Pillsbury has been named as the 2017 U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Law Firm of the Year" for Construction Litigation, the second top ranking for this practice group. Each year, the publication recognizes only one law firm per practice area based on surveys of clients about the firm’s work, as well as feedback from peer practice-area attorneys at other firms and information provided to U.S. News – Best Lawyers as part of its annual law firm rankings survey. The U.S. News – Best Lawyers 2017 “Best Law Firms” survey also ranked Pillsbury’s Construction practice in Tier 1 at the national level, as well as at the metropolitan level in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, DC.

Overall, Pillsbury earned 172 total practice rankings, including 80 Tier 1 national and regional practice rankings. The top-tier rankings were achieved in the following practice areas:

Appellate

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Commercial Litigation

Construction Law

Corporate Law

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Energy Law

Environmental Law

Litigation - Bankruptcy

Litigation - Construction

Litigation - Environmental

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions

Litigation - Patent

Litigation - Securities

Litigation - Tax

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants (new this year)

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Natural Resources Law

Patent Law

Real Estate Law

Securities / Capital Markets Law

Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Tax Law

Trusts & Estates Law

Venture Capital Law

In addition to the practice rankings, 90 Pillsbury lawyers received individual rankings from Best Lawyers. That group is headlined by five partners who have been named among Best Lawyers’ 2016 Lawyers of the Year:

  • Julie Divola – Tax Law – San Francisco
  • Mike Hird – Venture Capital Law – San Diego
  • David Keyko – Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law – New York
  • Vince Morgan – Insurance Law – Houston
  • Rob Thum – Construction Law – Los Angeles

 

The other Pillsbury lawyers selected by their peers for inclusion on Best Lawyers’ annual list are:

William P. Atkins, Michael R. Barr, William E. Bonano, Carol Seabrook Boulanger, Allen E. Briskin, William L. Burke, Thomas A. Campbell, Norman F. Carlin, Nathaniel M. Cartmell, III, Edward A. Cavazos, Michael Chibib, Conor M. Civins, Howard L. Clemons, David T. Dekker, Jorge A. del Calvo, Jeffrey J. Delaney, Cecily A. Dumas, Aaron S. Dyer, Todd W. Eckland, Mark E. Elliott, Richard L. Epling, Sarah G. Flanagan, Ronald A. Fleming, Kevin M. Fong, Elizabeth H.W. Fry, David M. Furbush, Maria T. Galeno, Jeffrey R. Gans, Sarah A. Good, Peter K. Hahn, George P. Haley, John K. Hane, Kirke M. Hasson, John R. Heisse, II, Mark R. Hellerer, Robert C. Herr, Gerry Hinkley , Jerald A. Jacobs, Michael Evan Jaffe, Alan B. Kalin, Donald G. Kilpatrick, William C. F. Kurz, John B. McNeece, III, Christopher J. McNevin, Steven L. Meltzer, David L. Miller, E. Leo Milonas, M. David Minnick, Christopher R. Mirick, Deryck A. Palmer, Rodney R. Peck, Roxane A. Polidora, Kenneth P. Quinn, James M. Rishwain, Jr., Robert B. Robbins, Margaret N. Rosegay, John F. Scalia, Kim T. Schoknecht, James M. Seff, Richard M. Segal, Susan P. Serota, Jay E. Silberg, David R. Snyder, Lynn A. Soukup, Thomas E. Sparks, Jr., Robin Spear, Jane Wallison Stein, Andrew Strong, Samuel E. Stubbs, J. Anthony Terrell, Allison Leopold Tilley, Douglas R. Tribble, Andrew M. Troop, Cydney A. Tune, Jeffrey M. Vesely, Christopher R. Wall, William S. Waller, Philip S. Warden, William K. West, Jr., Blair W. White, Wayne M. Whitlock, Stanton D. Wong, Peter H. Wyckoff, Robert E. Zahler, Richard R. Zaragoza

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William P. Atkins, William E. Bonano, Allen Briskin, Nathaniel M. Cartmell III, Edward A. Cavazos, David T. Dekker, Jeffrey J. Delaney, Julie A. Divola, Aaron S. Dyer, Mark E. Elliott, Sarah G. Flanagan, Ronald Fleming, Kevin M. Fong, Elizabeth H.W. Fry, Maria T. Galeno, Jeffrey R. Gans, Peter K. Hahn, John R. Heisse, Mark R. Hellerer, Robert C. Herr, Mike Hird, Jerald A. Jacobs, Michael Evan Jaffe, David G. Keyko, Donald G. Kilpatrick, Allison M. Leopold Tilley, Steven L. Meltzer, David L. Miller, The Honorable E. Leo Milonas, M. David Minnick, Rodney R. Peck, Roxane A. Polidora, James M. Rishwain, Jr., Robert B. Robbins, Margaret Rosegay, Kim T. Schoknecht, Jay E. Silberg, David R. Snyder, Lynn A. Soukup, Andrew M. Troop, Jeffrey M. Vesely, Christopher R. Wall, William S. Waller, Philip S. Warden, William K. West, Jr., Stanton D. Wong, Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Employment Law, Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources, Environmental Litigation, Trusts & Estates, Finance, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance Recovery & Advisory, Construction Insurance, Intellectual Property, Patent Counseling, Prosecution & Litigation, Litigation, Appellate, Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense, Intellectual Property Litigation, Securities Litigation & Enforcement, Tax - State & Local, Real Estate, Tax, Intellectual Property Litigation, State & Local Tax, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insolvency & Restructuring, Private Client & Family Office, Energy, Real Estate Insolvency & Reorganization, Real Estate Insolvency & Reorganization, Real Estate Insolvency & Reorganization, Litigation – Trusts, Estates and High Net Worth