Adams & Reese Practice Areas Earn 15 National Rankings and 170 Regional Rankings in Best Law Firms 2027 Edition

Adams & Reese has received national tier recognition in 15 practice areas in the 2027 edition of “Best Law Firms,” published today by Best Lawyers®. The annual rankings also recognized 170 Adams & Reese practice areas across the firm’s footprint in the publication’s regional tier rankings. 

Adams & Reese was ranked “National Tier 1” in Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants. “National Tier 2” rankings included Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Oil and Gas Law, and Timber Law, while the firm’s “National Tier 3” rankings included Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Litigation - Real Estate, Project Finance Law, and Real Estate Law.

Adams & Reese had 86 practice areas ranked in “Regional Tier 1”, 59 ranked in “Regional Tier 2”, and 25 ranked in “Regional Tier 3”.  Ranked firms are listed on a national and/or regional scale. The office locations that received these regional rankings were located in the following states: Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.  

Best Lawyers bases its “Best Law Firms” rankings on four factors: client feedback, peer recommendations, interviews with firm leaders, and the depth of each firm's practices. The result is a thorough guide for businesses and individuals looking for top legal counsel in the United States. The 2027 rankings reach more than 30,000 C-suite executives and in-house counsel through a stand-alone publication.

Click here to view Adams & Reese’s 2027 “Best Law Firms” rankings.

National Tier 1
•    Appellate Practice
•    Commercial Litigation
•    Construction Law
•    Litigation - Construction
•    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

National Tier 2
•    Banking and Finance Law
•    Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
•    Litigation - Banking and Finance
•    Oil and Gas Law
•    Timber Law

National Tier 3
•    Corporate Law
•    Health Care Law
•    Litigation - Real Estate
•    Project Finance Law
•    Real Estate Law

Regional Tier 1

Atlanta, GA
•    Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Baton Rouge, LA
•    Administrative / Regulatory Law
•    Appellate Practice
•    Commercial Litigation
•    Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
•    Government Relations Practice
•    Insurance Law
•    Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

Birmingham, AL
•    Commercial Litigation

Columbia, SC
•    Banking and Finance Law
•    Commercial Litigation
•    Corporate Law
•    Litigation - Real Estate
•    Litigation and Controversy - Tax
•    Mergers and Acquisitions Law
•    Real Estate Law
•    Tax Law

Houston, TX
•    Litigation - Construction
•    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
•    Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Jackson, MS
•    Banking and Finance Law
•    Employment Law - Management
•    Energy Law
•    Financial Services Regulation Law
•    Litigation - Real Estate
•    Natural Resources Law
•    Timber Law

Jacksonville, FL
•    Arbitration
•    Commercial Litigation
•    Insurance Law
•    Litigation - Insurance

Memphis, TN
•    Appellate Practice
•    Commercial Litigation
•    Economic Development Law
•    Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
•    First Amendment Law
•    Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
•    Litigation - First Amendment
•    Media Law
•    Public Finance Law

Mobile, AL
•    Corporate Law
•    Government Relations Practice
•    Mergers and Acquisitions Law
•    Timber Law

Nashville, TN
•    Commercial Litigation
•    Copyright Law
•    Criminal Defense: White-Collar
•    Education Law
•    Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
•    Entertainment Law - Music
•    Government Relations Practice
•    Litigation - Intellectual Property
•    Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
•    Public Finance Law
•    Trademark Law

New Orleans, LA
•    Admiralty and Maritime Law
•    Appellate Practice
•    Arbitration
•    Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
•    Commercial Litigation
•    Education Law
•    Employment Law - Management
•    Energy Law
•    Environmental Law
•    Government Relations Practice
•    Health Care Law
•    Insurance Law
•    Labor Law - Management
•    Litigation - Environmental
•    Litigation - Health Care
•    Litigation - Insurance
•    Litigation - Real Estate
•    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
•    Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
•    Oil and Gas Law
•    Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
•    Public Finance Law
•    Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Sarasota, FL
•    Commercial Litigation
•    Construction Law
•    Litigation - Real Estate

Tampa, FL
•    Commercial Litigation
•    Construction Law
•    Litigation - Construction

Regional Tier 2

Atlanta, GA
•    Construction Law
•    Litigation - Construction

Baton Rouge, LA
•    Communications Law
•    Labor Law - Management
•    Litigation - Banking and Finance
•    Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions

Birmingham, AL
•    Administrative / Regulatory Law
•    Antitrust Law
•    Appellate Practice
•    Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
•    Litigation - Banking and Finance
•    Litigation - Bankruptcy
•    Litigation - Securities
•    Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Columbia, SC
•    Administrative / Regulatory Law
•    Litigation - Banking and Finance

Houston, TX
•    Commercial Litigation
•    Construction Law
•    Real Estate Law

Jackson, MS
•    Corporate Law
•    Environmental Law
•    Litigation - Environmental
•    Litigation - Labor and Employment
•    Oil and Gas Law
•    Real Estate Law

Jacksonville, FL
•    Banking and Finance Law

Memphis, TN
•    Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
•    Corporate Law
•    Health Care Law
•    Litigation - Banking and Finance
•    Litigation - Bankruptcy
•    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
•    Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
•    Project Finance Law

Mobile, AL
•    Economic Development Law
•    Employment Law - Management
•    Litigation - Labor and Employment

Nashville, TN
•    Bet-the-Company Litigation
•    Corporate Law
•    Health Care Law
•    Insurance Law
•    Litigation - Securities
•    Media Law
•    Mergers and Acquisitions Law
•    Real Estate Law

New Orleans, LA
•    Administrative / Regulatory Law
•    Banking and Finance Law
•    Construction Law
•    Litigation - Bankruptcy
•    Litigation - Construction
•    Litigation - Labor and Employment
•    Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
•    Litigation - Securities
•    Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
•    Real Estate Law

Sarasota, FL
•    Litigation - Construction

Tampa, FL
•    Insurance Law
•    Litigation - Banking and Finance
•    Litigation - Labor and Employment

Regional Tier 3

Atlanta, GA
•    Banking and Finance Law
•    Commercial Litigation
•    Litigation - Patent
•    Technology Law

Baton Rouge, LA
•    Bet-the-Company Litigation
•    Corporate Law
•    Health Care Law

Birmingham, AL
•    Government Relations Practice
•    Litigation - Antitrust

Columbia, SC
•    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Denver, CO
•    Employment Law - Management

Houston, TX
•    Oil and Gas Law

Jackson, MS
•    Labor Law - Management

Memphis, TN
•    Banking and Finance Law

Mobile, AL
•    Banking and Finance Law
•    Labor Law - Management

Nashville, TN
•    Litigation - Health Care
•    Nonprofit / Charities Law

New Orleans, LA
•    Corporate Law
•    Financial Services Regulation Law
•    Litigation - Antitrust
•    Litigation - Banking and Finance
•    Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Sarasota, FL
•    Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Tampa, FL
•    Real Estate Law