Stoel Rives Nationally Ranked in 2026 Edition of Best Law Firms
PORTLAND, Ore. – Stoel Rives, an AmLaw 200 law firm, is pleased to announce that the firm earned 29 national rankings and an additional 120 metropolitan rankings in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms®. The firm’s rankings grew by 17 additional practice areas since the 2025 edition.
National Rankings
Tier 1
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Communications Law
- Construction Law
- Energy Law
- Environmental Law
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Environmental
- Natural Resources Law
Tier 2
- Advertising Law
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
Tier 3
- Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law (new)
- Health Care Law
- Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law
- Litigation – Antitrust
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Patent
- Litigation – Real Estate (new)
- Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Patent Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Trademark Law
- Trusts & Estates
In the Metropolitan rankings, Stoel Rives earned 83 Tier 1; 30 Tier 2; and 7 Tier 3 rankings in nine regions where the firm has offices, including Anchorage, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Boise, Minneapolis, Portland, Salt Lake City and Seattle. Newly ranked practices are:
- Commercial Litigation (Sacramento – Tier 1)
- Litigation – Environmental (Sacramento – Tier 1)
- Litigation – Land Use and Zoning (Sacramento – Tier 1)
- Water Law (Sacramento – Tier 1)
- Commercial Litigation (San Diego – Tier 3)
- Litigation – Real Estate (San Diego – Tier 3)
- Environmental Law (San Francisco – Tier 1)
- Land Use and Zoning Law (San Francisco – Tier 1)
- Natural Resources Law (San Francisco – Tier 1)
- Water Law (San Francisco – Tier 1)
- Litigation – Land Use and Zoning (San Francisco – Tier 2)
- Litigation – Environmental (San Francisco – Tier 3)
- Mining Law (Idaho – Tier 2)
- Commercial Litigation (Minneapolis – Tier 1)
- Litigation – Real Estate (Minneapolis – Tier 2)
The “Best Law Firms” survey ranks practice areas by tier for more than 20,000 law firms across the U.S. Ranked firms are evaluated using a rigorous process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys in their fields, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of a formal submission process.
To be eligible for a Best Law Firm ranking in a practice area, a firm must have at least one lawyer included in The Best Lawyers in America® directory for that area. In the Best Lawyers® 2026 edition, 167 Stoel Rives attorneys were named “Best Lawyers” or “Ones to Watch,” with 12 named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice and metro areas.
A complete list of the Stoel Rives 2026 Best Law Firms rankings, including its national and metropolitan rankings can be accessed at BestLawFirms.com.