan practice group rankings in the following practice areas (Tier 1 rankings in italics):
Buffalo
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Appellate Practice |
Insurance Law |
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Banking & Finance Law |
Labor Law– Management |
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Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law |
Litigation – ERISA |
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Commercial Litigation |
Litigation – Labor & Employment |
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Construction Law |
Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
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Corporate Law |
Patent Law |
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Education Law |
Professional Malpractice Law Defendants |
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Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law |
Public Finance Law |
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Employment Law – Management |
Real Estate Law |
Rochester
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Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law |
Litigation – Environmental |
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Commercial Litigation |
Litigation – Intellectual Property |
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Construction Law |
Litigation – Labor & Employment |
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Copyright Law |
Litigation – Land Use & Zoning |
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Corporate Governance Law |
Litigation – Patent |
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Corporate Law |
Litigation – Securities |
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Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law |
Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
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Environmental Law |
Patent Law |
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Health Care Law |
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants |
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Immigration Law |
Real Estate Law |
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Labor Law – Management |
Securities/Capital Markets Law |
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Land Use & Zoning Law |
Tax Law |
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Litigation – Construction |
Trusts & Estates Law |
U.S. News and Best Lawyers®
The U.S. News and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. To be eligible for a ranking, a law firm must have at least one lawyer listed in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America list for that particular location and specialty. The rankings are posted online.