Stoel Rives Nationally Ranked in 2024 Edition of Best Law Firms®

PORTLAND, Ore.—Stoel Rives LLP is pleased to announce that the firm earned 29 national rankings and an additional 102 metropolitan rankings in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms^®.

The firm received National Tier 1 rankings for its practices in Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Environmental; and Natural Resources Law. The firm was also ranked National Tier 2 in nine practice areas and National Tier 3 in 14 practice areas. In addition, the firm earned 65 Metropolitan Tier 1, 30 Metropolitan Tier 2, and seven Metropolitan Tier 3 rankings in nine regions where the firm has offices.

The Best Law Firms survey ranks practice areas by tier for more than 15,000 law firms across the U.S. Ranked firms are evaluated using a rigorous process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys in their fields, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of a formal submission process.

To be eligible for a Best Law Firm ranking in a practice area, a firm must have at least one lawyer included in The Best Lawyers in America^® directory for that area. In the 2024 edition, 168 Stoel Rives attorneys were named “Best Lawyers” or “Ones to Watch,” with nine named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice and metro areas.

A complete list of the Stoel Rives 2024 Best Law Firms rankings:

National Rankings

Tier 1

• Commercial Litigation
• Environmental Law
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Environmental
• Natural Resources Law

Tier 2

• Appellate Practice
• Employment Law – Management
• Energy Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate Law
• Trademark Law
• Trusts and Estates

Tier 3

• Communications Law
• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Health Care Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation – Antitrust
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
• Litigation – Patent
• Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Mining Law
• Patent Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation

Metropolitan Rankings

Anchorage, Alaska

Tier 1

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Mining Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Oil & Gas Law

Tier 2

• Litigation – Environmental
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Tier 3

• Bet-the-Company Litigation

Sacramento, California

Tier 1

• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Environmental Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Natural Resources Law

Tier 2

• Energy Regulatory Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Oil & Gas Law
• Real Estate Law

Tier 3

• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Land Use & Zoning

San Diego, California

Tier 2

• Land Use & Zoning Law

San Francisco, California

Tier 2

• Commercial Litigation

Tier 3

• Litigation – Antitrust

Boise, Idaho

Tier 1

• Corporate Law
• Environmental Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate Law

Tier 2

• Litigation – Environmental

Tier 3

• Natural Resources Law
• Water Law

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Tier 2

• Mining Law

Portland, Oregon

Tier 1

• Advertising Law
• Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Copyright 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 – Banking & Finance
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Insurance
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
• Litigation – Patent
• Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Litigation – Securities
• Litigation – Tax
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation
• Tax Law
• Trademark Law
• Trusts & Estates Law
• Water Law

Tier 2

• Appellate Practice
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Energy Regulatory Law
• Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
• Litigation – Health Care
• Patent Law

Salt Lake City, Utah

Tier 1

• Patent Law
• Trademark Law

Tier 2

• Copyright Law
• Litigation – Intellectual Property

Seattle, Washington

Tier 1

• Commercial Litigation
• Communications Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Environmental Law
• Health Care Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Environmental
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Real Estate Law

Tier 2

• Appellate Practice
• Corporate Law
• Energy Law
• Energy Regulatory Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Patent
• Patent Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

Tier 3

• Litigation – Health Care