The 2008 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business has ranked the law firm of Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP among the best in North Carolina. The sixth annual edition ranks Brooks Pierce in the number one category for Antitrust law, Environment law, and Litigation.

The firm is also recognized for its outstanding legal service in the areas of Banking & Finance, Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, Labor & Employment, and Litigation. Firm partners singled out for their outstanding legal work include:

Bill Cary (Labor & Employment)
Mark Davidson (Corporate/M&A)
George House (Environment)
Bob King (Environment)
Dan McGinn (Labor & Employment)
Jeff Oleynik (Antitrust and Litigation)
Jim Phillips (Litigation)
Reid Phillips (Litigation)
Bob Singer (Banking & Finance and Corporate/M&A)
Mack Sperling (Litigation)
Randy Tinsley (Environment)
Jennifer Van Zant (Antitrust)
Jim Williams (Antitrust and Litigation)
Ed Winslow (Banking & Finance and Corporate/M&A)

Chambers' full-time researchers annually perform exhaustive research and interviews with practicing attorneys, their clients, and other legal industry leaders. Chambers and Partners is based in London and began as general book publishers in 1969. Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business published its first edition in 2003.