Williams Mullen Recognized as a 2026 “Tier 1” Law Firm by Best Lawyers®

Williams Mullen is pleased to announce that the firm has once again been recognized as a “Tier 1” law firm in the 2026 edition of the Best Lawyers^® “Best Law Firms” report. The firm received 85 Metropolitan First-Tier rankings across six metropolitan areas and 23 practice areas earning national “Tier 2” and “Tier 3" rankings.

View the full rankings here. By metropolitan area, the “Tier 1” practice areas include:

Charlottesville

• Corporate Law
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Real Estate Law

Columbia, SC

• Environmental Law
• Litigation – Environmental
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Norfolk

• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Labor Law – Management
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Litigation – Securities
• Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law
• Trademark Law
• Trusts and Estates

Raleigh, NC

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Copyright Law
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Environmental Law
• Government Relations Practice
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Patent
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Patent Law
• Real Estate Law
• Trademark Law

Richmond

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Copyright Law
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Entertainment Law – Music
• Environmental Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Insurance
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
• Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Litigation – Securities
• Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Media Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Tax Law
• Trusts and Estates
• Venture Capital Law

Washington, D.C.

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Litigation – Construction

For information about the Best Lawyers® rankings, including the selection process, click here.