Rankings and Recognition

Recipient of the Tony Mauro Media Lawyer Award
The American Lawyer, 2020

A Top Summer Associate Program
Ranked #30, Vault's Top 50 Best Summer Associate Programs, 2023

Finalist for Legal Services Innovation Award
The American Lawyer Industry Awards, 2021

Finalist for Innovation in Data Analytics
Financial Times Innovative Lawyers North America Awards, 2021

Recipient of the Innovation Award in the Rethinking the Workplace category
Financial Times, 2020

A Top Corporate Law Firm
Forbes, 2019

Recipient of Law Firm/Legal Department Inclusiveness@Work Award
Center for Legal Inclusiveness, 2022

AI Visionaries
Ballard Spahr and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer Virginia G. Essandoh
Relativity, 2022

Recognized for Work-Life Balance Policies in "Agency & Flexibility" Category
Yale Law Women's Top Firms Report, 2022

Received Pro Bono Award for Racial Justice Initiative
Philadelphia Bar Foundation, 2022

A Top 100 firm 
The American Lawyer Pro Bono Report, 2009-2019

Perfect score, Corporate Equality Index
Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 2016-2022

Gold Standard Certification for women in leadership
Women in Law Empowerment Forum, 2011-2023

Mansfield Certification
Diversity Lab, 2022-2023

UCLI Certified 2022 – Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Legal Profession
Utah Center for Legal Inclusion, 2022

Emerging Technologies List
National Law Journal, 2020

Distinguished ranking in Brings New and Creative Interpretations category
BTI Consulting Group Leading Edge Law Firms, 2024

Leading ranking in Serving as the Source of New Ideas category
BTI Consulting Group Leading Edge Law Firms, 2024

Recommended Law Firms
BTI Consulting Group, 2021

Distinguished ranking in Wild Card category
BTI Consulting Group Client Service A-Team, 2020

Standout rankings in client investment, client infrastructure, client magnets, and client communication
BTI Consulting Group Client Service A-Team, 2020

Innovation "Mover and Shaker", "Builder", "Client Experience Innovator", and "Law Firm Technology Leader"
BTI Consulting, 2019

A top law firm, client relationship strength
BTI's Client Relationship Scorecard, 2019

Innovation “Mover and Shaker”
Top 15%, Using Technology to Add Client Value
BTI Consulting, 2018

A top law firm, client service performance
BTI Consulting Group Client Service A-Team, 2010-2018

A top law firm, strength in client relationships and industry focus
BTI Industry Power Rankings, 2017

Finalist for Best Business Team
American Lawyer Industry Awards, 2019-2020

Finalist for Best Law Firm Client Team
American Lawyer Industry Awards, 2018

Legal Technology Trailblazers
National Law Journal, 2019-2020

Most Innovative Law Firms: Business of Law
Financial Times, 2018-2019

A commended firm, New Products and Services; Data, Knowledge and Intelligence
Financial Times, 2018

Among the top 15 percent of all law firms using technology to add client value
BTI Consulting, 2018

Pennsylvania Regional Powerhouse
Law360, 2018

Leading national practice, Gaming & Licensing, 2022, 2023
Leading national practice, REITs: Maryland Counsel, 2012-2023
Leading national practice, Retail, 2020-2023
Leading practice, highest tier, Banking and Finance, Pennsylvania, 2007-2023
Leading practice, Chancery, Delaware, 2023
Leading practice, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Pennsylvania, 2015-2023
Leading practice, Corporate/M&A, Arizona, 2009-2022; Colorado, 2019-2022; Maryland, 2011-2023; Minnesota, 2017-2023; Utah, 2007-2021, 2023
Leading practice, Corporate/Commercial, South Dakota, 2017-2023
Leading practice, highest tier, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Pennsylvania, 2020-2023
Leading practice, Tax, Pennsylvania, 2018-2023

