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Recognition: Best Lawyers

2021 Best Lawyers® and The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Recognize Largest Group of Smith Anderson Lawyers in Firm’s History
The 2021 Best Lawyers®, 08.20.2020
Smith Anderson Leads “Best Lawyers®” Rankings with 71 Recognized Lawyers and 11 “Lawyers of the Year” - Most of Any Raleigh Law Firm
The Best Lawyers in America©, 08.20.2019
“Best Lawyers®” Recognizes Record 70 Smith Anderson Lawyers, Names Six “Lawyers of the Year”
The Best Lawyers in America©, 08.15.2018
“Best Lawyers®” Recognizes 65 Smith Anderson Lawyers, Names Six “Lawyers of the Year”
The Best Lawyers in America©, 08.15.2017
2017 The Best Lawyers in America© Guide Recognizes 62 Smith Anderson Lawyers – Most in the Firm’s History
08.15.2016
2016 The Best Lawyers in America© Guide Lists 60 Smith Anderson Lawyers – Most in the Firm’s History
08.17.2015
2015 Best Lawyers in America© Selects 54 Smith Anderson Lawyers
08.18.2014
Fifty-Three Smith Anderson Lawyers Selected for 2014 Best Lawyers in America©
08.15.2013
Smith Anderson Announces 49 of its Firm Lawyers are Named a “Best Lawyer” by The Best Lawyers in America® 2013
08.29.2012
Smith Anderson Ranks #1 with Most Lawyers Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2012
11.28.2011

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His Blood Runs Black and Gold: Wake Forest University Applauds Gerald Roach for His Leadership as Board Chair
“Our People Make Our Firm the Special Place That It Is”
Triangle Business Journal
City of Raleigh Designates July 6 as "Day of Appreciation for Lacy Reaves," in Honor of Smith Anderson Attorney
Triangle Business Journal Names Jessica West 40 Under 40 Leadership Award Winner
Triangle Business Journal

Smith Anderson Shines in 2021 Chambers USA with Most Band 1 Practice Rankings of Any NC-Based Law Firm
Chambers USA

Business North Carolina's 'Power List' Honors Two Smith Anderson Attorneys
Business North Carolina Magazine

Kerry Shad and Sharita Whitaker Talk Diversity & Inclusion with Lawyers Weekly at Its D&I Awards Ceremony
North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Lawyer Weekly Ranks Smith Anderson as One of NC’s Largest Law Firms
North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Business NC’s ‘Legal Elite’ Honors Smith Anderson Attorneys in Specialty Areas
Business North Carolina

U.S. News and Best Lawyers® 2021 “Best Law Firms” Ranks Smith Anderson Nationally and Regionally in 45 Practice Areas
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”

Benchmark Litigation Honors 14 Smith Anderson Attorneys
Benchmark Litigation

Smith Anderson Named a Top Lobbying Firm in North Carolina
North State Journal

2021 Best Lawyers® and The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Recognize Largest Group of Smith Anderson Lawyers in Firm’s History
The 2021 Best Lawyers®

Smith Anderson Chosen "Best Places to Work Award" Winner
Triangle Business Journal

Chambers High Net Worth Guide Recognizes Smith Anderson's Trusts and Estates Practice in Private Wealth Law Chapter for the Fourth Consecutive Year
Chambers and Partners: High Net Worth

Smith Anderson Earns Spot on NLJ 500: Women’s Scorecard; Named a Top 300 Largest Law Firm in the U.S.
NLJ 500

Smith Anderson Named to Prestigious List of 37 Midsize Law Firms in U.S. “Punching Above Their Weight”
Published by BTI Consulting Group

Twenty-Six Smith Anderson Lawyers Recognized in 2020 Chambers USA
Chambers USA

‘NC Firm of the Year’ for Litigation Awarded To Smith Anderson
Benchmark Litigation

Chambers Global Recognizes Smith Anderson’s AgTech Practice as a Worldwide Leader
Chambers Global

Business NC Power 100 Taps Gerald Roach for Third Consecutive Year
Business North Carolina

Smith Anderson Attorneys Selected as ‘State’s Best’ in Specialty Area by Peers
Business North Carolina

