Holland & Hart Listed Among Top Firms in 2011-12 U.S.News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" Rankings
DENVER – Nov. 1, 2011 – Holland & Hart LLP is listed among the top 20 firms in the nation based on number of first-tier metropolitan rankings by U.S.News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession. In addition to earning 106 first-tier metropolitan rankings, the firm also attained five national first-tier rankings, including: Environmental Litigation, Mining Law, Oil & Gas Law, Project Finance Law and Technology Law. Of all the firms evaluated for the 2011-12 "Best Law Firms," Holland & Hart received the most first-tier rankings in the U.S. in Natural Resources Law and Oil & Gas Law.
Nearly 10,000 firms nationwide received rankings in the second year of "Best Law Firms." A complete list of Holland & Hart's rankings for 2011-12 can be found here.
This is the second time Holland & Hart was ranked among the nation's leading firms by U.S.News – Best Lawyers®. In 2010, Holland & Hart was recognized for earning 76 metropolitan first-tier rankings, more than all but five firms in the United States, as well a national first-tier ranking for Mining Law.
"We celebrate this great achievement, which demonstrates the incredible emphasis Holland & Hart places on client service and the remarkable expertise our lawyers bring to bear across a wide spectrum of practice areas," said John Husband, firm Chairman. "Our team brings a level of dedication and industry knowledge that clients clearly value and that our peers respect."
Earlier this year, 122 Holland & Hart attorneys were named to the 2012 edition of Best Lawyers in America® and 18 were given the distinct honor of being named "Lawyer of the Year" for their practice areas in their respective markets.
The U.S.News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. An unprecedented amount of data was collected in the project's second year, and this combined data resulted in the 2011-2012 "Best Law Firms" rankings.