Winston & Strawn Included in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” Rankings

Winston & Strawn was recognized in the 2011-2012 "Best Law Firms" rankings by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®. Of particular note, Winston & Strawn has been named the first U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Law Firm of the Year" in admiralty & maritime law. Winston is the only law firm in this nationally ranked legal practice area to receive this recognition. This award was received based on a combination of high performance on surveys of clients about the firm's work in the practice area, the high regard that lawyers in other firms in the same practice area have for Winston, and the information that the firm provided in response to the law firm survey.

The firm was also recognized in the national first-tier rankings in the following areas:

• Admirality & Maritime Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Governmental Investigations
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Litigation
• Employment Law - Management
• Energy Law
• Entertainment Law - Music
• Environmental Law
• International Trade and Finance Law
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Antitrust
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Litigation - Tax
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Trademark Law

Over 40 Winston & Strawn practice areas were also included in the metropolitan first-tier rankings across the firm's domestic offices.

For a complete list of all the areas in which Winston & Strawn is recognized, visit the Best Law Firms website.

A number of Winston & Strawn attorneys were also included in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.