June 1, 2012 (New York) – Global law firm Proskauer has once again been ranked as one of the top U.S. firms in the latest edition of Legal 500 United States. The firm earned rankings across 37 practices – a 23% increase over last year’s study – and 139 lawyers were distinguished as among the best in their fields – a 20% increase over the prior year.

 

Proskauer's rankings in the independent study were highlighted by:

 

First-tier ratings in the following practice areas:

• Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Labor & Employment: ERISA Litigation
• Labor & Employment: Litigation
• Labor & Employment: Management Relations
• Labor & Employment: Workplace & Employment Counseling.
• Media, Technology & Telecoms: Marketing & Advertising

 

Notable ranking debuts:

• Finance – Capital Markets: Debt Offerings – Advice to Issuers
• Finance – Capital Markets: Equity Offerings – Advice to Managers
• Finance – Capital Markets: Global Offerings - Advice to Corporates
• Finance – Capital Markets: High Yield Debt Offerings – Advice to Managers
• Finance: Not-for-Profit
• Healthcare: Life Sciences
• Intellectual Property: Copyright
• Investment Fund Formation & Management: REITS

 

The firm was also named a leader in the following Legal 500 categories:

• Finance – Bank Lending: National
• Finance – Capital Markets: Debt Offerings – Advice to Managers
• Finance – Capital Markets: Equity Offerings – Advice to Issuers
• Finance – Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings – Advice to Issuers
• Healthcare: Service Providers
• Insurance: Advice to Policyholders
• Intellectual Property: Trademarks: Litigation
• Investment Fund Formation & Management: Alternative/Hedge Funds
• Investment Fund Formation & Management: Private Equity Funds
• Labor & Employment: Immigration
• Litigation: Appellate
• Litigation: Supreme Court
• Litigation: Trade Secrets
• Litigation: White Collar Criminal Defense
• Media, Technology & Telecoms: Data Protection & Privacy
• Media, Technology & Telecoms: Technology: Outsourcing
• Media, Technology & Telecoms: Technology: Transactions
• Media, Technology & Telecoms: Telecoms & Broadcast: Transactional
• Mergers, Acquisitions & Buyouts: National Firms – Large Deals
• Mergers, Acquisitions & Buyouts: Private Equity Buyouts
• Real Estate
• Tax – Domestic Tax: East Coast
• Tax – Domestic Tax: West Coast

 

The Legal 500 is an independent, unbiased guide to leading lawyers that has long been one of the most esteemed surveys of European law firms. The U.S. edition, now in its fifth year, is the guide to the “best of the best” national law firms in the United States. The performance of each firm is assessed through a review of a wide range of criteria. Recommendations from clients provide first-hand feedback on service quality, and interviews with lawyers in each subject area give a clear picture of each firm’s practice. The guide is published by Legalease, a UK-based legal publishing house that has been covering the European and Asian legal markets for more than 20 years.