Hodgson Russ LLP Receives Multiple Top Tier National, Metropolitan Rankings in 2025 Best Law Firms Listings

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Hodgson Russ Press Release

Hodgson Russ LLP is pleased to announce 34 of its practices have been recognized in the U.S. News & World Report/Best Lawyers 2024 Best Law Firms list for professional excellence. In addition, four of the firm’s practices were recognized at the national level. The firm’s complete 2025 rankings are:

National Tier 1

Trusts and Estates

National Tier 2

Labor Law - Management

Litigation and Controversy – Tax

Tax Law

Metropolitan Tier 1: Albany

Appellate Practice

Commercial Litigation

Trusts and Estates

Metropolitan Tier 1: Buffalo

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Corporate Law

Education Law

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Employment Law – Management

Environmental Law

Insurance Law

Labor Law – Management

Land Use and Zoning Law

Litigation – Construction

Litigation – Insurance

Litigation – Intellectual Property

Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Real Estate Law

Tax Law

Trusts and Estates

Metropolitan Tier 1: New York City

Tax Law

Metropolitan Tier 1: Rochester

Commercial Litigation

Corporate Law

Education Law

Health Care Law

Insurance Law

Litigation – Health Care

Litigation – Labor and Employment

Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Real Estate Law

Metropolitan Tier 1: Triad

Trusts and Estates

Metropolitan Tier 1: West Palm Beach

Employment Law – Management

Metropolitan Tier 2: Albany

Economic Development Law

Litigation and Controversy – Tax

Public Finance Law

Tax Law

Metropolitan Tier 2: Buffalo

Banking and Finance Law

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Litigation – Labor and Employment

Litigation – Municipal

Litigation – Trusts and Estates

Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defendants

Metropolitan Tier 2: New York City

Labor Law – Management

Litigation and Controversy – Tax

Trusts and Estates

Metropolitan Tier 2: Rochester

Immigration Law

Litigation – Construction

Litigation – Intellectual Property

Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Metropolitan Tier 2: West Palm Beach

Litigation – Labor and Employment

Metropolitan Tier 3: Albany

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Employment Law – Management

Health Care Law

Litigation – Labor and Employment

Metropolitan Tier 3: Buffalo

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Municipal Law

Metropolitan Tier 3: Rochester

Banking and Finance Law

Metropolitan Tier 3: Triad

Litigation – Trusts and Estates

Best Lawyers’ Best Law Firms rankings are based on an evaluation process that includes client and lawyer evaluations as well as information provided by law firms. The rankings, presented in tiers, showcase more than 14,000 law firms and their practices ranked nationally and/or by metropolitan area. Firms included in the 2025 Edition of Best Law Firms are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have a lawyer listed in The Best Lawyers of America, which recognizes the top five percent of practicing attorneys in the United States.

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About Hodgson Russ LLP:

Hodgson Russ LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 200 attorneys serving individuals, public companies, privately held businesses, governmental entities, and nonprofit institutions from its offices in Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, New York City, Toronto, Palm Beach, and Greensboro. To learn more, visit www.hodgsonruss.com.

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