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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.
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.”
President and CEO, CardioMech
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.
- Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. ranks as one of the top 200 largest law firms in the United States.
- Reinhart Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2025 Corporate Equality Index.
- Chambers USA recognized Reinhart in its 2024 High Net Worth Guide, giving the firm its highest ranking (Band 1) in Private Wealth Law. In addition, shareholders Jennifer R. D’Amato, John A. Herbers, Gregory F. Monday and Wendy S. Rusch received individual accolades.
- Chambers USA 2025 recognized 21 Reinhart attorneys and seven practice areas. Reinhart earned a top ranking for its Real Estate and Private Wealth Law practices. Chambers also ranked Reinhart’s Banking & Finance, Construction, Corporate/M&A, General Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment and White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations practice areas.
- The 2025 Wisconsin Super Lawyers publication named 29 Reinhart attorneys Wisconsin as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. No more than 5 percent of Wisconsin attorneys are selected.
- The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 features 109 Reinhart attorneys. Additionally, eight attorneys are Lawyers of the Year and 11 were named Ones to Watch in America.
- Reinhart earns national rankings in 12 areas of law and 61 metropolitan rankings across a wide range of practice areas in the 2026 Best Law Firms listing from U.S. News – Best Lawyers.
- Benchmark Litigation 2025 named Reinhart a “highly recommended” law firm and recognizes shareholders Christopher Banaszak, Steven Bogart, Laura Brenner, Thomas Burnett, Mark Cameli, Robert Driscoll, David Hanson, Patrick Hodan, Pamela Nissen, David Peterson, Jessica Polakowski, Allen Schlinsog, Jr., David Sisson and Ryan Stippich as “Stars” in their respective areas of practice.
- Benchmark Litigation named Reinhart as the 2024 Wisconsin Law Firm of the Year.
- 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.
- Reinhart ranks as the third-largest law firm in Milwaukee according to the Milwaukee Business Journal’s 2025 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.
