Best Law Firms 2013

Kirkland is ranked in 40 practice areas, with a total of 25 national tier one rankings and 60 regional tier one rankings across five domestic offices, in U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers 2013 "Best Law Firms" rankings. The survey includes rankings for 10,324 law firms in 80 national and 118 metropolitan or state practice areas.

The 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America includes 68,761 lawyers and is based on more than 4.3 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

Tier one rankings are listed below. Kirkland was also recognized in: Construction, Employee Benefits (ERISA), Employment Law - Management, International Arbitration - Commercial, Litigation - Construction and Labor Law - Management.

National

Tier 1

Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation - Securities
Litigation - Tax
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Patent Law
Private Equity Law
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Tax Law
Technology Law
Trusts & Estates Law

Regional

Tier 1

Chicago
Antitrust Law
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Governmental Investigations
Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Litigation
Information Technology Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Eminent Domain & Condemnation
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation - Securities
Litigation - Tax
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Patent Law
Private Equity Law
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Tax Law
Technology Law
Trusts & Estates Law

Los Angeles
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Litigation
Litigation - Eminent Domain & Condemnation
Litigation - Intellectual Property

New York City
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Eminent Domain & Condemnation
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Securities
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Patent Law
Private Equity Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law

San Francisco
Private Equity Law

Washington, D.C.
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar -
Governmental Investigations
Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Litigation
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Eminent Domain & Condemnation
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Securities / Capital Markets Law