TAMPA, FL – Carlton Fields earned national first-tier rankings for eight of its practices in the 2027 edition of Best Law Firms®. In addition, the firm achieved 59 regional first-tier rankings across eight of its offices.
According to Best Lawyers, achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
Carlton Fields’ first-tier rankings include:
National First-Tier Rankings:
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
Regional First-Tier Rankings:
Atlanta
- Real Estate Law
Hartford
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Insurance
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Real Estate Law
Los Angeles
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
Miami
- Appellate Practice
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Family Law
- Insurance Law
- International Mergers and Acquisitions
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Insurance
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Real Estate Law
Orlando
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
Tallahassee
- Appellate Practice
- Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Real Estate Law
Tampa
- Appellate Practice
- Arbitration
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Employment Law – Management
- Environmental Law
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Legal Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Insurance
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Litigation – Securities
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
West Palm Beach
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
The Best Law Firms rankings are based on client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.
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