Smith Anderson is Named to the BTI Client Service A-Team 2020; Recognized as a Leader in Client Service for the Fifth Year
BTI Consulting Group Client Service A-Team

Smith Anderson Advises in One of the Top M&A Transactions in the Country in 2019
The M&A Advisor

U.S. News and Best Lawyers® 2020 “Best Law Firms” Ranks Smith Anderson Nationally and Regionally
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”

The American Law Institute Elects Smith Anderson Attorney Caryn McNeill As Member
The American Law Institute

Benchmark Litigation Honors Smith Anderson’s Litigation and Employment Litigation Groups and 12 Lawyers
Benchmark Litigation

Supreme Court of North Carolina Reappoints Smith Anderson Attorney Mike Mitchell to Rules Advisory Commission
Supreme Court of North Carolina

Smith Anderson Announced as Award Finalist for Nation’s Leading M&A Transactions
The M&A Advisor

Smith Anderson Leads “Best Lawyers®” Rankings with 71 Recognized Lawyers and 11 “Lawyers of the Year” - Most of Any Raleigh Law Firm
The Best Lawyers in America©

Jeb Jeutter Quoted in Business Journal on Possible Sale of Local Barbecue Icon
Triangle Business Journal

Chambers and Partners: High Net Worth Guide Continues to Recognize Smith Anderson's Trusts and Estates Practice in Private Wealth Law Chapter
Chambers and Partners: High Net Worth

National Law Journal Ranks Smith Anderson Among the Largest Law Firms in U.S.; Awards Spot on NLJ 500: Women’s Scorecard
NLJ 500

IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms Ranks Smith Anderson’s M&A and Finance Practices and Four Lawyers

Smith Anderson Designated as a Top Law Firm Brand in BTI Brand Elite 2019: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms
BTI Brand Elite

Twenty-Four Smith Anderson Lawyers Recognized in 2019 Chambers USA
Chambers USA

American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section Honors Phil Cardinale with Leadership Award

Smith Anderson 2019 Pro Bono Award for Exceptional Service Presented to Wake Forest University School of Law Student

Smith Anderson Managing Partner Gerald Roach Named to Business NC Power 100 List
Business North Carolina

North Carolina Super Lawyers Recognizes Forty Smith Anderson Lawyers as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in 2019
Super Lawyers

Smith Anderson is Recognized as a Leader in Client Service, Named to the BTI Client Service A-Team for the Fourth Year
BTI A-Team

Smith Anderson Ranks Nationally and Regionally in Practice Areas by U.S. News and Best Lawyers® 2019 “Best Law Firms”
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”

IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms Ranks Smith Anderson’s Finance Practice

Smith Anderson Named a Tier 1 M&A Firm in IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms

“Best Lawyers®” Recognizes Record 70 Smith Anderson Lawyers, Names Six “Lawyers of the Year”
The Best Lawyers in America©

Smith Anderson AgTech Partner Jason Brege Named a 2018 North Carolina Leaders in the Law Honoree

Business North Carolina Spotlights Smith Anderson’s Sammy Thompson’s Career as a Civil Defense Attorney
Published by Business North Carolina

Smith Anderson Partner Considered Among the Finest Trial Lawyers in North Carolina by NCADA

Former Pharmaceutical Executive, Smith Anderson Attorney Shares Stories of His “Influence of Exemplars”
Venture with Virtue “Achieving Real Success” Podcast Series

North Carolina Bar Foundation Honors Career of Smith Anderson Chairman

Smith Anderson Named as a Top Law Firm Brand in BTI Brand Elite 2018: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms
BTI Brand Elite

Smith Anderson Attorney Helps Nation’s State Medical Boards Shape the Future of Medical Regulation

Partner Jason Brege Honored as a Triangle Business Journal 40 Under 40 Leadership Awards Winner

Twenty-Eight Smith Anderson Lawyers Recognized in 2018 Chambers USA
Chambers USA

Business North Carolina’s “Power 100” Includes Smith Anderson’s Managing Partner Gerald Roach
Business North Carolina

Governor Cooper Appoints Smith Anderson Attorney David Hayden to North Carolina Military Affairs Commission

Award Named in Honor of Smith Anderson Partner Kirk Warner
North Carolina Bar Association

Smith Anderson is Named to the BTI Client Service A-Team, Recognized as a Leader in Client Service for the Third Year
BTI A - Team

Former Smith Anderson Partner Matthew G.T. Martin Confirmed to Serve as U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of N.C.

