Stoel Rives Achieves High Marks in 2018 U.S. News – Best Lawyers ‘Best Law Firms’ Survey

PORTLAND, Ore.— Stoel Rives LLP is pleased to announce that it achieved strong results in the 2018 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” survey. Best Law Firms awarded Stoel Rives national Tier 1 rankings in Construction Law, Corporate Law, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Environmental, Natural Resources Law,  Real Estate Law and Timber Law. The firm achieved 15 national Tier 2 and 10 national Tier 3 rankings in such areas as Commercial Litigation, Employee Benefits Law, Employment Law - Management, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Mining Law, Oil & Gas Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law, Tax Law, Technology Law and Trusts & Estates Law.

Six of the firm’s eligible offices received a collective total of 97 metropolitan Tier 1 rankings. Stoel Rives also received 24 metropolitan Tier 2 and seven metropolitan Tier 3 rankings.

A complete list of the Stoel Rives 2018 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings appears below.
 

National	Sacramento, Calif.
Alaska	Seattle, Wash.
Idaho	Utah
Minneapolis, Minn.	Washington, D.C.
Portland, Ore.

 

National Rankings

Tier 1

• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Environmental
• Natural Resources Law
• Real Estate Law
• Timber Law  

Tier 2

• Commercial Litigation
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Labor Law - Management
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Patent
• Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Oil & Gas Law
• Patent Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Tax Law
• Trademark Law
• Trusts & Estates Law  

Tier 3

• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Communications Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
• Mining Law
• Securities Regulation
• Technology Law

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Alaska Metropolitan Rankings

Tier 1

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
• Mining Law
• Natural Resources Law 

Tier 2

• Litigation - Real Estate
• Oil & Gas Law
• Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

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Idaho Metropolitan Rankings

Tier 1

• Corporate Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Environmental Law
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate Law 

Tier 2

• Water Law

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Minneapolis, Minn., Metropolitan Rankings

Tier 3

• Corporate Law

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Portland, Ore., Metropolitan Rankings

Tier 1

• Antitrust Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Copyright Law
• Corporate Compliance Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Health Care Law
• Information Technology Law
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law - Management
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation - Antitrust
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
• Litigation - Patent
• Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Litigation - Securities
• Litigation - Tax
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Mining Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Non-Profit/Charities Law
• Oil & Gas Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation
• Tax Law
• Technology Law
• Timber Law
• Trademark Law
• Trusts & Estates Law
• Water Law 

Tier 2

• Advertising Law
• Appellate Practice
• Litigation - Banking & Finance
• Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
• Patent Law
• Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Venture Capital Law 

Tier 3

• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
• Municipal Law
• Public Finance Law

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Sacramento, Calif., Metropolitan Rankings

Tier 1

• Construction Law
• Environmental Law

Tier 2

• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation - Land Use & Zoning Law

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Seattle, Wash., Metropolitan Rankings

Tier 1

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Energy Law
• Energy Regulatory Law
• Environmental Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Environmental
• Natural Resources Law
• Oil & Gas Law
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law
• Trusts & Estates Law 

Tier 2

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Communications Law
• Health Care Law
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Patent
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Patent Law

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Utah Metropolitan Rankings

Tier 1

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Appellate Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Communications Law
• Construction Law
• Copyright Law
• Corporate Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Energy Law
• Labor Law - Management
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Securities
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Patent Law
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation
• Trademark Law
• Trusts & Estates Law 

Tier 2

• Environmental Law
• Litigation - Antitrust
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Patent​

Tier 3

• Information Technology Law

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Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Rankings

Tier 3

• Energy Law

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Best Law Firms ranks in tiers by practice area more than 13,000 law firms located in the nation’s leading metropolitan regions, using a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their fields, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.