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Why Reinhart?

We're not just your lawyers — we're your partners.

We take the time to understand your business inside and out so we can be at your side for whatever comes your way. We’ll earn your trust and loyalty with our integrity, agility and responsiveness. And we’ll work collaboratively with you and with each other to imagine and achieve your greatest ambitions.

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Your concerns keep us up at night, and your opportunities get us up in the morning. We’re passionate and innovative, crafting creative solutions and offering straightforward advice. With more than 200 attorneys across nine offices, we deliver sophisticated yet practical legal guidance rooted in deep experience and knowledge of the industries we serve.

One of the things I value the most about Reinhart is that they're able to balance integrity and professionalism together with problem solving and efficiency.”
Rick Nehm
President and CEO, CardioMech
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Who we are

Founded in 1894, Reinhart ranks among the nation’s 200 largest law firms. We serve as partners to multinational companies, family-owned businesses, private equity sponsors, individuals and nonprofits across the United States and internationally. Our Client Service Standards, upheld by all lawyers and staff, affirm our commitment to prioritize your needs and to pursue excellence in all that we do. At Reinhart, we're focused on you.

Firm Rankings

  • The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 features 119 Reinhart attorneys. Additionally, 10 attorneys are Lawyers of the Year, and 18 were named Ones to Watch in America™. Best Lawyers® listings are based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 71,000 leading attorneys cast more than 12 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.
  • Reinhart ranks highly in numerous practice areas both regionally and nationally in the 2023 Best Law Firms listing from U.S. News – Best Lawyers. Best Law Firms rankings are based on an evaluation process including a collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys in their field and a review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.
  • Benchmark Litigation 2024 has named Reinhart a “highly recommended” law firm and recognizes shareholders Christopher P. Banaszak, Laura A. Brenner, Mark A. Cameli, Robert S. Driscoll, David G. Hanson, David G. Peterson, Jessica Hutson Polakowski, Allen C. Schlinsog, Jr. and David Sisson as “Stars” in their respective areas of practice. Focused exclusively on the U.S. litigation market, the publication’s rankings and editorials are the result of extensive interviews with private practice lawyers and in-house counsel.
  • S&P Global Market Intelligence ranks Reinhart as the top Wisconsin law firm, and second in the nation, in number of bank M&A deals for the first half of 2019. The intelligence report is compiled twice a year (January and July) and takes into account deals completed in the previous six months.
  • Reinhart ranks as the third-largest law firm in Milwaukee according to the Milwaukee Business Journal’s 2023 survey of the largest Milwaukee-area law firms.
  • Corporate Board Member consistently ranks Reinhart among the top five corporate law firms in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in its annual Legal Industry Research Survey.