Best Lawyers® Again Ranks Berman Tabacco as a Top Tier firm in Securities and Antitrust in its Fourteenth Edition of “Best Law Firms

November 8, 2023

Best Lawyers® has released their Best Law Firm rankings for 2024—their first independently published rankings.  They have ranked Berman Tabacco both nationally and in the San Francisco metropolitan area as leaders in the areas of Litigation-Antitrust (for the fifth time) and Litigation-Securities (for the fifth time) in the 14th edition.   The Best Law Firms rankings are based on a combination of client feedback, information provided on law firm surveys, and Best Lawyers® peer review.  According to Best Lawyers, of the more than 23,000 firms and 97,000 client submissions—the largest participation pool to date–only 2,202 firms received a national law firm ranking in this edition. They state that these “rankings highlight a unique combination of high-quality law practices and the full breadth of legal expertise that has always been differentiated by the credibility and transparent rankings process developed by Best Lawyers.”

To be eligible for consideration as a Best Law Firm, a firm must have at least one attorney ranked in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.  Berman Tabacco has three ranked attorneys:  Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr. has been recognized in the areas of Litigation (Securities) and Litigation (Antitrust), Nicole Lavallee has been recognized in the area of Litigation (Securities), and Christopher T. Heffelfinger has been recognized in the area Litigation (Antitrust).  Best Lawyers® holds itself out as one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications, with the 2024 edition showcasing the top 5% of practicing attorneys in the U.S., based upon more than 13.7 million peer evaluations, and recognizing attorneys in 75 national practice areas.  Best Lawyer’s states that these “rankings highlight a unique combination of high-quality law practices and the full breadth of legal expertise that has always been differentiated by the credibility and transparent rankings process developed by Best Lawyers.”

Metropolitan San Francisco

  • Tier 1 in Litigation – Antitrust
  • Tier 1 in Litigation – Securities

National Rankings

  • Tier 2 in Litigation – Antitrust
  • Tier 2 in Litigation – Securities