Sherman & Howard Receives 45 Tier-One Rankings in U.S. News – Best Lawyers 2021 “Best Law Firms” List

DENVER, Colo. (November 5, 2020) — Best Lawyers® has recognized Sherman & Howard with 23 national rankings and 55 metropolitan rankings in the 2021 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” Of those rankings, 45 were in the highest tier.

The rankings are determined through a rigorous and discerning evaluation process. In order to be listed, a firm must consistently receive impressive ratings for professional excellence from clients and peers. Firms that achieve a tiered ranking are those that possess a rare combination of quality law practice and broad legal expertise.


Sherman & Howard received national rankings for the following practices:
  • Appellate Practice
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
  • Corporate Law
  • Employment Law – Management (Tier 1)
  • Health Care Law
  • Labor Law – Management (Tier 1)
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Litigation – Antitrust
  • Litigation – Banking & Finance
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment (Tier 1)
  • Litigation – Real Estate (Tier 1)
  • Litigation – Securities
  • Litigation – Tax
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Public Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation
  • Technology Law

Sherman & Howard received metropolitan rankings for the following practices:

ALBUQUERQUE

  • Public Finance Law

COLORADO

  • Arbitration (Tier 1)
  • Banking and Finance Law (Tier 1)
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation (Tier 1)
  • Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
  • Communications Law
  • Construction Law (Tier 1)
  • Corporate Governance Law (Tier 1)
  • Corporate Law (Tier 1)
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice (Tier 1)
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Tier 1)
  • Employment Law – Management (Tier 1)
  • Family Law (Tier 1)
  • Health Care Law (Tier 1)
  • Insurance Law (Tier 1)
  • Labor Law – Management (Tier 1)
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (Tier 1)
  • Litigation – Antitrust (Tier 1)
  • Litigation – Banking & Finance (Tier 1)
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Litigation – Construction (Tier 1)
  • Litigation – Environmental (Tier 1)
  • Litigation – Insurance (Tier 1)
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property (Tier 1)
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment (Tier 1)
  • Litigation – Real Estate (Tier 1)
  • Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Litigation – Securities (Tier 1)
  • Litigation – Tax (Tier 1)
  • Litigation – Trusts & Estates (Tier 1)
  • Mediation (Tier 1)
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law (Tier 1)
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law (Tier 1)
  • Public Finance Law (Tier 1)
  • Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation (Tier 1)
  • Tax Law (Tier 1)
  • Technology Law
  • Trusts & Estates Law (Tier 1)

PHOENIX

  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Labor Law – Management (Tier 1)
  • Litigation – Antitrust
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment (Tier 1)
  • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Litigation – Securities (Tier 1)
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Real Estate Law

SCOTTSDALE

  • Corporate Law
  • Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
  • Trusts & Estates Law (Tier 1)

 



ABOUT THE FIRM

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. is an Am Law 200 law firm with nine offices located in Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Missouri, and New Mexico. Our attorneys provide high-quality legal and business solutions to a broad range of clients, including private, public, and government entities throughout the nation and abroad. We have preeminent capabilities in the aerospace and government contracting, infrastructure and construction, financial services, natural resources, telecommunications, technology, manufacturing, consumer products and retail, and nonprofit industries. With more than two dozen attorneys who focus exclusively on estate and tax planning, as well as family and matrimonial law, Sherman & Howard also boasts one of the nation’s most respected private client practices.