Denver, Colo. (November 1, 2019) – Sherman & Howard received 24 national recognitions and 57 metropolitan rankings in the 2020 edition of U.S. News and Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms.” Of those rankings, 42 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. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must first have at least one of its lawyers listed in The Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the top 5% of practicing attorneys in the United States.

This year saw the greatest number of participating firms and the highest number of client votes received on record.

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
• Project Finance 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, New Mexico

• Public Finance Law

Colorado

• Arbitration – Tier 1
• Banking and Finance Law – Tier 1
• 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
• 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
• Mediation – Tier 1
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law – Tier 1
• Nonprofit / Charities Law – Tier 1
• Project Finance Law
• Public Finance Law – Tier 1
• Real Estate Law – Tier 1
• Securities / Capital Markets Law – Tier 1
• Securities Regulation
• Tax Law – Tier 1
• Technology Law
• Trusts & Estates Law – Tier 1

Phoenix, Arizona

• Appellate Practice
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation – Tier 1
• Employment Law – Management
• Labor Law – Management – Tier 1
• Litigation – Antitrust
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Labor & Employment – Tier 1
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Litigation – Securities – Tier 1
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate Law

Scottsdale, Arizona

• Corporate Law
• Real Estate Law – Tier 1
• Trusts & Estates Law

ABOUT SHERMAN & HOWARD
Sherman & Howard L.L.C. is an Am Law 200 firm with ten 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. For more information, visit www.shermanhoward.com.