BRIDGEPORT – Thirty-three Steptoe & Johnson practice areas covering three states and four metropolitan areas have been ranked first-tier in law firm expertise according to U.S. News and World Report.
The 2011-12 edition of U.S. News "Best Law Firms" based their selection on a rigorous evaluation process that included thousands of clients, highly skilled lawyers and law firm representatives. An unprecedented amount of data was collected, emphasizing the significance of Steptoe & Johnson's presence in this esteemed guide of law firm specialties.
Metropolitan First-Tier Rankings include:
Charleston
* Appellate Practice
* Banking and Finance Law
* Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
* Commercial Litigation
* Construction Law
* Education Law
* Employment Law - Management
* Energy Law
* Government Relations Practice
* Immigration Law
* Insurance Law
* Labor Law - Management
* Litigation - Construction
* Litigation - Environmental
* Litigation - Labor & Employment
* Mergers & Acquisitions Law
* Mining Law
* Municipal Law
* Natural Resources Law
* Oil & Gas Law
* Project Finance Law
* Public Finance Law
* Real Estate Law
* Securitization and Structured Finance Law
* Tax Law
* Trusts & Estates Law
* Water Law
* Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
Morgantown
* Administrative / Regulatory Law
* Antitrust Law
* Appellate Practice
* Banking and Finance Law
* Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
* Commercial Litigation
* Construction Law
* Corporate Law
* Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Litigation
* Education Law
* Elder Law
* Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
* Employment Law - Management
* Energy Law
* Financial Services Regulation Law
* Health Care Law
* Insurance Law
* Labor Law - Management
* Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
* Litigation - Banking & Finance
* Litigation - Bankruptcy
* Litigation - Construction
* Litigation - Eminent Domain & Condemnation
* Litigation - Labor & Employment
* Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
* Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
* Litigation - Municipal
* Litigation - Real Estate
* Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
* Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
* Mediation
* Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
* Mergers & Acquisitions Law
* Mining Law
* Municipal Law
* Natural Resources Law
* Non-Profit/Charities Law
* Oil & Gas Law
* Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
* Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
* Project Finance Law
* Public Finance Law
* Real Estate Law
* Securitization and Structured Finance Law
* Tax Law
* Technology Law
* Trusts & Estates Law
* Venture Capital Law
* Water Law
* Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Columbus, Ohio
* Natural Resources Law
Pittsburgh, Pa.
* Oil & Gas Law
U.S. News will feature the national rankings in their special Money issue, on newsstands and circulated within the financial sector by Nov. 15.
Steptoe & Johnson is a regional, business-focused firm with strengths in energy, labor, employment, and litigation. It comprises over 230 lawyers resident in 11 locations throughout West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Texas.
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