U.S. News Ranks Shipman & Goodwin Among "Best Law Firms"

U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers have rated Shipman & Goodwin LLP one of the Best Law Firms in 23 practice areas in a Metropolitan area. These high rankings signal a unique combination of excellence and breadth of expertise, and are based on a combination of client assessments, peer reviews and other data.

The firm’s Hartford office garnered a Tier 1 distinction in: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar, Criminal Defense: White-Collar Criminal Investigations, Criminal Defense: White-Collar Litigation, Education Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Health Care Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation - Eminent Domain & Condemnation, Litigation - Trusts & Estates, and Trusts & Estates Law. The Stamford office earned a Tier 1 distinction in Real Estate Law.

Hartford also received Tier 2 honors in Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Environmental Law, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Land Use & Zoning. Stamford achieved a Tier 2 spot in Litigation - Real Estate.

“U.S. News has more than two decades of experience in providing the public with the most accurate and in-depth rankings of a wide range of institutions,” said Tim Smart, Executive Editor of U.S. News & World Report. “We continue to believe that we are providing clients with the most thorough, accurate, and helpful rankings of law firms ever developed,” said Steven Naifeh, President of Best Lawyers, widely regarded as the oldest and most respected peer-review in the legal profession.