Environmental Practice Receives First-Tier Ranking in U.S. News – Best Lawyers 2017 ‘Best Law Firms’ Edition

NEW YORK – Nov. 15, 2016 – For the seventh consecutive year, the national Environmental and Litigation – Environmental practices of international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP received Tier 1 rankings in U.S.News – Best Lawyers 2017 edition of ‘Best Law Firms.’ The firm’s Philadelphia office received metropolitan Tier 1 rankings for its Environmental, Litigation – Environmental, and Water Law practices. The Fort Lauderdale, Miami, New York City offices received Tier 1 rankings for their Environmental Practices as well.

In addition, the firm received a national Tier 3 ranking for Natural Resources Law.

Other metropolitan rankings for the firm’s Environmental Practice included:

Tier 2, Environmental

Tier 2, Litigation – Environmental

Tier 3, Environmental

Tier 3, Natural Resources

For the sixth consecutive year, Greenberg Traurig received the most overall first-tier rankings and the most first-tier metropolitan rankings the U.S. News – Best Lawyers ‘Best Law Firms’ report. In the recently published 2017 edition, the firm was also recognized as ‘Law Firm of the Year’ in two practice areas, Litigation – Banking & Finance and Litigation – Real Estate.

In 2016 the firm was recognized as ‘Law Firm of the Year’ for Environmental Law.

According to the publisher, all rankings are based on 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.