WilmerHale Receives Top Rankings, Named “Law Firm of the Year” in Mutual Funds Law in 2016 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” List

• 11.2.2015

U.S. News - Best Lawyers® has named WilmerHale "Law Firm of the Year" in Mutual Funds Law. This ranking is one of many received by the firm in the 2016 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list, which recognizes WilmerHale as a first-tier law firm in 21 national and 58 metro-area rankings. In addition, the firm boasts more than 30 second- and third-tier rankings.

Firms included in the 2016 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving this ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal knowledge and experience. The 2016 rankings, available at BestLawFirms.USNews.com, are based on the highest number of participating firms and highest number of client ballots on record. More than 21,000 attorneys provided more than 698,000 law firm assessments, and more than 8,000 clients provided more than 47,000 evaluations.

WilmerHale is recognized in the following practice areas (separated by region and tier):

National Tier 1

Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Biotechnology Law
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
International Arbitration – Commercial
Land Use & Zoning Law
Litigation – Antitrust
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation – Patent
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Mutual Funds Law
Patent Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Tax Law
Technology Law
Venture Capital Law 

National Tier 2

Advertising Law
Banking and Finance Law
Copyright Law
Environmental Law
Insurance Law
International Arbitration – Governmental
International Trade and Finance Law
Litigation – Securities
Real Estate Law
Trademark Law

National Tier 3

Derivatives and Futures Law
Employment Law – Management
Information Technology Law
Labor Law – Management
Media Law
Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Metropolitan Tier 1

Boston

Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Biotechnology Law
Commercial Litigation
Copyright Law
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Litigation – Antitrust
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Patent
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Patent Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tax Law
Technology Law
Trademark Law
Venture Capital Law 

Colorado

Litigation – Intellectual Property

New York City

Administrative / Regulatory Law
Antitrust Law
Arbitration
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Biotechnology Law
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Insurance Law
International Arbitration – Commercial
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Mutual Funds Law

San Jose

Litigation – Patent

Washington DC

Advertising Law
Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Government Relations Practice
International Trade and Finance Law
Litigation – Antitrust
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Mutual Funds Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation

Metropolitan Tier 2

Boston

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law – Management
Information Technology Law
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Securities
Non-Profit/Charities Law

New York City

Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Tax Law 

San Jose

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Washington DC

International Arbitration - Commercial
International Arbitration - Governmental
Media Law

Metropolitan Tier 3

Boston

Litigation – Tax
Securities Regulation
Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Washington DC

Derivatives and Futures Law
FDA Law