Smith Anderson Strengthens National Standing in Best Law Firms® 2026 Edition

The 2026 edition of Best Law Firms® has once again recognized Smith Anderson as one of the nation’s top law firms.

This year, the firm achieved an impressive 47 practice area rankings, including 41 Regional Tier 1 rankings and three prestigious National rankings for our Land Use & Zoning, Venture Capital and Securities Regulation practices. Securities Regulation is newly ranked nationally for 2026, reflecting the firm’s continued growth and recognition in the financial regulatory space.

The Best Law Firms rankings evaluate more than 75 national and 127 regional practice areas across the United States. The transparent, data-driven research process combines qualitative and quantitative feedback from clients and peers, analyzed through proprietary methodology, to rank the top 2% of the industry.

The full list of Smith Anderson’s Best Law Firms-recognized practice areas is as follows:

1. Administrative / Regulatory Law
2. Advertising Law
3. Banking and Finance Law
4. Bet-the-Company Litigation
5. Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
6. Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
7. Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
8. Commercial Litigation
9. Construction Law
10. Corporate Governance Law
11. Corporate Law
12. Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
13. Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
14. Employment Law - Management
15. Energy Law
16. Environmental Law
17. Government Relations
18. Health Care Law
19. Land Use and Zoning Law
20. Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
21. Litigation - Construction
22. Litigation - Insurance
23. Litigation - Intellectual Property
24. Litigation - Labor and Employment
25. Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
26. Litigation - Patent
27. Litigation - Real Estate
28. Litigation - Securities
29. Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
30. Mergers and Acquisitions Law
31. Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
32. Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
33. Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
34. Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
35. Real Estate Law
36. Securities / Capital Markets Law
37. Securities Regulation
38. Tax Law
39. Trademark Law
40. Trusts and Estates
41. Venture Capital Law
42. Copyright Law
43. Energy Regulatory Law
44. Labor Law - Management
45. Litigation - Environmental
46. Transportation Law
47. Financial Services Regulation Law