Robinson+Cole received 34 first-tier metropolitan rankings, including 26 in the city of Hartford, in the 2017 “Best Law Firms” list published in U.S. News & World Report.
The firm also received three national rankings: Tier 2 rankings for Information Technology Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, and Real Estate Law.
The rankings are presented in tiers, on both the national or metropolitan lists, by practice area. Rankings are based on surveys in which major clients and lawyers are asked to rate the law firms they consider best in their practice areas.
The full methodology can be found at http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/methodology.aspx.
Robinson+Cole achieved first-tier metropolitan rankings in the following practice areas:
Boston, MA – Tier 1
1. Information Technology Law
2. Real Estate Law
Hartford, CT – Tier 1
1. Antitrust Law
2. Appellate Practice
3. Banking and Finance Law
4. Commercial Litigation
5. Construction Law
6. Corporate Law
7. Criminal Defense: White-Collar
8. Environmental Law
9. Equipment Finance Law
10. Health Care Law
11. Insurance Law
12. Land Use & Zoning Law
13. Litigation – Antitrust
14. Litigation – Banking & Finance
15. Litigation – Construction
16. Litigation – Environmental
17. Litigation – Intellectual Property
18. Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
19. Litigation – Real Estate
20. Litigation – Trusts & Estates
21. Mergers & Acquisitions Law
22. Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
23. Real Estate Law
24. Securities/Capital Markets Law
25. Securitization and Structured Finance Law
26. Trusts & Estates Law
Stamford, CT – Tier 1
1. Commercial Litigation
2. Litigation – Intellectual Property
3. Securities/Capital Markets Law
Rhode Island – Tier 1
1. Commercial Finance Law
2. Energy Law
3. Insurance Law
About Robinson+Cole
Robinson+Cole is a service mark of Robinson & Cole LLP, an Am Law 200 firm with more than 200 lawyers in nine offices serving regional, national, and international clients, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. For more information, please visit www.rc.com.