Smith Anderson Recognized in 39 Practice Categories, Receives Two National Ratings in U.S. News and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”

Benchmark Litigation Honors Smith Anderson with a “Highly Recommended” Rating
Benchmark Litigation

Smith Anderson’s Trusts and Estates Practice Recognized in Private Wealth Law Chapter of Chambers and Partners: High Net Worth
Chambers and Partners: High Net Worth

Former Smith Anderson Partner Matthew G.T. Martin Nominated by President Trump as U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of N.C.
The White House, Office of the Press Secretary

“Best Lawyers®” Recognizes 65 Smith Anderson Lawyers, Names Six “Lawyers of the Year”
The Best Lawyers in America©

Smith Anderson Partner and President of the North Carolina Bar Association Caryn Coppedge McNeill Named a 2017 North Carolina Leaders in the Law Honoree

Smith Anderson Named Leading Core Firm for High Tech Industry by BTI
BTI Industry Power Rankings

Thirty Smith Anderson Lawyers Recognized in 2017 Chambers USA
Chambers USA

Smith Anderson Ranked 6th Largest Law Firm in North Carolina

Smith Anderson Managing Partner Gerald Roach Named MVP, Recognized as a BTI Client Service All-Star for a Second Year
BTI A-Team

Forty-One Smith Anderson Lawyers Recognized as 2017 North Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Super Lawyers

Recognized Nationally for Best-in-Class Client Service, Smith Anderson is Named to the BTI Client Service A-Team

U.S. News and Best Lawyers® Recognizes Smith Anderson in 38 Practice Categories, Awards Firm Two National Ratings

Smith Anderson’s Litigation Practice Earns Benchmark Litigation’s Highest Rating

2017 The Best Lawyers in America© Guide Recognizes 62 Smith Anderson Lawyers – Most in the Firm’s History

Smith Anderson Attorney Sharita Whitaker Wins National Chambers Diversity Award
Chambers USA

Thirty-One Smith Anderson Lawyers Recognized in 2016 Chambers USA
Chambers USA

Smith Anderson Partner John Therien Honored as 2016 “40 Under 40” Award Recipient by Triangle Business Journal

Smith Anderson’s Gerald Roach Named 2016 BTI Client Service All-Star

Forty-Six Smith Anderson Lawyers Recognized as 2016 North Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Smith Anderson Ranked Nationally as a Top 100 Firm for Client Service: Named to BTI Client Service A-Team

Sharita Whitaker Featured as “Tar Heel of the Week”

2016 U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” Recognizes Smith Anderson in 38 Practice Categories and Awards a National Rating

Smith Anderson Receives Benchmark Litigation’s Highest Rating

Smith Anderson Attorney Sharita Whitaker Wins TBJ Leaders in Diversity Award

2016 The Best Lawyers in America© Guide Lists 60 Smith Anderson Lawyers – Most in the Firm’s History

Smith Anderson Moves up 27 Spots on the National Law Journal’s Annual “NLJ 350” List

2015 Chambers USA Honors Twenty-Five Smith Anderson Lawyers

Smith Anderson Ranked 6th Largest Law Firm in North Carolina

Smith Anderson Moves Up in Law360 400

Kerry Shad Awarded 2015 Women in Business Award

Forty-Six Smith Anderson Lawyers Recognized as 2015 North Carolina Super Lawyers

Smith Anderson Receives Benchmark Litigation’s Highest Rating

2015 “Best Law Firms” Awards Smith Anderson with its Highest Ranking in 25 Practice Categories

Three Smith Anderson Attorneys Rank Among the State’s Most Influential Lobbyists

Christopher Smith Chosen as a recipient of North Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s 2014 “Leaders in Law” Award

2015 Best Lawyers in America© Selects 54 Smith Anderson Lawyers

John Jo Named to Lawyers of Color 2014 “Hot List”

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