MILWAUKEE – Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. (Reinhart) has been ranked in several practice areas nationally and statewide by the recently released 2010 Best Law Firms rankings from U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers.
The firm’s Tax Practice received a Tier 2 ranking nationally and the Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions Practices were ranked Tier 3 nationally.
Twelve of the firm’s practice areas were ranked Tier 1 in Milwaukee (Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Environmental Law, Health Care Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law, Trusts & Estates Law).
Four of the firm’s practices were ranked Tier 1 in Madison (Construction Law, Energy Law, Health Care Law, Real Estate Law).
The firm also received four Tier 2 rankings in Milwaukee (Employment Law – Management, Franchise Law, General Commercial Litigation, Securities / Capital Markets Law) and two Tier 2 rankings in Madison (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management).
The survey responses as part of these rankings were combined with more than 3.1 million evaluations of individual lawyers in these firms in the most recent Best Lawyers survey. Hard numbers were also used to develop the practice area rankings — data about numbers of lawyers and their previous experience, numbers of clients within different billing ranges, numbers of transactions and litigation matters at different dollar levels; pro-bono commitment, diversity, and other objective data.
The following comments from Reinhart clients, gathered by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers, appear on USNews.com:
Commercial Finance Law
“As a growing company, finance is a big part of supporting the growth, and James Bedore has kept in front of financing issues as well as brought other resources to the table.”
Jay Tomcheck
WS Packaging Group, Inc.
Corporate Compliance Law
“Bar none, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren is the strongest firm I have worked with regarding corporate compliance law. This firm has corporate attorneys such as Tim Reardon, who brings years of experience both locally and nationally to the table and who functions like a true business partner — looking out for the short- and long-term strategic interests of his clients!”
Mark Adams
Advocate, MD Financial Group, Inc.
Corporate Law
“Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren lawyers are a pleasure to work with, as they know the business and are additionally proactive in providing options. They care about the client and his wellbeing.”
Veli-Matti Tarvainen
Yara Suomi Ou
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
“Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. has the resources to make the acquisition successful, and is creative about solving issues that come up in the process.”
Anonymous
Real Estate Law
“Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. is practical, knowledgeable, responsive, and effective. They have a great team to address all real estate issues, ranging from zoning/platting/land division to sales/purchases to leasing. It is a pleasure doing business with them.”
William Dalrymple
Fitchburg Research Park Associates
General Commercial Litigation
“Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. is a first-tier group of legal professionals who recognize that their role is to deliver results and offer solutions to business and legal problems.”
Anonymous
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
“Reinhart consistently provides quality legal services. They are extremely responsive and take a practical approach to legal matters.”
Anonymous
9,514 clients of law firms – including every Fortune 100 company and 587 of the Fortune 1000 companies – provided 194,370 firm practice-area evaluations; 6,190 clients provided 11,181 comments about law firm practice areas and individual lawyers; and 8,842 lawyers provided 594,012 firm practice-area evaluations. The complete rankings include 30,322 rankings of 8,782 law firms in 81 practice areas and are posted online at http://www.usnews.com/bestlawfirms.
ABOUT REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN s.c.
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. is a full-service, business-oriented law firm with offices in Milwaukee, Waukesha and Madison, Wisconsin and Rockford, Illinois. With more than 200 lawyers, the firm serves clients throughout the United States and internationally with a combination of legal advice, industry understanding and superior client service.
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MEDIA CONTACT
Kirk Kusick, Marketing Manager
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
1000 North Water Street, Suite 1700 | Milwaukee, WI 53202
