Fourteen Wiley Practices Recognized in 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® ‘Best Law Firms’ Rankings

November 6, 2020

Washington, DC – Fourteen Wiley practices have been recognized in the 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” guide. Wiley was ranked in the National Tier 1 for Media Law and in the Washington, DC Tier 1 in Media Law and seven other practice areas: Administrative/Regulatory Law; Commercial Litigation; Communications Law; FDA Law; Government Relations; Insurance Law; and Litigation – Intellectual Property.

U.S. News Media Group teamed with Best Lawyers® to produce its 2021 “Best Law Firms” list. Firms that made the list are recognized for their “professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers.”

Wiley is ranked among the best in the nation for:

• Biotechnology Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Communications Law
• Environmental Law
• FDA Law
• Franchise Law
• Insurance Law
• International Trade and Finance Law
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Media Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Wiley is ranked among the best in Washington, DC for:

• Administrative/Regulatory Law
• Biotechnology Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Communications Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Environmental Law
• FDA Law
• Franchise Law
• Government Relations
• Insurance Law
• International Trade and Finance Law
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Media Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions

The U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2021 rankings are based on the highest lawyer and firm participation on record, incorporating 8.3 million evaluations of more than 110,000 individual leading lawyers from more than 22,000 firms.

“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," said Phil Greer, CEO of Best Lawyers. "This year we reviewed 15,587 law firms throughout the United States – across 75 national practice areas – and a total of 2,179 firms received a national law firm ranking. We are proud that the 'Best Law Firms' rankings continue to act as an indicator of excellence throughout the legal industry.”