Four practice areas at Harris Beach PLLC have received national recognition in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®, with dozens of the firm’s other practice areas receiving regional honors.
Harris Beach achieved Tier 1 national status in the Mass Torts Litigation/ Class Action – Defendants practice area, Tier 2 national ranking in the Public Finance Law practice area, and Tier 3 national status in both the Corporate Law practice area and the Land Use and Zoning Law practice area.
Firms included in the 2024 Best Law Firms® list are ranked by Best Lawyers®, recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking in Best Law Firms® on a national and/or metropolitan scale signals a unique credibility within the industry.
“In addition to these national standouts, we also had dozens of our other practice areas recognized across our many New York state offices,” said Harris Beach CEO Christopher D. Jagel. “This is a testament to the tremendously talented and hard-working people we have at Harris Beach, as well as their commitment to exceeding client expectations with innovative solutions.”
The 2024 edition of Best Law Firms® includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan-based practice areas. Here’s a complete list of the practice areas where Harris Beach achieved recognition:
Best Law Firms – National
- Mass Torts Litigation/ Class Action – Defendants (Tier 1)
- Public Finance Law (Tier 2)
- Corporate Law (Tier 3)
- Land Use and Zoning Law (Tier 3)
Best Law Firms – Regional
Albany
- Appellate Practice (Tier 1)
- Economic Development Law (Tier 1)
- Energy Law (Tier 1)
- Energy Regulatory Law (Tier 1)
- Commercial Litigation (Tier 2)
- Environmental Law (Tier 2)
Binghamton
- Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
Buffalo
- Immigration Law (Tier 1)
- Municipal Law (Tier 1)
- Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
- Commercial Litigation (Tier 2)
- Employment Law – Management (Tier 2)
- Environmental Law (Tier 2)
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (Tier 3)
- Trusts & Estates Law (Tier 3)
Long Island
- Litigation – Health Care (Tier 3)
- Trusts & Estates Law (Tier 3)
New York City
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants (Tier 1)
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (Tier 1)
- Public Finance Law (Tier 2)
Rochester
- Appellate Practice (Tier 1)
- Banking and Finance Law (Tier 1)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation (Tier 1)
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (Tier 1)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law (Tier 1)
- Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
- Copyright Law (Tier 1)
- Corporate Law (Tier 1)
- Economic Development Law (Tier 1)
- Education Law (Tier 1)
- Employment Law – Management (Tier 1)
- Health Care Law (Tier 1)
- Labor Law – Management (Tier 1)
- Land Use & Zoning Law (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Banking & Finance (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Health Care (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Intellectual Property (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Labor & Employment (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Land Use & Zoning (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Securities (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Trusts & Estates (Tier 1)
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants (Tier 1)
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants (Tier 1)
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law (Tier 1)
- Municipal Law (Tier 1)
- Patent Law (Tier 1)
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (Tier 1)
- Public Finance Law (Tier 1)
- Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
- Trusts & Estates Law (Tier 1)
- Construction Law (Tier 2)
- Corporate Governance Law (Tier 2)
- Environmental Law (Tier 2)
- Litigation – Construction (Tier 2)
- Litigation – Municipal (Tier 2)
- Litigation – Patent (Tier 2)
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (Tier 2)
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law (Tier 3)
Syracuse
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 1)
- Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
- Copyright Law (Tier 1)
- Appellate Practice (Tier 2)
- Litigation – Bankruptcy (Tier 2)
- Litigation – Patent (Tier 2)
About Harris Beach PLLC
Founded in 1856, Harris Beach and its subsidiaries provide legal and professional services to clients across New York state, as well as nationally and internationally. Harris Beach is among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal and ranks as a BTI Elite law firm based on in-depth interviews of more than 600 corporate counsel at the world’s largest and most influential companies. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, not-for-profit organizations, and individuals. Principal industries Harris Beach represents include cannabis, education, energy, financial, food and beverage, health care, insurance, manufacturing, medical and life sciences, real estate developers, science and technology, veterinary medicine, and state and local governments and authorities. Our more than 200 lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, Long Island, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, and White Plains, as well as from offices in Washington, D.C., New Haven, Connecticut and Newark, New Jersey. For more information, go to www.harrisbeach.com.