Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Again Ranked Among Nation’s Top Firms in U.S. News – Best Lawyers Law Firm Guide

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that it has been ranked again by U.S. News – Best Lawyers as one of the nation’s top firms, earning 171 national and metropolitan area practice group rankings in the 2013 “Best Law Firms” list.

Nationally, 26 of the firm’s practice groups were ranked. For metropolitan areas, U.S. News – Best Lawyers ranked 63 of the firm’s practice groups for Birmingham; 26 for Huntsville, Ala.; 15 for Jackson, Miss.; six for Montgomery, Ala.; 32 for Nashville, Tenn.; and three for Washington, D.C.

A full list of all ranked practices appears at the end of this release.

For the third consecutive year, U.S. News – Best Lawyers ranked U.S. law firms nationally in 80 major legal practice areas and by metropolitan areas or states in as many as 118 major legal practice areas. Rankings, presented in tiers, are determined through client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys and information that law firms submit to U.S. News – Best Lawyers. Clients provide feedback on firms’ practice areas with regard to expertise, responsiveness, understanding of a client’s business and needs, cost-effectiveness, civility, and whether a client would refer another client to the firm.

“We are gratified that U.S. News – Best Lawyers again has recognized Bradley Arant Boult Cummings as one of the top law firms in the nation in so many key practice areas,” said Firm Chairman Beau Grenier. “Our firm’s highly skilled attorneys deserve the credit for continuing to raise the bar on the legal services they provide to our clients whose feedback plays a major role in determining these rankings.”

Nationally Ranked Practice Groups:

• Antitrust Law
• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Derivatives and Futures Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Equipment Finance Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Insurance Law
• International Trade and Finance Law
• Labor Law - Management
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation - Antitrust
• Litigation - Banking & Finance
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - ERISA
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Private Equity Law
• Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Tax Law
• Timber Law

Birmingham Office Ranked Practice Groups:

• Antitrust Law
• Appellate Practice
• Arbitration
• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Biotechnology Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Copyright Law
• Corporate Compliance Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Governmental Investigations
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Litigation
• Derivatives and Futures Law
• Education Law
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Environmental Law
• Equipment Finance Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Franchise Law
• Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• International Trade and Finance Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation – Antitrust
• Litigation – Banking & Finance
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Eminent Domain & Condemnation
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – ERISA
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Litigation – Securities
• Litigation – Tax
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Media & First Amendment Law
• Mediation
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Municipal Law
• Non-Profit/Charities Law
• Patent Law
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Private Equity Law
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Public Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation
• Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Tax Law
• Timber Law
• Trademark Law
• Trusts & Estates Law
• Venture Capital Law
• Water Law

Huntsville Office Ranked Practice Groups:

• Appellate Practice
• Arbitration
• Biotechnology Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Copyright Law
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Litigation – Banking & Finance
• Litigation – Eminent Domain & Condemnation
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Patent
• Litigation – Tax
• Litigation – Trusts & Estates
• Media & First Amendment Law
• Mediation
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Non-Profit/Charities Law
• Patent Law
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Private Equity Law
• Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Tax Law
• Trademark Law
• Trusts & Estates Law
• Venture Capital Law

Jackson Office Ranked Practice Groups:

• Appellate Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Health Care Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation – Eminent Domain & Condemnation
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Tax
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law

Montgomery Office Ranked Practice Groups:

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation – Eminent Domain & Condemnation
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Public Finance Law
• Tax Law

Nashville Office Ranked Practice Groups:

• Antitrust Law
• Arbitration
• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Energy Law
• Entertainment Law – Music
• Equipment Finance Law
• Government Relations Practice
• Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation – Banking & Finance
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Eminent Domain & Condemnation
• Litigation – ERISA
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
• Litigation – Tax
• Mediation
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Municipal Law
• Public Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law

Washington, D.C., Office Ranked Practice Groups:

• Construction Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Governmental Investigations
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Litigation

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