Reinhart Ranked as a 2014 "Best Law Firm" by U.S. News – Best Lawyers

  1. Home
  2. News & Insights
  3. Reinhart Ranked as a 2014 "Best Law Firm" by U.S. News – Best Lawyers

MILWAUKEE – U.S. NewsBest Lawyers® highly ranks Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. (Reinhart) in numerous practice areas within Wisconsin and nationally in the recently released 2014 "Best Law Firms" listings.

The 2014 rankings are based on the highest number of participating firms and highest number of client ballots on record. Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity. Awards were given in 74 national practice areas and 120 metropolitan practice areas.

Following are Reinhart's ranked practice areas statewide and nationwide:

Wisconsin Tier 1

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
Franchise Law
Health Care Law
Immigration Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - ERISA
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Real Estate
Litigation - Securities
Litigation - Tax
Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Trusts & Estates Law

Madison
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Construction Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law - Management
Energy Law
Health Care Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Tax Law

Wisconsin Tier 2

Madison
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Commercial Litigation
Communications Law
Elder Law
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Trusts & Estates Law

Milwaukee
Copyright Law
Employment Law - Individuals
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Patent Law
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Securities / Capital Markets Law

Wisconsin Tier 3

Madison
Environmental Law

Milwaukee
Insurance Law

National Tier 2

Land Use & Zoning Law

National Tier 3

Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Environmental Law
Franchise Law
Health Care Law
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - ERISA
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Real Estate
Litigation - Securities
Litigation - Tax
Patent Law
Tax Law

The following comments from Reinhart clients, gathered by U.S. News and Best Lawyers® as part of the "Best Law Firms" survey, appear on bestlawfirms.usnews.com:

Commercial Litigation

"Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren does excellent work. They handle situations well."

David Beck
Managing Director
Copia Capital LLC

Employment Law – Management

"Rob Sholl is my primary contact at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren. I have worked with Rob for years and rely on his insight in employment law. Rob's responsiveness, knowledge of the health care industry, passion for law and compassion for others have resulted in an excellent working relationship. When referred to an associate of Rob's, I have received the same high quality level of service. I appreciate Rob's sharing current case law with me; I enjoy reading the material and applying the knowledge to my decision making process. Rob is sensitive to the not-for-profit status of my organization. I trust his input and am grateful to have him as a sounding board."

Sue Becker
Cedar Community

"As a supplement to our internal counsel Reinhart continues to provide us with excellent support around employment law when needed."

Kevin Meagher
Corix

Banking and Finance Law

"Reinhart provides excellent and responsive advice on financial transactions, work-outs and litigation. They are consistently responsive and have worked to ensure that they are cost effective."

Elliot Berman
Johnson Financial Group

"Dave Schulz of Reinhart has done an excellent job for Didion over the years."

Luke Burmeister
Didion Milling

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

"Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren takes the time to explain much of the complex legal aspects of EB issues in an easy to understand, "real world" manner. With the sheer volume of client work they are involved with, I find they are not creating each response for the first time. Their thought leadership is very impressive."

Thomas Hitchcock
Willis HRH

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

"Kevin Howley has represented us in a variety of acquisitions and has done so with skill and courtesy. He understands our strategic objectives and works collaboratively to achieve them. Kevin and his colleagues are equally adept at drafting and negotiating definitive documentation, as well as understanding the moving parts in the financial statements. Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren is a great partner and advisor for our M&A activity."

Alisa Swire
Johnson Outdoors, Inc.