Godfrey & Kahn: Receives top tier recognition in U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers 2010 Best Law Firms rankings

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Susan Costley

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin (September 30, 2010)– Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. is proud to announce its recognition in the inaugural publication of the 2010 Best Law Firms rankings released by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers. Among all Wisconsin law firms, Godfrey & Kahn garnered the most top tier (Tier 1) rankings in the following practice areas:

* General Commercial Litigation

* Mergers & Acquisitions Law

* Trusts & Estates Law

U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers rated law firms in the following three metropolitan areas in Wisconsin: Madison, Milwaukee and the Fox Valley. Godfrey & Kahn was awarded Tier 1 rankings in all three metropolitan areas. The firm was awarded a total of 25 Tier 1 rankings. In addition:

* In the Milwaukee metropolitan area, Godfrey & Kahn was the only firm ranked Tier 1 in International Arbitration and Mutual Funds Law.

* In the Madison metropolitan area, Godfrey & Kahn was the only firm ranked Tier 1 in Media & First Amendment Law.

* In the Fox Valley, Godfrey & Kahn was the only firm ranked Tier 1 in General Commercial Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Trusts & Estates Law.

Other Godfrey & Kahn practice groups recognized with Tier 1 rankings were:

* Alternative Dispute Resolution

* Antitrust Law

* Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

* Corporate Law

* Education Law

* Environmental Law

* General Commercial Litigation

* Labor Law – Management

* Mergers & Acquisitions Law

* Non-Profit/Charities Law

* Private Equity Law

* Real Estate Law

* Tax Law

* Trusts & Estates Law

Additionally, Godfrey & Kahn was ranked nationally in the practice areas of Corporate Law, General Commercial Litigation and Mergers & Acquisitions Law.

“We are grateful that our lawyers and practice areas have received this significant recognition from our peers,” said Rick Bliss, Managing Partner at Godfrey & Kahn. “When added to the list of recognitions we have recently received from Chambers and Partners, Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers and other law ratings services, we believe it reinforces our commitment to providing quality legal services for our clients.”

With more than 180 lawyers, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. is one of Wisconsin’s leading business law firms. Founded in 1957, Godfrey & Kahn maintains offices in Milwaukee, Madison, Appleton, Green Bay and Waukesha, Wis.; and Washington, DC. For more information, please visit the firm’s web site at http://www.gklaw.com.

The U.S. News Media Group is a multi-platform digital publisher of news and analysis, which includes the monthly U.S. News & World Report magazine, the digital-only U.S. News Weekly magazine, http://www.usnews.com, and http://www.rankingsandreviews.com. Focusing on health, money and business, education, and public service/opinion, the U.S. News Media Group has earned a reputation as the leading provider of service news and information for its readers. The U.S. News Media Group’s signature franchises include its News You Can Use® brand of journalism and its “America’s Best” series of consumer guides which include rankings of colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, health plans and more.

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. For over a quarter century, the company has helped lawyers and clients find legal counsel in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar practice areas. The 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America includes 41,385 lawyers from all 50 states and the District of Columbia and is based on more than 3.1 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. At http://www.BestLawyers.com, Best Lawyers also publishes peer-reviewed listings of lawyers in most of the world’s major legal markets. Best Lawyers lists are excerpted in a wide range of general interest, business and legal publications worldwide, reaching an audience of more than 17 million readers.