November 2, 2023 – Womble Bond Dickinson has been named in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms® nationally in 33 practice areas, including 17 Tier 1 designations. Regionally, the firm earned 250 rankings across 15 markets, including 146 Tier 1 designations. 

National Rankings

Tier 1
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Copyright Law
Corporate Law
Environmental Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - ERISA
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Patent Law
Real Estate Law
Technology Law
Trademark Law
Venture Capital Law

Tier 2
Banking and Finance Law
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation - Securities
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Securities Regulation

Tier 3
Advertising Law
Derivatives and Futures Law
Employment Law - Management
Energy Law
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Litigation - Real Estate
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tax Law

Metropolitan Rankings

Atlanta
Administrative / Regulatory Law (Tier 2)
Advertising Law (Tier 3)
Arbitration (Tier 2)
Banking and Finance Law (Tier 2)
Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law (Tier 3)
Copyright Law (Tier 1)
Corporate Compliance Law (Tier 3)
Corporate Law (Tier 2)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Tier 3)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Tier 3)
Energy Regulatory Law (Tier 2)
Environmental Law (Tier 2)
Insurance Law (Tier 1)
Litigation - Banking & Finance (Tier 1)
Litigation - ERISA (Tier 1)
Litigation - Insurance (Tier 1)
Litigation - Intellectual Property (Tier 1)
Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions (Tier 1)
Litigation - Patent (Tier 1)
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) (Tier 2)
Litigation - Securities (Tier 2)
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants (Tier 1)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law (Tier 3)
Patent Law (Tier 2)
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants (Tier 3)
Privacy and Data Security Law (Tier 2)
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (Tier 1)
Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
Technology Law (Tier 1)
Trademark Law (Tier 1)

Baltimore
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 2)
Commercial Litigation (Tier 2)
Copyright Law (Tier 1)
Corporate Law (Tier 2)
International Mergers & Acquisitions (Tier 1)
Litigation - Banking & Finance (Tier 3)
Litigation - Bankruptcy (Tier 1)
Litigation - Intellectual Property (Tier 1)
Litigation - Patent (Tier 1)
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants (Tier 3)
Patent Law (Tier 1)
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (Tier 2)
Technology Law (Tier 2)
Trademark Law (Tier 2)

Boston
Corporate Law (Tier 2)
Energy Law (Tier 2)
Environmental Law (Tier 1)
Land Use & Zoning Law (Tier 3)
Patent Law (Tier 3)
Real Estate Law (Tier 2)
Trademark Law (Tier 3)

Charleston, SC
Admiralty & Maritime Law (Tier 1)
Banking and Finance Law (Tier 1)
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law (Tier 1)
Commercial Finance Law (Tier 1)
Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
Construction Law (Tier 1)
Corporate Law (Tier 1)
Economic Development Law (Tier 2)
Insurance Law (Tier 1)
Land Use & Zoning Law (Tier 1)
Litigation - Banking & Finance (Tier 1)
Litigation - Construction (Tier 1)
Litigation - Environmental (Tier 2)
Litigation - Insurance (Tier 1)
Litigation - Labor & Employment (Tier 1)
Litigation - Real Estate (Tier 1)
Litigation - Trusts & Estates (Tier 1)
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants (Tier 1)
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (Tier 1)
Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
Tax Law (Tier 2)
Trusts & Estates Law (Tier 1)

Charlotte, NC
Administrative / Regulatory Law (Tier 1)
Appellate Practice (Tier 1)
Banking and Finance Law (Tier 3)
Bet-the-Company Litigation (Tier 1)
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (Tier 1)
Civil Rights Law (Tier 3)
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law (Tier 1)
Commercial Finance Law (Tier 1)
Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
Copyright Law (Tier 1)
Corporate Compliance Law (Tier 2)
Corporate Law (Tier 1)
Criminal Defense: General Practice (Tier 1)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Tier 1)
Education Law (Tier 1)
Employment Law - Management (Tier 1)
Energy Law (Tier 1)
Environmental Law (Tier 1)
Financial Services Regulation Law (Tier 2)
Immigration Law (Tier 2)
Land Use & Zoning Law (Tier 1)
Litigation - Banking & Finance (Tier 1)
Litigation - Bankruptcy (Tier 2)
Litigation - Construction (Tier 2)
Litigation - Environmental (Tier 1)
Litigation - ERISA (Tier 1)
Litigation - Health Care (Tier 2)
Litigation - Insurance (Tier 2)
Litigation - Labor & Employment (Tier 1)
Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions (Tier 1)
Litigation - Municipal (Tier 1)
Litigation - Real Estate (Tier 1)
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) (Tier 3)
Litigation - Securities (Tier 1)
Litigation - Trusts & Estates (Tier 1)
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants (Tier 1)
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants (Tier 2)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law (Tier 2)
Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law (Tier 2)
Patent Law (Tier 1)
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants (Tier 1)
Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants (Tier 2)
Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
Securities Regulation (Tier 2)
Technology Law (Tier 1)
Trademark Law (Tier 2)

