Stoel Rives Achieves Strong Results In 2019 “Best Law Firms” Survey

PORTLAND, Ore.— Stoel Rives LLP is pleased to announce that it achieved strong results in the 2019 U.S. News – Best Lawyers^® “Best Law Firms” survey. Stoel Rives received National Tier 1 rankings in Construction Law, Corporate Law, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Environmental, Natural Resources Law, Real Estate Law and Timber Law. The firm received 14 National Tier 2 and 12 National Tier 3 rankings.

Six of Stoel Rives’ eligible offices received a collective total of 101 Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings. The firm also received 16 Metropolitan Tier 2 and six Metropolitan Tier 3 rankings.

The firm received a “Law Firm of the Year” award for its Timber & Forest Products (Timber Law) practice. The award, the first such for the firm, is given to one law firm per year in each of 74 nationally ranked practice areas.

A complete list of the Stoel Rives 2019 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings appears below.

National	Sacramento, Calif.
Alaska	Seattle, Wash.
Idaho	Utah
Minneapolis, Minn.	Washington, D.C.
Portland, Ore.

National Rankings

Tier 1

• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Environmental
• Natural Resources Law
• Real Estate Law
• Timber Law

Tier 2

• Commercial Litigation
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Labor Law - Management
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Patent
• Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Oil & Gas Law
• Patent Law
• Securities Regulation
• Trademark Law
• Trusts & Estates Law  

Tier 3

• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Communications Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Health Care Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
• Mining Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Tax Law
• Technology Law

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Alaska Metropolitan Rankings

Tier 1

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Mining Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Oil & Gas Law 

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Idaho Metropolitan Rankings

Tier 1

• Corporate Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Environmental Law
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate Law 

Tier 2

• Water Law

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Minneapolis, Minn., Metropolitan Rankings

Tier 3

• Corporate Law

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Portland, Ore., Metropolitan Rankings

Tier 1

• Antitrust Law
• Appellate Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Copyright Law
• Corporate Compliance Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Health Care Law
• Information Technology Law
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law - Management
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation - Antitrust
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
• Litigation - Patent
• Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Litigation - Securities
• Litigation - Tax
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Mining Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Non-Profit/Charities Law
• Oil & Gas Law
• Patent Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation
• Tax Law
• Technology Law
• Timber Law
• Trademark Law
• Trusts & Estates Law
• Water Law 

Tier 2

• Advertising Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Litigation - Banking & Finance
• Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
• Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Venture Capital Law 

Tier 3

• Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
• Municipal Law
• Public Finance Law

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Sacramento, Calif., Metropolitan Rankings

Tier 1

• Construction Law
• Environmental Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law

Tier 2

• Litigation - Land Use & Zoning Law

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Seattle, Wash., Metropolitan Rankings

Tier 1

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Communications Law
• Construction Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Energy Law
• Energy Regulatory Law
• Environmental Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Health Care Law
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Environmental
• Natural Resources Law
• Oil & Gas Law
• Real Estate Law
• Trusts & Estates Law 

Tier 2

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Patent
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Patent Law

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Utah Metropolitan Rankings

Tier 1

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Appellate Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Copyright Law
• Corporate Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Labor Law - Management
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Securities
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Patent Law
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation
• Trademark Law 

Tier 2

• Environmental Law
• Litigation - Antitrust
• Litigation - Patent​

Tier 3

• Information Technology Law

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Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Rankings

Tier 3

• Energy Law

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U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” survey ranks in tiers by practice area more than 13,000 law firms located in the nation’s leading metropolitan regions, using a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their fields, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.