NEW YORK – Nov. 6, 2025 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP received the most Tier 1 national rankings, with 43 national rankings, and second-most metropolitan Tier 1 rankings, with 294 metro rankings, in the 2026 Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms." With 528 total rankings, both metro and national, Greenberg Traurig has the most combined total rankings compared with any other law firm listed.
Additionally, the firm was recognized as "Law Firm of the Year" in Land Use and Zoning Law. Only one firm is awarded this recognition for each national practice area.
According to Best Lawyers®, firms included in the 2026 "Best Law Firms" are recognized for "integrating firm performance, client insight, and leadership perspectives." Achieving a tiered ranking "capture(s) a dynamic picture of achievement across the profession." The 2026 Best Law Firms national rankings cover 75 practice areas, and 127 practice areas are covered on the metropolitan lists.
The 16th edition of Best Law Firms rankings in the United States incorporates 26 million evaluations from over 129,000 individual leading lawyers and over 24,000 firms. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have at least one lawyer recognized in the 32nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America® list for that location and specialty.
Earlier in 2025, Greenberg Traurig was honored with the most attorneys listed in the combined 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch.
A full listing of the firm's top rankings follows.
Greenberg Traurig received a Tier 1 national ranking in each of the following 43 practice areas:
| Appellate Practice | Litigation – Construction |
| Banking and Finance Law | Litigation – Environmental |
| Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law | Litigation – Intellectual Property |
| Commercial Litigation | Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| Construction Law | Litigation – Patent |
| Copyright Law | Litigation – Real Estate |
| Corporate Law | Litigation – Securities |
| Criminal Defense: White-Collar | Litigation and Controversy – Tax |
| Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law | Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants |
| Employment Law – Management | Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
| Energy Law | Native American Law |
| Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television | Patent Law |
| Entertainment Law - Music | Public Finance Law |
| Environmental Law | Real Estate Law |
| Franchise Law | Securities / Capital Markets Law |
| Health Care Law | Securities Regulation |
| Immigration Law | Tax Law |
| Information Technology Law | Technology Law |
| Labor Law – Management | Trademark Law |
| Land Use and Zoning Law | Trusts and Estates |
| Litigation – Banking and Finance | Venture Capital Law |
| Litigation – Bankruptcy |
Greenberg Traurig received one or more Tier 1 metropolitan rankings in each of the following 72 practice areas:
| Administrative / Regulatory Law | Leisure and Hospitality Law |
| Appellate Practice | Litigation – Antitrust |
| Banking and Finance Law | Litigation – Banking and Finance |
| Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law | Litigation – Bankruptcy |
| Bet-the-Company Litigation | Litigation – Construction |
| Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law | Litigation – Environmental |
| Commercial Finance Law | Litigation – Health Care |
| Commercial Litigation | Litigation – Intellectual Property |
| Construction Law | Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| Copyright Law | Litigation – Land Use and Zoning |
| Corporate Governance Law | Litigation – Municipal |
| Corporate Law | Litigation – Patent |
| Criminal Defense: White-Collar | Litigation – Real Estate |
| Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law | Litigation – Securities |
| Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law | Litigation – Trusts and Estates |
| Employment Law – Management | Litigation and Controversy – Tax |
| Energy Law | Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants |
| Energy Regulatory Law | Media Law |
| Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television | Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants |
| Entertainment Law – Music | Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
| Environmental Law | Native American Law |
| Equipment Finance Law | Natural Resources Law |
| Financial Services Regulation Law | Oil and Gas Law |
| Franchise Law | Patent Law |
| Gaming Law | Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants |
| Government Relations Practice | Privacy and Data Security Law |
| Health Care Law | Product Liability Litigation – Defendants |
| Immigration Law | Public Finance Law |
| Information Technology Law | Real Estate Law |
| Insurance Law | Securities / Capital Markets Law |
| International Arbitration – Commercial | Securities Regulation |
| International Mergers and Acquisitions | Tax Law |
| International Trade and Finance Law | Technology Law |
| Labor Law – Management | Trademark Law |
| Land Use and Zoning Law | Trusts and Estates |
| Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants | Venture Capital Law |
Greenberg Traurig also was ranked nationally and by metropolitan area for the following 20 practice areas:
| Admiralty and Maritime Law | FDA Law |
| Advertising Law | Legal Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs |
| Antitrust Law | Litigation – ERISA |
| Arbitration | Litigation – First Amendment |
| Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice | Litigation – Insurance |
| Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) | Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions |
| Communications Law | Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) |
| Corporate Compliance Law | Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs |
| Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law | Sports Law |
| Family Law | Water Law |