Best Law Firms 2014
Kirkland is ranked in 38 practice areas, with a total of 24 national Tier 1 rankings and 58 regional Tier 1 rankings across five domestic offices, in U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®' 2014 "Best Law Firms" rankings. The survey ranks law firms in 74 national and 120 metropolitan or state practice areas.
The 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America includes 50,834 lawyers and is based on more than 4.9 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
Tier 1 rankings are listed below. Kirkland was also recognized in: Construction, Employee Benefits (ERISA), Employment Law - Management, International Arbitration - Commercial, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) and Labor Law -Management.
National
Tier 1
Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Securities
Litigation - Tax
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Patent Law
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Tax Law
Technology 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
Information Technology Law
Insurance Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Securities
Litigation - Tax
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Patent 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 - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
New York City
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Copyright Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Securities
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Patent Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
San Francisco
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Litigation - Patent
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Washington, D.C.
Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Environmental Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Patent
Securities / Capital Markets Law