U.S. News & World ReportandBest Lawyershave rated Shipman one of the Best Law Firms in 33 practice areas across three metropolitan areas. The firm received these high rankings based on positive rating by clients and peers for the quality and breadth of its legal experience.Achieving a tiered rankinginU.S. News – Best Lawyers®"Best Law Firms"signals a "unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. Rankedfirms, presented in three tiers, are recognized on a national and regional-based scale. All three tier rankings represent the highest-level feedback a firm can receive and demonstrate the best in the legal industry across the United States."
The firm garnered 25 Tier 1 distinctions in three metropolitan districts in the following practice areas:
Hartford
Banking and Finance Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Education Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law - Management
Health Care Law
Labor Law - Management
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation –Trusts & Estates
Municipal Law
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Trusts & Estates Law
New Haven
Land Use & Zoning
Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
Municipal Law
Stamford
Real Estate Law
The firm also earned the following Tier 2 honors in 8 areas of law:
Hartford
Construction Law
Equipment Finance Law
Litigation – Insurance
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
New Haven
Litigation – Real Estate
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Stamford
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and
Reorganization Law
Litigation – Real Estate