NOV. 3, 2022 – Recognizing the firm's breadth of excellence and depth of expertise, U.S. News and Best Lawyers has awarded Davis Wright Tremaine LLP a national Tier 1 ranking in 18 practice areas.

The 2023 Best Law Firms report, which draws on surveys of firm clients and peers, also awarded Davis Wright more than 90 metropolitan Tier 1 rankings across its seven largest offices and named Davis Wright "Law Firm of the Year" in advertising law and media law.

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
  • Health Care 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

  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Real Estate Law

Los Angeles

  • Real Estate Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures & Television
  • First Amendment Law
  • Franchise Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Media Law

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
  • Antitrust Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Communications Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Health Care Law
  • Litigation - Antitrust
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Litigation - Labor & Employment
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Water Law

San Francisco

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Energy Law
  • Energy Regulatory Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Litigation - Labor & Employment
  • Utilities Law

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 - Health Care
  • 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
  • Advertising Law
  • Communications Law
  • Energy Law
  • Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures & Television
  • First Amendment Law
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Media Law
  • Technology Law

Washington, D.C.

  • Communications Law
  • Energy Law
  • Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures & Television
  • First Amendment Law
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Media Law
  • Technology Law

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.