Best Law Firms 2017

Kirkland is ranked in 41 practice areas, with a total of 21 national Tier 1 rankings and 57 regional Tier 1 rankings across six domestic offices, in U.S. News and World Report, Best Lawyers®' 2017 "Best Law Firms" rankings. The survey ranks law firms in 74 national and 122 metropolitan or state practice areas.

The rankings are based on demographic information and client feedback and also incorporate the 7.3 million evaluations of 54,463 leading lawyers collected for the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Tier 1 rankings are listed below. Kirkland was also recognized in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, International Arbitration - Commercial, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Construction, Media Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Securities Regulation and Securitization and Structured Finance Law.

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 - First Amendment
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation - Securities
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Patent Law
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets 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
Construction Law
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 - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation - Securities
Litigation - Tax
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Patent Law
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tax Law
Technology Law
Trusts & Estates Law

Houston
Securities / Capital Markets Law

Los Angeles
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

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
Tax Law

Washington, D.C.
Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Employment Law - Management
Environmental Law
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Securities / Capital Markets Law