Columbia, SC
Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
Municipal Law (Tier 2)
Privacy and Data Security Law (Tier 1)
Utilities Law (Tier 2)

Delaware
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 1)
Biotechnology Law (Tier 2)
Commercial Litigation (Tier 3)
Litigation - Bankruptcy (Tier 3)
Litigation - Intellectual Property (Tier 2)

Greenville, SC
Banking and Finance Law (Tier 1)
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (Tier 1)
Commercial Litigation (Tier 2)
Corporate Governance Law (Tier 2)
Corporate Law (Tier 1)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Tier 2)
Environmental Law (Tier 1)
Litigation - Banking & Finance (Tier 1)
Litigation - Environmental (Tier 2)
Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions (Tier 1)
Litigation - Securities (Tier 1)
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants (Tier 1)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law (Tier 1)
Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
Securities / Capital Markets Law (Tier 2)
Securities Regulation (Tier 1)

Houston
Commercial Litigation (Tier 2)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Tier 3)
Derivatives and Futures Law (Tier 3)
Health Care Law (Tier 3)
Patent Law (Tier 2)
Technology Law (Tier 1)

Huntsville, AL
Commercial Litigation (Tier 3)
Employment Law - Management (Tier 2)
Litigation - Intellectual Property (Tier 2)
Litigation - Labor & Employment (Tier 1)
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants (Tier 1)

Raleigh, NC
Antitrust Law (Tier 1)
Banking and Finance Law (Tier 1)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 1)
Bet-the-Company Litigation (Tier 1)
Biotechnology Law (Tier 2)
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law (Tier 3)
Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
Corporate Governance Law (Tier 2)
Corporate Law (Tier 1)
Economic Development Law (Tier 2)
Education Law (Tier 2)
Employment Law - Management (Tier 1)
Energy Law (Tier 3)
Health Care Law (Tier 2)
Land Use & Zoning Law (Tier 1)
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (Tier 2)
Litigation - Antitrust (Tier 1)
Litigation - Banking & Finance (Tier 1)
Litigation - Intellectual Property (Tier 1)
Litigation - Labor & Employment (Tier 1)
Litigation - Land Use & Zoning (Tier 3)
Litigation - Securities (Tier 1)
Litigation - Tax (Tier 1)
Litigation - Trusts & Estates (Tier 1)
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants (Tier 1)
Patent Law (Tier 1)
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law (Tier 1)
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (Tier 1)
Public Finance Law (Tier 1)
Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
Securities / Capital Markets Law (Tier 1)
Securities Regulation (Tier 1)
Tax Law (Tier 1)
Trademark Law (Tier 3)
Trusts & Estates Law (Tier 1)

San Francisco
Environmental Law (Tier 3)
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law (Tier 1)

Triad (Greensboro / Winston-Salem, NC)
Administrative / Regulatory Law (Tier 2)
Antitrust Law (Tier 2)
Banking and Finance Law (Tier 1)
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (Tier 1)
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law (Tier 2)
Commercial Finance Law (Tier 2)
Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law (Tier 1)
Construction Law (Tier 2)
Copyright Law (Tier 1)
Corporate Law (Tier 1)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Tier 1)
Employment Law - Management (Tier 1)
Family Law (Tier 1)
Health Care Law (Tier 1)
Insurance Law (Tier 3)
Labor Law - Management (Tier 2)
Land Use & Zoning Law (Tier 3)
Litigation - Banking & Finance (Tier 2)
Litigation - Construction (Tier 2)
Litigation - First Amendment (Tier 2)
Litigation - Health Care (Tier 1)
Litigation - Insurance (Tier 2)
Litigation - Intellectual Property (Tier 1)
Litigation - Labor & Employment (Tier 1)
Litigation - Patent (Tier 1)
Litigation - Real Estate (Tier 3)
Litigation - Securities (Tier 1)
Litigation - Tax (Tier 1)
Litigation - Trusts & Estates (Tier 1)
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants (Tier 1)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law (Tier 1)
Nonprofit / Charities Law (Tier 1)
Patent Law (Tier 1)
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants (Tier 1)
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (Tier 1)
Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
Securities / Capital Markets Law (Tier 1)
Tax Law (Tier 1)
Trademark Law (Tier 1)
Trusts & Estates Law (Tier 1)

Washington, D.C.
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 1)
Communications Law (Tier 3)
Corporate Governance Law (Tier 2)
Corporate Law (Tier 1)
Government Relations Practice (Tier 3)
International Arbitration - Commercial (Tier 3)
International Arbitration - Governmental (Tier 3)
International Trade and Finance Law (Tier 3)
Litigation - Bankruptcy (Tier 1)
Litigation - Construction (Tier 3)
Litigation - ERISA (Tier 3)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law (Tier 3)
Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
Tax Law (Tier 3)
Venture Capital Law (Tier 1)