The law firm of Gallagher & Kennedy has announced its inclusion in the national and metropolitan Phoenix and Santa Fe law firm rankings in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers® 2022 list of "Best Law Firms." In total, the Arizona-based law firm was awarded six national rankings and 35 Phoenix metropolitan rankings.
Gallagher & Kennedy earned national rankings in the following practice areas:
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Environmental Law
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation - Environmental
- Sports Law
The firm earned 35 metropolitan Phoenix rankings in the following practice areas:
- Appellate Practice
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- DUI/DWI Defense
- Energy Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures & Television
- Environmental Law
- Franchise Law
- Government Relations Practice
- Insurance Law
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Insurance
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Litigation – Municipal
- Litigation – Securities
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Natural Resources Law
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Professional Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- Real Estate Law
- Sports Law
- Tax Law
Gallagher & Kennedy's Santa Fe office earned three metropolitan rankings in the following areas:
- Environmental Law
- Litigation - Environmental
- Natural Resources Law
About Best Law Firms
Firms included in the 2022 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. The 2022 Edition of "Best Law Firms" includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan-based practice areas. Additionally, one "Law Firm of the Year" was named in each nationally-ranked practice area. Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/ or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.