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U.S. News - Best Lawyers® 2022 "Best Law Firms" Recognizes 102 Balch & Bingham Practices

Balch & Bingham is proud to announce that 102 of the firm's practices have been recognized by U.S. News - Best Lawyers® in the 2022 edition of "Best Law Firms." Balch received seven national designations and 62 first-tier rankings in metropolitan regions. 

The U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" rankings recognize law firms for their professional excellence. The annual list is based on a rigorous evaluation process that considers overall firm performance, client and lawyer evaluations, and peer recognition from leading attorneys across the United States. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. 

This recognition follows the 104 individual recognitions Balch attorneys received in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, published on August 19, 2021, which also included 9 “Lawyer of the Year” recipients. 

The Balch & Bingham practices recognized in the 2022 edition of "Best Law Firms" include:

 

NATIONAL TIER 1

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants 

 

NATIONAL TIER 2

  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Public Finance Law 

 

NATIONAL TIER 3

  • Energy Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation- ERISA 

 

METROPOLITAN TIER 1

Atlanta

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
     

Augusta

  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
     

Birmingham

  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Antitrust Law
  • Appellate Practice
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) 
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Insurance Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Banking & Finance
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - ERISA
  • Litigation - Labor & Employment
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Litigation – Securities
  • Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions Defendants
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Public Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts & Estates Law

 
Gulfport

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Gaming Law
  • Real Estate Law

 

Jackson

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Gaming Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor & Employment
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
     

Montgomery

  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Education Law
  • Employment Law - Individuals
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Health Care Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - Labor & Employment
  • Litigation - Municipal
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Trusts & Estates Law 

 

METROPOLITAN TIER 2

Atlanta

  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Energy Law
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
     

Birmingham

  • Commercial Transactions/UCC Law
  • Economic Development Law 
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Water Law
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Gulfport

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Jackson

  • Copyright Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation- Insurance
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Public Finance Law

 

Montgomery

  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation- Trusts & Estates
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Real Estate Law
  • Workers' Compensation Law – Employers 

 

METROPOLITAN TIER 3

Atlanta

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law 
    Birmingham
  • Copyright Law 
  • Employment Law – Individuals 
  • Litigation – Health Care 
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law 

Jacksonville

  • Land Use & Zoning Law
  • Litigation - Environmental

 Montgomery

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation