NOVEMBER 14, 2011

REINHART RANKED AS A "BEST LAW FIRM" BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT

MILWAUKEE –  Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. (Reinhart) has been highly ranked in several practice areas in Wisconsin and nationally by the recently released 2011-2012 Best Law Firms rankings from U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers.

These rankings, which are presented in tiers, showcase 9,633 different law firms ranked nationally in one or more of 75 major legal practice areas and in metropolitan or state rankings in one or more of 119 major legal practice areas.

Achieving a high ranking is a special distinction that signals a unique combination of excellence and breadth of expertise. Full data for the law firms that received rankings is available online at http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com.

WISCONSIN TIER 1

Twenty of the Reinhart's practice areas were ranked Tier 1 in Milwaukee:

• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Environmental Law
• Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
• Health Care Law
• Immigration Law
• International Trade and Finance Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation – ERISA
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Litigation – Tax
• Litigation – Trusts & Estates
• Mergers & Acquisition Law
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

Seven of Reinhart's practice areas were ranked Tier 1 in Madison:

• Construction Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Health Care Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Real Estate Law

WISCONSIN TIER 2

Reinhart received thirteen Tier 2 rankings in Milwaukee:

• Copyright Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Franchise Law
• Litigation – Antitrust
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Eminent Domain & Condemnation
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Patent
• Litigation – Securities
• Patent Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law

The firm also received a Tier 2 ranking in Madison for Communications Law.

NATIONALLY

Reinhart received a Tier 2 ranking nationally in:

• Health Care
• Land Use & Zoning
• Patent Practices

Tier 3

• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Patent
• Litigation – Trusts & Estates
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Tax Law

The survey responses as part of these rankings were combined with more than 3.9 million evaluations of individual lawyers in these firms in the most recent Best Lawyers survey. In addition to lawyer and client feedback, law firms were asked to provide U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers with general demographic and background information on the law firm and attorneys. This survey also gave firms an opportunity to share information on client profiles, the significance of major legal matters they’ve undertaken, monetary and transactional values (where meaningful and applicable), and other data that speaks to the strengths of a law firm's practice areas.

The following comments from Reinhart clients, gathered by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers as part of their Best Law Firms survey, appear on USNews.com:

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
"Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren is an outstanding firm top to bottom. The lawyers are EXTREMELY responsive, professional and incredibly business driven. They understand deadlines and short turnaround times when time is a key element, while always maintaining the quality of their work at the highest level. They are excellent people to work with who you can count on. I cannot imagine a client not benefitting greatly from working with the Reinhart group."

Michael Reardon
Scientific Protein Laboratories, LLC

Employment Law - Management
"Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren is always responsive and helpful."

Timothy Jarecki
Ellsworth Corporation

Real Estate Law
"The real estate group at Reinhart has been providing us with effective, accurate, and high value assistance for more than a decade. They are known throughout the region as the best in their craft."

William Dalrymple
Fitchburg Research Park Associates

Corporate Compliance Law
"Bar none, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren is the strongest firm I have worked with regarding corporate compliance law. This firm has corporate attorneys such as Tim Reardon, who brings years of experience both locally and nationally to the table and who functions like a true business partner -- looking out for the short- and long-term strategic interests of his clients!"

Mark Adams
Advocate, MD Financial Group, Inc.

ABOUT REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN S.C.

Reinhart is a full-service, business-oriented law firm with offices in Milwaukee, Waukesha and Madison, Wisconsin; Rockford, Illinois; Phoenix, Arizona; and Denver, Colorado. With more than 200 lawyers, the firm serves clients throughout the United States and internationally with a combination of legal advice, industry understanding and superior client service. 

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