DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel has received national recognition in the 2027 “Best Law Firms,” rankings by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®.
Butzel is ranked in multiple legal specialties in the Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo (Southwest Michigan), Lansing, Troy and Washington, D.C. offices.
The annual Best Law Firms list is compiled annually by Best Lawyers® through exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers provide confidential nominations and feedback.
Below is a full list of Butzel’s 2027 Best Law Firm rankings:
National Rankings
National Tier 2
- Securities Regulation
National Tier 3
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law – Management
- International Trade and Finance Law
- Regional Rankings
- Regional Tier 1
Ann Arbor
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Health Care Law
- Information Technology Law
- Litigation – ERISA
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
Detroit
- Arbitration
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Employment Law – Management
Detroit (cont’d)
- Health Care Law
- Immigration Law
- International Mergers and Acquisitions
- International Trade and Finance Law
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Mediation
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Securities Regulation
Grand Rapids
- Appellate Practice
- Arbitration
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Mediation
- Real Estate Law
Kalamazoo (Southwest Michigan)
- Corporate Law
- Family Law
Lansing
- Construction Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Litigation – Construction
Troy
- Appellate Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Employment Law – Management
- Environmental Law
- Health Care Law
- Immigration Law
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Antitrust
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Health Care
Troy (cont’d)
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts and Estates
Washington, D.C.
- International Trade and Finance Law
Regional Tier 2
Ann Arbor
- Copyright Law
- Corporate Law
- Environmental Law
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Health Care
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
Detroit
- Appellate Practice
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
- Litigation – Antitrust
- Litigation – Construction
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
Grand Rapids
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
Kalamazoo (Southwest Michigan)
- Insurance Law
Lansing
- Health Care Law
Troy
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Tax Law
Regional Tier 3
Detroit
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Litigation – Environmental
- Tax Law
Grand Rapids
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Tax Law
Troy
- Mediation
About Butzel
Butzel is one of the leading law firms in Michigan and the United States. It was founded in Detroit in 1854 and has provided trusted client service for 172 years. Butzel’s full-service law offices are located in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Troy and Southwest, Mich.; and, Washington, D.C., as well as global alliance offices. Butzel is the exclusive member firm in Michigan for Lex Mundi–the world’s leading network of independent law firms with in-depth experience in more than 125 countries worldwide. Learn more by visiting www.butzel.com or follow Butzel on X: https://x.com/butzel_long