U.S. News-Best Lawyers Ranks Ropes & Gray Among Top National Law Firms in “Best Law Firms” Survey

Rankings & Awards
September 23, 2010

Ropes & Gray was among the 10 U.S. law firms with the most top-tier national rankings in the inaugural U.S. News-Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” survey released on Sept. 15. The firm was ranked in the first tier nationally in the following areas:

  • Banking & Finance
  • Biotechnology
  • Corporate Law
  • General Commercial Litigation
  • Intellectual Property
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Mutual Funds
  • Private Equity
  • Private Funds/Hedge Funds
  • Tax

The firm was also ranked nationally in bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization, securities/capital markets, securitization and structured finance and antitrust.

“We are deeply grateful to our clients for their acknowledgement in the U.S. News-Best Lawyers survey,” said Brad Malt, chairman of Ropes & Gray. “Our highest aspiration is to provide unparalleled service and value and we will continue to strive relentlessly for our clients’ success."

The “Best Law Firms” survey also cites firms by region and ranked Ropes & Gray in the first tier for 23 categories in New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Chicago and San Francisco, including health care law, for which Ropes & Gray was ranked in the top tier in New York, Boston, and San Francisco. (The survey did not rank firms nationally for health care law.)

To compile the rankings, U.S. News-Best Lawyers surveyed thousands of law firm clients, leading lawyers and law firm managers, partners and associates, and marketing and recruiting officers from more than 8,000 law firms.