Best Law Firms 2020: U.S. News – Best Lawyers again ranks Eckert Seamans among the nation’s top law firms
November 1, 2019
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions, Public Finance, and Trademark Law practices receive National Tier 1 ranking.
The national law firm of Eckert Seamans has been recognized by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” 2020 for 70 national and metropolitan practices across three tiers. Based on a combination of client surveys, peer interviews, and editorial research, Eckert Seamans earned National Tier 1 honors for its Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Public Finance Law, and Trademark Law practices.
Eckert Seamans’ Mass Tort Litigation Group, co-chaired by Dennis R. McEwen and Mark L. Reardon, defends mass tort lawsuits arising from environmental and occupational exposure to chemicals and other substances. In the course of defending thousands of mass tort claims, the Mass Tort lawyers at Eckert Seamans have served as national coordinating counsel for the defense of claims involving asbestos-containing products and other toxic substances, lead trial counsel in single and multiple-plaintiff cases, and joint defense counsel for multiple defendants. The firm’s lead counsel experience has encompassed cases tried to verdict and appeals in state and federal courts throughout the United States.
Eckert Seamans’ Public Finance Group, led by Chair Marc S. Stein, is experienced in representing issuers, underwriters, lenders, trustees and investors in structuring, analyzing and evaluating the legal bases for public and private debt offerings by state and local units of government. Eckert Seamans has been listed in The Bond Buyers Municipal Marketplace® since 1985. In 2018, Eckert Seamans’ Public Finance Group represented clients in tax exempt and taxable debt financings totaling $4,291,680,493 in aggregate principal amount.
Eckert Seamans’ trademark law practice is part of the firm’s Intellectual Property Group, which is nationally ranked by Chambers USA, a leading independent guide to legal services. Led by Chair Philip E. Levy, Eckert Seamans’ Intellectual Property Group engages in the full spectrum of practice in this specialized area of the law, including United States and foreign patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and unfair competition law, and the negotiation, preparation, and enforcement of a wide variety of related agreements including license, assignment, consulting, employment, nondisclosure, and joint venture agreements.
Earlier this year, 43 Eckert Seamans attorneys achieved placements in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020 edition, with seven noted as “Lawyer of the Year for 2019,” a distinction reserved for only a single lawyer in each specialty area of the law in each community.
In addition to its national recognition, Eckert Seamans received Tier 1 rankings in the following metropolitan markets: Harrisburg, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Richmond. Those rankings follow below.
Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings:
Harrisburg
Litigation – Labor & Employment
New Jersey
Government Relations Practice
Philadelphia
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Public Finance Law
Trademark Law
Pittsburgh
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Copyright Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Labor & Employment
Litigation – Patent
Litigation – Securities
Litigation – Trusts & Estates
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Patent Law
Privacy and Data Security Law
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Public Finance Law
Tax Law
Trademark Law
Trusts & Estates Law
Richmond
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Commercial Litigation
Communications Law
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