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Duane Morris Practice Groups Receive Top Rankings from U.S. News-Best Lawyers for 2011-2012

November 3, 2011

Duane Morris Practice Groups Receive Top Rankings from U.S. News-Best Lawyers for 2011-2012

November 3, 2011

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U.S. News Best Lawyers Best Law Firms 2012Washington, D.C., November 3, 2011—The results of U.S. News-Best Lawyers second survey of the American legal industry were released and Duane Morris practice groups were recognized in even larger numbers than last year.

U.S. News-Best Lawyers 2011-12 Best Law Firms awarded Duane Morris top-tier national rankings in Construction law and litigation, Immigration, Insurance and Patent law. Overall, 29 Duane Morris practice groups were nationally ranked.

In the regional rankings, 34 practice groups in 12 Duane Morris offices received top-tier recognition.

In total, Duane Morris secured tier-one recognition in 39 practice areas across 12 offices, with the firm’s practice groups receiving a total of 104 rankings overall. A complete list of rankings by geographical area is included below.

Best Law Firms Rankings

National

Admiralty & Maritime Law
Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Copyright Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Equipment Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Immigration Law
Insurance Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Litigation - Banking & Finance
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Securities
Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Patent Law
Private Equity Law
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Trusts & Estates Law
Venture Capital Law

Atlanta

Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Baltimore

Admiralty & Maritime Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Private Equity Law
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Venture Capital Law

Boston

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Construction Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Construction

Chicago

Banking and Finance Law
Construction Law
Equipment Finance Law
Litigation - Construction

Houston

Corporate Law

Los Angeles

Admiralty & Maritime Law

Miami

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Employment Law - Management
Health Care Law
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Patent Law
Trusts & Estates Law

New Jersey

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Environmental Law
Insurance Law

New York City

Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law
Construction Law
Corporate Law
Energy Law
Health Care Law
Insurance Law
Litigation - Construction

Philadelphia

Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Copyright Law
Corporate Law
Health Care Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Eminent Domain & Condemnation
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Patent Law
Private Equity Law
Tax Law
Trademark Law
Venture Capital Law

Pittsburgh

Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Construction

San Diego

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

San Francisco

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Governmental Investigations
Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Litigation
Insurance Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Eminent Domain & Condemnation
Litigation - Securities
Water Law

Washington DC

Health Care Law
Immigration Law

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