Brooks Pierce Receives 37 Tier-One Rankings in 2025 Edition of “Best Law Firms”

Brooks Pierce has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®, regionally in 50 practice areas.

Firms included in the 2025 Best Law Firms® list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be considered for this milestone achievement, at least one lawyer in the law firm must be recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Brooks Pierce received the following rankings in the 2025 Best Law Firms®:

Regional Tier 1 - Raleigh

• Appellate Practice
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Copyright Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law - Management
• First Amendment Law
• Government Relations Practice
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - First Amendment
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Media Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Real Estate Law

Regional Tier 1 - Triad

• Antitrust Law
• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Commercial Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Environmental Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Litigation - Securities
• Litigation and Controversy - Tax
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Tax Law
• Trusts and Estates

Regional Tier 1 - Wilmington

• Commercial Litigation

Regional Tier 2 - Raleigh

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Banking and Finance Law
• Entertainment Law - Music
• Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

Regional Tier 2 - Triad

• Construction Law
• Health Care Law
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Trademark Law

Regional Tier 3 - Triad

• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Litigation - Antitrust
• Litigation - Patent
• Patent Law