NOV. 3, 2023 – The 2023 Best Law Firms report from Best Lawyers, which draws on surveys of firm clients and peers, has awarded Davis Wright Tremaine LLP a national Tier 1 ranking in 18 key practice areas, as well as 80+ Tier 1 rankings in markets across the country.

In addition, the report named Davis Wright "Law Firm of the Year" in Communications Law and First Amendment Litigation—the eleventh straight year that the firm has received the honor in these and/or related practice areas.

The practices for which Davis Wright was named a nationwide Tier 1 leader closely track many of the firm's areas of strategic focus. They are:

  • Advertising Law
  • Appellate Practice
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Communications Law
  • Copyright Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Energy Law
  • Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures & Television
  • Environmental Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Land Use & Zoning Law
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Labor & Employment
  • Media Law
  • Technology Law
  • Trademark Law

The firm was also ranked Tier 1 in the following markets and practices:

Alaska

  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Real Estate Law

Los Angeles

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures & Television
  • First Amendment Law
  • Franchise Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Media Law
  • Utilities

New York City

  • Advertising Law
  • Copyright Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Energy Law
  • Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures & Television
  • First Amendment Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Media Law
  • Trademark Law

Portland

  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Communications Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Energy Law
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Health Care Law
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Litigation - Labor & Employment
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Real Estate Law

San Francisco

  • Employment Law - Management
  • Energy Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Litigation - Labor & Employment

Seattle

  • Appellate Practice
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Civil Rights Law
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Communications Law
  • Copyright Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • First Amendment Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Immigration Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Land Use & Zoning Law
  • Leisure and Hospitality Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Labor & Employment
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Media Law
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Patent Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law
  • Technology Law
  • Trademark Law
  • Trusts & Estates Law

Washington, D.C.

  • Advertising Law
  • Communications Law
  • Energy Law
  • Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures & Television
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • First Amendment Law
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Media Law
  • Securities Regulation

About Davis Wright Tremaine
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is an AmLaw 100 law firm with more than 600 lawyers representing clients based throughout the United States and around the world. Learn more at www.dwt.com.