Best Lawyers Best Law Firms

Administrative/Regulatory Law, highest tier, New York, 2017-2021, 2023, 2024
Biotechnology Law, highest tier, Atlanta, 2016-2018; Philadelphia, 2011-2017
Corporate Compliance Law, highest tier, Baltimore, 2013-2021, 2023, 2024; Philadelphia, 2023, 2024
Corporate Governance Law, highest tier, Baltimore, 2013-2021, 2024; Delaware, 2024
Corporate Law, highest tier, nationally, 2011-2016, 2019-2024; Baltimore, 2014-2024; Las Vegas, 2010-2024; Minneapolis, 2018, 2023, 2024; Philadelphia, 2011-2024; Phoenix, 2010-2024
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, highest tier, nationally, 2024; Minneapolis, 2018-2021, 2023, 2024; Philadelphia, 2010-2021, 2023, 2024; Washington, D.C., 2024
Employment Law – Management, highest tier, nationally, 2019-2022, 2024; New Jersey, 2014-2022, 2024; Philadelphia, 2010-2022, 2024
Equipment Finance Law, highest tier, Philadelphia, 2011-2018
Financial Services Regulation Law, highest tier, Minneapolis, 2018-2021, 2023, 2024; Philadelphia, 2023, 2024; Utah, 2011-2021
Gaming Law, highest tier, Philadelphia, 2013-2017
Government Relations Practice, highest tier, Las Vegas, 2014-2021
International Mergers & Acquisitions, highest tier, Phoenix, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
Litigation – Trusts and Estates, highest tier, Philadelphia, 2011-2016, 2019, 2020
Mergers & Acquisitions Law, highest tier, nationally, 2020-2024; Las Vegas and Philadelphia, 2011-2024; Minneapolis, 2018-2024; Phoenix, 2011-2024; Utah, 2018-2021
Nonprofit/Charities Law, highest tier, Phoenix, 2017-2021, 2023, 2024
Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, highest tier, Philadelphia, 2011-2018
Securities/Capital Markets Law, highest tier, nationally, 2014-2024; Philadelphia, 2010-2024; Phoenix, 2018-2024
Securities Regulation Law, highest tier, nationally, 2021-2024; Philadelphia, 2013-2024; Phoenix, 2023, 2024
Tax Law, highest tier, nationally, 2015-2024; Atlanta, 2016-2019; Philadelphia, 2013-2021, 2023, 2024; Phoenix, 2017-2019
Trusts and Estates Law, highest tier, nationally, 2022-2024; Minneapolis, 2018-2021; Philadelphia, 2010-2024
Venture Capital Law, highest tier, Utah, 2014-2020

IFLR 1000

Firm of the year, Financial and corporate, Arizona, 2021
Recommended practice, Banking, Minnesota, 2019-2023
Recommended practice, Capital markets, Pennsylvania, 2018-2023
Leading practice, highest tier, Financial and corporate, Arizona, 2018-2023
Recommended practice, M&A, Colorado, 2019-2023; Maryland, 2019-2023; Minnesota, 2018-2023; Nevada, 2018-2023, Pennsylvania, 2018-2023
Recommended practice, Real Estate, Colorado, 2021-2023; Nevada, 2021-2023

BTI M&A Outlook Report
Best at Transformative Deals – Standout, 2022
Best at Mega Deals – Standout, 2022
Best at Difficult Deals – Standout, 2022
Best at Deals Attracting Regulatory Scrutiny – Standout, 2022
Best at Public Deals – Standout, 2022
Best at Private Deals - Standout, 2022

A Core Law Firm for excellence in financial services, retail, and health care
BTI Industry Power Rankings, 2017 

Banking Practice Group of the Year: Consumer Financial Services
Law360, 2017

Leading practice, Private Wealth Law, Pennsylvania
Chambers High Net Worth, 2016-2023

Chambers FinTech Legal USA

Leading national practice, Fintech, 2020-2024, New York, 2021
Leading national practice, Payments and Lending, 2021-2024
Leading national practice, Data Protection and Cyber Security, 2022, 2023
Leading national practice, Crypto-Asset Disputes, 2023, 2024

Good2BeSocial

Highest-ranked consumer financial services U.S. law firm podcast, 2023

The Legal 500 US

Leading practice, Energy: Renewable/Alternative, 2015-2023
Leading practice, Finance – Restructuring (including Bankruptcy): Municipal, 2012-2023
Leading practice, Project Finance: energy and power, 2023
Leading practice, Project Finance: infrastructure and P3, 2023
Leading practice, Project Finance: advice to lender, 2019-2022
Leading practice, Project Finance: advice to sponsor, 2019-2022
Leading practice, Real Estate, 2011-2023
Leading practice, Real Estate Finance, 2021-2023

IFLR 1000

Firm of the year, Financial and corporate, Arizona, 2021
Leading practice, Banking, Minnesota, 2019-2023
Leading practice, Capital markets, Pennsylvania, 2018-2022
Leading practice, highest tier, Financial and corporate, Arizona, 2018-2022
Leading practice, Restructuring and insolvency, Minnesota, 2019-2023; Pennsylvania, 2019-2023

