Legal 500 US 2023

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP has been recommended in nine practice areas in this year’s Legal 500 US guide, with the firm’s Mid-Market M&A practice rising into Tier 1 for the first time. The firm also received first time rankings on the Sports, Insurance (Non-contentious), Outsourcing, and Financial Services Litigation tables. The team has also returned to the Product Liability table for the first time since 2019.

For individual rankings, Judith Gallent maintained her lead lawyer ranking for Land Use/Zoning, with the editiorial team highlighting her ‘vast experience in all aspects of the process for clients, including zoning analysis, air rights transfers and obtaining discretionary land use approvals, among others.’ Anne Friedman was also recognized as a Next Generation Partner in the Outsourcing table.

A full list of ranked practices can be seen beneath:

• M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m)
• Land Use/Zoning
• Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
• Sport
• Insurance: Non-Contentious
• Not-for-Profit (nonprofit and tax exempt organizations)
• Financial Services Litigation
• Outsourcing
• Real Estate Finance
• Dispute Resolution for M&A Litigation: Defense (Firms to Watch)

The Legal 500 is an independent guide and firms and individuals are recommended purely on merit. More than 300,000 corporate counsel are surveyed and interviewed globally. For 33 years, The Legal 500 has analyzed the capabilities of law firms across the world, with a comprehensive research program revised every year to bring the most up-to-date vision of the global legal market. The Legal 500 assesses the strengths of law firms in more than 150 jurisdictions.