Foley Named "Law Firm of the Year — Health Care Law" for Second Consecutive Year by U.S. News – Best Lawyers

Foley announced today that it has been named the U.S. News – Best Lawyers^® "Law Firm of the Year — Health Care Law" for the second consecutive year. Only one law firm in each of the nationally ranked practice areas receives this level of recognition. In addition, Foley achieved 20 national first-tier rankings and 114 metropolitan first-tier rankings on the 2013 U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" list.

To compile its "Best Law Firms" rankings, U.S. News – Best Lawyers surveyed law firm clients, asking respondents to evaluate firms based on the following criteria: expertise, responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, civility, and whether they would refer another client to the firm.

The rankings also incorporate the 4.3 million evaluations of more than 68,761 individual leading lawyers collected by Best Lawyers via its most recent annual survey.

Practices are classified and ranked in national and metropolitan categories established by U.S. News – Best Lawyers. Foley’s first-tier rankings include:

National First-Tier Rankings 

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Biotechnology Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Derivatives and Futures Law
• Environmental Law
• Health Care Law
• Litigation - Antitrust
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Litigation - Tax
• Mining Law
• Patent Law
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Public Finance Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Sports Law
• Trademark Law

Metropolitan First-Tier Rankings

Boston 

• Corporate Compliance Law
• Health Care Law

Chicago 

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Derivatives and Futures Law
• Health Care Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Litigation - Eminent Domain & Condemnation
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Litigation - Tax
• Litigation - Trusts & Estates
• Non-Profit / Charities Law

Detroit 

• Employment Law - Management
• Government Relations Practice
• Health Care Law
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation

Jacksonville 

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law - Management
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Public Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law

Los Angeles 

• Health Care Law
• Trademark Law

Madison 

• Biotechnology Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Communications Law
• Corporate Law
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Immigration Law
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Bankruptcy 
• Litigation - Eminent Domain & Condemnation
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
• Litigation - Patent
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Litigation - Trusts & Estates
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Patent Law
• Real Estate Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

Milwaukee

• Antitrust Law
• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Franchise Law
• Health Care Law
• International Trade and Finance Law
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Antitrust
• Litigation - Banking & Finance
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Eminent Domain & Condemnation
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Patent
• Litigation - Securities
• Litigation - Trusts & Estates
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Non-Profit / Charities Law
• Private Equity Law
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Project Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation
• Sports Law
• Tax Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

New York City 

• Litigation - Securities

Orlando 

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Corporate Law
• Environmental Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Real Estate Law

San Diego 

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Health Care Law
• Litigation - Bankruptcy

Tallahassee 

• Insurance Law

Tampa 

• Corporate Compliance Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law

Washington, D.C. 

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Biotechnology Law
• Litigation - Securities
• Litigation - Trusts & Estates
• Mining Law
• Patent Law
• Trusts & Estates Law