Williams Mullen received four National First-Tier and 71 Metropolitan First-Tier rankings in the 2021 edition of the U.S. News-Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” report. Nationally, the firm’s Banking and Finance, Construction, Construction Litigation and Trusts & Estates practices received Tier 1 rankings.
In addition, 11 practices areas earned national “Tier 2” or “Tier 3” rankings. In specific metropolitan areas, the firm performed very well once again, with 71 practices across six metropolitan areas earning Tier 1 rankings.
View the full rankings here. By metropolitan area, the “Tier 1” practice areas include:
Charlottesville
- Corporate Law
- Real Estate Law
- Venture Capital Law
- Columbia-SC
- Environmental Law
- Litigation – Environmental
Norfolk
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Health Care Law
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation - Banking & Finance
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Labor & Employment
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Litigation - Securities
- Litigation - Trusts & Estates
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
Raleigh
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Copyright Law
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Environmental Law
- Government Relations Practice
- Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Litigation - Antitrust
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Labor & Employment
- Litigation - Patent
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Litigation - Tax
- Real Estate Law
Richmond
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Employment Law - Management
- Entertainment Law - Music
- Environmental Law
- Government Relations Practice
- Health Care Law
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Banking & Finance
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Labor & Employment
- Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Litigation - Trusts & Estates
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Trademark Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
Washington, D.C.
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
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