Zuckerman Spaeder Receives 26 Top Tier National and Regional Rankings on U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” List

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP is pleased to announce its inclusion in the 13th edition of the U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers “2023 Best Law Firms” publication. Law firms ranked by the publication demonstrate a “unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise” and “reflect the highest level of respect a firm can earn among other leading lawyers and clients from the same communities and practice areas.”

The firm has been ranked nationally in 10 practice areas, including four Tier 1 rankings—the publication’s highest designation—in Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); and Litigation – Securities. Regionally, the firm has been ranked in 16 practice areas, including 22 Tier 1 rankings across 13 practices. All four of its offices received Tier 1 rankings in Criminal Defense: White-Collar and three offices received Tier 1 rankings in Commercial Litigation.  

Zuckerman Spaeder has received top rankings every year since the publication began in 2010. In total, the firm received 38 rankings across 16 different practice areas in the 2023 publication:   

National Rankings: 
Tier 1 – Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 – Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 1 – Litigation - Securities
Tier 2 – Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 2 – Native American Law
Tier 3 – Appellate Practice
Tier 3 – FDA Law
Tier 3 – Litigation – ERISA
Tier 3 – Litigation – Tax 

Regional Rankings:

Baltimore
Tier 1 – Appellate Practice
Tier 1 – Arbitration
Tier 1 – Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 1 – Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 – Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 1 – Litigation - ERISA
Tier 1 – Litigation - Securities
Tier 1 – Mediation
Tier 2 – Health Care Law
Tier 2 – Litigation - Health Care

New York City
Tier 1 – Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Tampa
Tier 1 – Bet-the-Company Litigation 
Tier 1 – Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 – Litigation - Health Care
Tier 2 – Health Care Law 
Tier 2 – Litigation - Securities

Washington, D.C.
Tier 1 – Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 1 – Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 – FDA Law
Tier 1 – Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 1 – Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 1 – Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 1 – Litigation – Securities
Tier 2 – Litigation – Tax 
Tier 2 – Native American Law

Compiled in partnership with Best Lawyers, the U.S. News & World Report rankings were determined through a peer-review selection process, client evaluations, and other objective data. More information on the selection process is available here.