Miller Canfield Again Rated Among Nation’s Best Law Firms By U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers
DETROIT, MI – Miller Canfield, with offices in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Poland and China, announces that U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers ranked the firm among the nation’s most prominent law firms in the 2016 edition of “Best Law Firms.” Firms included in this list are recognized for their professional excellence and first-class ratings from clients and peers.
Miller Canfield received national first-tier rankings in Labor & Employment Litigation and Public Finance Law. The firm is recognized as having the most first-tier rankings in the United States in the area of Municipal Litigation, and was ranked nationally in a total of 18 practice areas. Miller Canfield also received 70 first-tier metropolitan rankings, including the most first-tier rankings in Michigan, the most first-tier rankings in Michigan for Commercial Litigation, Municipal Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Securities Litigation, Mass Torts Litigation/Class Actions –Defendants, Real Estate Law, and Securities Regulation. In all, the firm has 114 metropolitan rankings. Miller Canfield is the only firm with a first-tier ranking in Michigan in Utilities Law.
The U.S. News & World Report-Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2016 rankings are based on the highest number of participating firms and highest number of client ballots on record. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have a lawyer listed in Best Lawyers, which recognizes the top four percent of practicing attorneys in the US. Over 12,000 attorneys provided over 330,000 law firm assessments and almost 7,000 clients provided close to 20,000 evaluations. In addition, to provide personal insight, a new Law Firm Leaders Survey was implemented in the decision-making process.
With 250 lawyers practicing in all major areas of law and 16 offices in five countries, Miller Canfield is among the 200 largest law firms in the U.S. Our lawyers are recognized by the most prestigious legal referral guides and organizations around the world, including Chambers USA and the 2015 edition of “Best Law Firms” published by U.S. News & World Report, in which Miller Canfield received national first-tier rankings in Public Finance Law, Labor & Employment Litigation and Labor Law-Management. Miller Canfield was also named by corporate counsel as a "Standout in Complex Labor Litigation" in the BTI Litigation Outlook 2015 report, the second consecutive year. The firm is also recognized for superior client service in the 2015 BTI Client Service A-Team report. Visit www.millercanfield.com. Follow us on Twitter, www.twitter.com/millercanfield.