Lane Powell is pleased to be recognized as one of the nation’s “Best Law Firms” for 2019 by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®. The firm was ranked nationally in 20 practice areas, and in more than 50 practice areas at a metropolitan level in Anchorage, Portland and Seattle.
The following practice areas were recognized on a national level:
- Appellate (Tier 3)
- Banking and Finance (Tier 3)
- Banking and Finance Litigation (Tier 3)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization (Tier 2)
- Commercial Litigation (Tier 2)
- Construction (Tier 3)
- Construction Litigation (Tier 3)
- Corporate (Tier 2)
- Employment — Management (Tier 2)
- ERISA Litigation (Tier 2)
- Financial Services Regulation (Tier 3)
- Intellectual Property Litigation (Tier 2)
- Labor — Management (Tier 3)
- Land Use and Zoning (Tier 2)
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action Defense (Tier 2)
- Mergers and Acquisitions (Tier 2)
- Patent Litigation (Tier 3)
- Real Estate (Tier 2)
- Tax (Tier 2)
- Trademark (Tier 2)
The firm also received metropolitan first-tier rankings in the following additional practice areas:
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Governance Law
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Insurance Law
- Patent Law
- Product Liability Litigation Defense
- Tax Litigation
- Trusts & Estates
The rankings are based on an evaluation process that involves collecting client and attorney evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys, and review of additional information provided by law firms. Respondents were asked to rate firms based on expertise, responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, civility and whether they would refer another client to the firm. All of the feedback is combined to create an overall score for each firm.