U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® Ranks Berman Tabacco in its Eleventh Edition of “Best Law Firms”
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® have released their Best Law Firm rankings for 2021. They have ranked Berman Tabacco both nationally and in the San Francisco metropolitan area as leaders in the areas of Litigation-Antitrust (for the third time) and Litigation-Securities (for the second time). 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 U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, of the more than 15,500 firms reviewed, only about 2,100 received a national law firm ranking in this edition.
To be eligible for consideration as a Best Law Firm, a firm must have at least one attorney ranked in the current edition of Best Lawyers®. 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 2021 edition showcasing the top 5% of practicing attorneys in the U.S., based upon more than 8.3 million peer evaluations, and recognizing attorneys in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan practice areas. Phil Greer, the CEO of Best Lawyers said, “For the 2021 Best Law Firms publication, the evaluation process has remained just as rigorous and discerning as it did when we first started 11 years ago.”
Metropolitan San Francisco
- Tier 1 in Litigation – Antitrust
- Tier 2 in Litigation – Securities
National Rankings
- Tier 2 in Litigation – Antitrust
- Tier 3 in Litigation – Securities