Balch & Bingham is pleased to announce that 97 of the firm’s practices have been recognized by U.S. News and Best Lawyers® in the 2019 edition of Best Law Firms. Balch received seven national designations and 66 first-tier rankings in metropolitan regions.

The rankings are based on an evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys across the country, and the Law Firm Leaders Survey, which incorporates 7.3 million evaluations of 54,463 individual leading lawyers. Each recognized practice area must have at least one lawyer who is recognized in the current edition of Best Lawyers®, which recognizes less than five percent of practicing attorneys nationwide.

The Balch & Bingham practices recognized in the 2019 edition of Best Law Firms include:

National

Tier 1

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Tier 2

• Environmental Law
• Public Finance Law

Tier 3

• Appellate Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Energy Law

Atlanta

Tier 1

• Commercial Litigation
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Tier 2

• Appellate Practice
• Environmental Law
• Insurance Law

Tier 3

• Energy Law

Birmingham

Tier 1

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Antitrust Law
• Appellate Practice
• Arbitration
• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
• Corporate Compliance Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Economic Development Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Government Relations Practice
• Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• Litigation - Banking & Finance
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - ERISA
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Litigation - Securities
• Mediation
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Public Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law
• Trusts & Estates Law
• Workers' Compensation Law – Employers

Tier 2 

• Construction Law
• Labor Law - Management
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Trademark Law
• Water Law

Tier 3

• Employment Law - Individuals
• Non-Profit / Charities Law

Gulfport

Tier 1

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

Tier 3

• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Jackson

Tier 1

• Commercial Litigation
• Copyright Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Gaming Law
• Health Care Law
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Real Estate

Tier 2 

• Corporate Law
• Environmental Law
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Public Finance Law

Tier 3

• Insurance Law
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants 

Jacksonville

Tier 1

• Real Estate Law

Tier  3

• Commercial Litigation

Montgomery

Tier 1

• Appellate Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law - Individuals
• Employment Law - Management
• Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Municipal
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Trusts & Estates Law

Tier 2 

• Litigation - Trusts & Estates
• Real Estate Law
• Workers' Compensation Law – Employers