Lane Powell was recognized as one of the nation’s “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News and Best Lawyers in its 2014 “Best Law Firms” survey. The Firm was ranked in 14 practices areas nationally and more than 50 practice areas in Alaska, Portland and Seattle.
The Firm received national rankings in the following practice areas: Banking and Finance, Banking and Finance Litigation, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization, Bankruptcy Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate, Employment (Management), ERISA Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Labor (Management), Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action Defense, Patent Litigation and Tax.
The Firm received metropolitan first-tier rankings in the following practice areas: Antitrust Litigation, Appellate, Banking and Finance, Banking and Finance Litigation, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization, Bankruptcy Litigation, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate, Employment and Labor (Management), Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Employee Benefits (ERISA), ERISA Litigation, Financial Services Regulation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Mass Torts Litigation / Class Action Defense, Real Estate, Tax, Tax Litigation, Trusts and Estates and White Collar Criminal Defense.
The rankings are based on an evaluation process that involves collecting client and attorney evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys in their field and reviews of additional information provided by law firms. Respondents were asked to rate firms based on expertise, responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, civility and whether they would refer another client to the firm. All of the feedback is combined to create an overall score for each firm.
