Moore & Van Allen (MVA) is pleased to announce that nine of the firm's practice areas have earned national rankings in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms®. The firm also earned 51 Tier 1 rankings among its 74 total metropolitan rankings, reflecting MVA's continued strength and depth across a wide range of practice areas.
The 2026 edition of Best Law Firms ranks firms in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan areas. Rankings are based on methodology that includes client evaluations, peer reviews, and information provided by law firms through a formal submission process. To be eligible for a national or metropolitan Best Law Firms ranking, a practice area must have at least one lawyer in that practice ranked in The Best Lawyers in America®.
MVA's national Tier 2 rankings are for the following practice areas:
MVA's national Tier 3 rankings are for the following practice areas:
- Banking and Finance Law
- Corporate Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – ERISA
- Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Trademark Law
MVA's Tier 1 metropolitan rankings are for the following practice areas:
Charlotte
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Copyright Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Environmental Law
- Equipment Finance Law
- Government Relations Practice
- Health Care Law
- International Trade and Finance Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – ERISA
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Litigation – Securities
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Patent Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Tax Law
- Technology Law
- Trademark Law
- Trusts and Estates
Charleston, South Carolina
- Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Environmental Law
- Health Care Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
MVA's Tier 2 metropolitan rankings are for the following practice areas:
Charlotte
- Arbitration
- Immigration Law
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
- Litigation – Patent
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Charleston
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Energy Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Raleigh, North Carolina
MVA's Tier 3 metropolitan rankings are for the following practice areas:
Charlotte
Charleston