Refinitiv, year-end 2022

General Rankings

#1 in Pollution Control Long-Term Municipal New Issues
#1 in Industrial Development Long-Term Municipal New Issues
#2 in Solid Waste/Resource Recovery Long-Term Municipal New Issues
#4 in Single Family Housing Long Term Municipal New Issues
#4 in Variable Rate Long-Term Municipal New Issues
#5 in Higher Education Long-Term Municipal New Issues

State Rankings

#2 Pennsylvania, Bond Counsel
#3 in New Jersey Long Term Municipal New Issues

Regional Rankings

#3 in Mideast Long-Term Municipal New Issues
#4 in Midwest Long-Term Municipal New Issues

Top 10 Patent Firm North America - East Coast, 2022, 2023
Award Winning Law Firm - North East, 2022
Most Well Respected Law Firm – East Coast, 2021
Most Well Respected Law Firm – Pennsylvania, 2019
Patent Lawyer Magazine

5 attorneys ranked as "Leading Trademark Professionals"
Firm ranked in Pennsylvania
WTR 1000 – The World's Leading Trademark Professionals, 2018-2023

6 attorneys ranked as "Leading Patent Professionals" in Georgia
Firm ranked in Georgia
IAM Patent 1000 – The World's Leading Patent Professionals, 2018-2023

3 attorneys ranked as "Leading Patent Professional" in Pennsylvania
Firm ranked in Pennsylvania
IAM Patent 1000 – The World's Leading Patent Professionals, 2019-2023

2 attorneys ranked as "Leading Patent Professionals" in New York
Firm ranked in New York
IAM Patent 1000 – The World's Leading Patent Professionals, 2020-2023

1 attorney ranked as "Leading Patent Professional" in Phoenix
Firm ranked in Phoenix
IAM Patent 1000 - The World's Leading Patent Professionals, 2021-2023

Firm of the Year in Patent Prosecution (South)
Managing Intellectual Property, 2024

Firm of the Year in Trademark Disputes (South)
Managing Intellectual Property, 2024

9 attorneys ranked as "IP Stars"
Managing Intellectual Property, 2021-2023

"Highly Recommended" intellectual property practice in Georgia
Managing Intellectual Property, 2013, 2018-2023

"Highly Recommended" intellectual property practice in Pennsylvania
Managing Intellectual Property, 2023

"Recommended" intellectual property practice in Pennsylvania
Managing Intellectual Property, 2013, 2018-2022

"Patent Prosecution" Tier 3
LMG Life Sciences, 2022 and 2023

"Other Notable Firm" patent prosecution practice in United States (National)
Managing Intellectual Property, 2018, 2019

Named an "IP VIP"
BTI Consulting Group, 2014

Bet-the-Company Litigation, highest tier, Philadelphia, 2023, 2024
Commercial Litigation, highest tier, nationally, 2014-2024; Colorado, 2011-2019, 2022-2024; New Jersey, 2014-2018; Minneapolis, 2024; Philadelphia, 2011-2024; Phoenix, 2019, 2021-2024
Criminal Defense: White-Collar, highest tier, nationally, 2019-2024; Delaware, 2024; New York, 2017-2024; Philadelphia, 2018-2024
Employment Law - Management, highest tier, nationally, 2023, 2024; New Jersey, 2023; Philadelphia, 2023; Phoenix, 2023
Environmental Law, highest tier, nationally, 2016-2024; New Jersey, 2019, 2020; Philadelphia, 2010-2024; Phoenix, 2023
First Amendment Law, highest tier, Colorado, 2018-2021; New York, 2018; Philadelphia, 2021, 2023, 2024; Washington, D.C., 2018-2021, 2024
Insurance Law, highest tier, Phoenix, 2021; Sioux Falls, 2018
Labor Law – Management, highest tier, nationally, 2018-2023; New Jersey, 2014-2024; Philadelphia, 2010-2024; Phoenix, 2019, 2020
Litigation – Banking and Finance, highest tier, nationally, 2011-2023; Colorado, 2011-2018; Philadelphia, 2011-2024
Litigation – Bankruptcy, highest tier, nationally, 2017-2024; Baltimore, 2017-2019, Colorado, 2018, 2021-2024; Minneapolis, 2018-2019, 2021; Philadelphia, 2011-2024
Litigation – Environmental, highest tier, nationally, 2015-2020; New Jersey, 2014-2021; Philadelphia, 2011-2020
Litigation – First Amendment, Law Firm of the Year, 2018, 2020, 2022; highest tier, nationally, 2018-2024; Colorado, 2018-2023; New York, 2018-2022; Philadelphia, 2019-2024; Washington, D.C., 2018-2024
Litigation – Intellectual Property, highest tier, nationally, 2015-2024; Atlanta, 2013-2024; Los Angeles, 2023; Minneapolis, 2018; Philadelphia, 2014-2024; Phoenix, 2023
Litigation – Labor and Employment, highest tier, nationally, 2021-2024; New Jersey, 2014-2021; Philadelphia, 2014-2024; Utah, 2013-2016
Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, highest tier, Philadelphia, 2011-2018
Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions, highest tier, Colorado, 2014-2018
Litigation – Patent, highest tier, nationally, 2018-2024; Atlanta, 2019-2022; Minneapolis, 2018; Philadelphia, 2011-2024
Litigation – Real Estate, highest tier, nationally, 2014-2024; Colorado, 2013-2018, Philadelphia, 2019-2024
Litigation – Securities, highest tier, Colorado, 2014-2018; Philadelphia, 2011-2021, 2023, 2024
Litigation – Trusts and Estates, highest tier, Philadelphia, 2011-2016, 2019, 2020
Media Law, Law Firm of the Year, 2018, 2019, 2024; highest tier, nationally, 2018-2024; Colorado, 2021, 2024; New York, 2019-2024; Philadelphia, 2019-2024; Washington, D.C., 2019-2024
Mediation, highest tier, Minneapolis, 2018

