For the thirteen consecutive year, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP (HSE), 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 its recent annual rankings. The firm received a total of 64 practice group rankings, which includes two national rankings and 41 Tier 1 Metropolitan practice group rankings across an array of practice areas.
HSE received national rankings in the areas of Corporate Law and Land Use & Zoning Law, as well as Metropolitan practice group rankings in the following practice areas (Tier 1 rankings in italics):
| BUFFALO | |
| Appellate Practice | Labor Law – Management |
| Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) | Litigation – Environmental |
| Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law | Litigation – Labor & Employment |
| Commercial Litigation | Litigation – Real Estate |
| Construction Law | Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
| Corporate Governance Law | Nonprofit / Charities Law |
| Corporate Law | Patent Law |
| Education Law | Product Liability Litigation – Defendants |
| Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law | Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants |
| Employment Law – Management | Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers |
| Insurance Law |
| ROCHESTER | |
| Appellate Practice | Litigation – Health Care |
| Arbitration | Litigation – Insurance |
| Bet-the-Company Litigation | Litigation – Intellectual Property |
| Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) | Litigation – Labor & Employment |
| Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law | Litigation – Land Use & Zoning |
| Commercial Litigation | Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions |
| Construction Law | Litigation – Patent |
| Copyright Law | Litigation – Real Estate |
| Corporate Governance Law | Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) |
| Corporate Law | Litigation – Securities |
| Elder Law | Litigation – Trusts & Estates |
| Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law | Mediation |
| Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law | Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
| Employment Law – Management | Patent Law |
| Environmental Law | Product Liability Litigation – Defendants |
| Health Care Law | Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants |
| Labor Law – Management | Real Estate Law |
| Land Use & Zoning Law | Securities / Capital Markets Law |
| Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law | Tax Law |
| Litigation – Construction | Trusts & Estates Law |
| Litigation – Environmental |
The U.S. News – 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.