Manatt practices earned nine Tier 1 national designations and 25 Tier 1 metropolitan designations in the 2018 Best Law Firms guide, an annual ranking in which U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers analyze the country’s top law firms. In addition, Manatt was recognized as Law Firm of the Year in the category Entertainment Law – Music.

Each year, rankings are determined through a rigorous evaluation process, which includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in each field, and a review of additional information provided by law firms. To be eligible for ranking in a given practice area and metropolitan region, a law firm must have at least one lawyer who is included in Best Lawyers in that practice area and region.

Manatt’s 2018 U.S. News/Best Lawyers Best Law Firms rankings include:

National Tier 1

• Advertising Law
• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures & Television
• Entertainment Law – Music
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Health Care Law
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law

National Tier 2

• Commercial Litigation
• Copyright Law
• Corporate Law
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law

National Tier 3

• Insurance Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Land Use & Zoning Law

Metropolitan Tier 1

Albany

• Government Relations Practice

Los Angeles

• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures & Television
• Entertainment Law – Music
• Environmental Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Health Care Law
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law

New York City

• Advertising Law
• Entertainment Law – Music
• Health Care Law

Orange County

• Banking and Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

San Francisco

• Non-Profit/Charities Law
• Tax Law

Washington, D.C.

• Copyright Law
• Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures & Television
• Entertainment Law – Music

Metropolitan Tier 2

Albany

• Health Care Law

Los Angeles

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Energy Law
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Non-Profit/Charities Law
• Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law

New York City

• Corporate Law
• Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures & Television

Orange County

• Land Use & Zoning Law

San Francisco

• Commercial Litigation
• Energy Law
• Litigation – Trusts & Estates
• Real Estate Law
• Trusts & Estates Law
• Utilities Law

Washington, D.C.

• Litigation – Intellectual Property

Metropolitan Tier 3

Albany

• Insurance Law

Los Angeles

• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Litigation – Bankruptcy

New York City

• Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Washington, D.C.

• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law – Management
• International Trade and Finance Law
• Litigation – Labor & Employment

 View the full rankings here.