Awards & Rankings
Awards & Rankings
Press Contacts: Erik Cummins, Matt Hyams, Taina Rosa, Olivia Meyer
06.10.26
The Legal 500 U.S. has again recognized Pillsbury as one of the leading law firms in the United States, ranking 42 of the firm’s practices among the best in the nation. In addition, 28 Pillsbury attorneys are recognized for exceptional work and leadership in their respective fields.
Notably, the firm earned Tier 1 and Tier 2 rankings across a broad range of practices, including Commercial Litigation; Corporate/M&A; Outsourcing; Policyholder Insurance; Venture Capital & Emerging Companies; Government Contracts; Education; Aircraft Finance; and Aviation Litigation and Regulation. These strong results follow close on the heels of Pillsbury’s record results in the Chambers USA guide.
Four Pillsbury attorneys were honored in the directory’s Hall of Fame in acknowledgment of their longstanding excellence and market-leading reputations: Christopher Wall (Customs, Export Controls & Economic Sanctions); Aaron Oser (Outsourcing); John Heisse (Construction); and Mark Lessard (Aviation: Finance). An additional 14 lawyers—David Stanton (E-Discovery); Nancy Fischer (CFIUS, National Security and Trade Remedies & Trade Policy); Aaron Hutman (Customs, Export Controls & Economic Sanctions); Daniel Porter and Matthew McCullough (Trade Remedies & Trade Policy); Jonathan Russo (M&A: Middle Market); Ronald Fleming (Venture Capital & Emerging Companies); Brooke Daniels, Elizabeth Zimmer and John Barton (Outsourcing); Melissa Jones-Prus (Aviation: Finance); Charles Donley and Josh Romanow (Aviation Litigation & Regulation); and Bob Gilbert (Insurance)—were named Leading Lawyers, with several earning this distinction in multiple practice areas. The guide further spotlighted Kirsten Jackson and Tamara Bruno (Insurance); Matthew Rabinowitz (CFIUS); Paul Casas (Venture Capital & Emerging Companies); Jessica Nyman (Media, Technology & Telecoms: Regulatory); and Pat Reisinger (Aviation and Air Travel: Finance) as Next Generation Partners, and Taylor O’Toole (Venture Capital & Emerging Companies) was named a Leading Associate.
To view Pillsbury’s full results and commentary from the 2026 guide, click here.
Assessing the strength of law firms in over 150 jurisdictions, The Legal 500 rankings are based on a series of criteria highlighting the practice area teams that are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. Their research is based on feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide, submissions from law firms, interviews with leading lawyers and a team of researchers who have deep experience in the legal market.