FordHarrison LLP, one of the country's largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that the New Jersey office received Tier 1 and Tier 2 Rankings in the 2021 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers list of "Best Law Firms.” Firms included in the 2021 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
FordHarrison was recognized at a national level in three practice areas, including Employment Law – Management (Tier 1), Labor Law – Management (Tier 1), and Litigation – Labor & Employment (Tier 1). The firm also received 26 "Metropolitan First-Tier Rankings" for a variety of practice areas in 12 U.S. cities, 10 "Metropolitan Second-Tier Rankings" in nine U.S. cities, and five “Metropolitan Third-Tier Rankings” in three U.S. cities. Earlier this year, Best Lawyers selected 57 FordHarrison attorneys for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Tier 1
Litigation – Labor & Employment
Tier 2
Employment Law – Management
The U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" rankings, for the eleventh consecutive year, includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan-based practice areas. The firms selected are determined by a rigorous evaluation process that asks clients and peers to evaluate firms based on responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost effectiveness, integrity and civility, as well as whether they would refer a matter to the firm and/or consider the firm a worthy competitor.
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