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10.31.2013 Firm News

Williams Mullen Receives Top Rankings in U.S. News Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms"

Williams Mullen is proud to announce that the law firm received several first-tier rankings in the 2014 U.S. News – Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms” list.

The firm’s Construction Litigation and Public Finance Law practices received a National First-Tier Ranking. Several practice areas were named from the firm’s Charlottesville, Hampton Roads, Raleigh, Richmond, Washington, D.C. and Wilmington, N.C. offices as Metropolitan First-Tier Rankings.

Charlottesville received Metropolitan First-Tier Rankings in Corporate Law, Real Estate Law and Venture Capital Law.

The Hampton Roads (listed as “Norfolk”) practice areas receiving Metropolitan First-Tier Rankings are: Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law – Management, Health Care Law, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Banking & Finance, Litigation – Construction, Litigation - Labor & Employment, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation – Securities, Litigation - Trusts & Estates, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Public Finance Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law, Trademark Law, and Trusts & Estates Law.

Williams Mullen’s Raleigh practice areas received Metropolitan First-Tier Rankings in Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Environmental Law, Government Relations Practice, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Tax, Real Estate Law and Tax Law.

The firm’s Richmond office received Metropolitan First-Tier Rankings in the following practice areas: Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law – Management, Entertainment Law – Music, Environmental Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Franchise 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 - Trusts & Estates, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Real Estate Law, Tax Law and Trusts & Estates Law.

In the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, Construction Law, International Trade and Finance Law, and Litigation – Construction were ranked Metropolitan First-Tier.

The Wilmington, N.C. office was ranked Metropolitan First-Tier in the practice areas of Admiralty & Maritime Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Real Estate and Real Estate Law.

Best Law Firms’ rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes thousands of clients, lawyers and law firm representatives.