Benchmark Litigation

"Highly Recommended" litigation practice in Pennsylvania, 2009-2023
"Highly Recommended" labor and employment practice in Pennsylvania, 2019-2022
"Recommended" labor and employment practice in Pennsylvania, 2018
"Highly Recommended" dispute resolution in Pennsylvania, 2024
"Recommended" litigation practice in Minnesota, 2019-2023
"Recommended" dispute resolution in Minnesota, 2024
"Recommended" litigation practice in Colorado, 2010-2023
"Recommended" dispute resolution in Colorado, 2024

Named to Honor Roll of Litigation Powerhouses 2020, for Commercial Litigation, Complex Commercial Litigation, and Class Actions
BTI Consulting, BTI Litigation Outlook 2020

Named to Honor Roll of Litigation Powerhouses 2019, for Class Actions, Complex Employment Litigation, and Complex Commercial Litigation
BTI Consulting, BTI Litigation Outlook 2019

The Legal 500 US

Leading practice, Antitrust: Civil litigation/class actions: defense, 2019-2023
Leading practice, Antitrust: Civil litigation/class actions: plaintiff, 2019, 2020
Leading practice, Dispute Resolution - Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense, 2022, 2023
Leading practice, Dispute Resolution - Financial services litigation, 2022, 2023
Leading practice, E-discovery, 2019
Leading practice, Media and Entertainment: Litigation, 2020-2023
Leading practice, Labor and employment - Labor-management relations, 2022, 2023
Leading practice, Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense: Automotive/Transport, 2010-2023
Leading practice, Securities Litigation: Defense, 2020-2023

Named as Litigation Standouts 2022, for Commercial Litigation, Complex Employment Litigation, and Employment Litigation
BTI Consulting, BTI Litigation Outlook 2022

Named to Honor Roll of Cybersecurity Law Firms 2017
BTI Consulting, Law Firms Best at Cybersecurity

Media and Entertainment Practice Group of the Year
Law360, 2017

New Jersey Litigation Department of the Year
New Jersey Law Journal, 2016

Pennsylvania Litigation Department of the Year—General Litigation (Large Firms) 
The Legal Intelligencer, 2014

Finalist, Pennsylvania Litigation Department of the Year—Labor and Employment
The Legal Intelligencer, 2014

"Go-To Law Firm" for Litigation
American Lawyer Media, 2010-2013

"Go-To Law Firm" for Labor and Employment
American Lawyer Media, 2011, 2012

Named to GCR 100 for leading Antitrust practice
Global Competition Review, 2014-2024

IFLR 1000

Leading practice, Real Estate, Colorado, 2020-2023; Nevada, 2020-2023

A "Most Recommended" Firm for Real Estate Law
Forbes, 2019

Best Law Firm in Pennsylvania—Real Estate 
The Legal Intelligencer, 2020