Summary: BCG's practice area ranking is the most comprehensive and accurate assessment of law firms in the market. The ranking is based on a number of factors, including the number of attorneys in each practice area, the quality of their work, and the average years of experience. As a result, the ranking provides a good indication of which types of attorneys are hired in which law firms. This is valuable information for potential hires, who can use it to make informed decisions about which law firms to apply to.
| Practice Area | Rank | Sub Practice Area |
| Antitrust and Competition | 4/5 | none |
| Bankruptcy | 3/4/5 | Bankruptcy - Creditors Rights |
| 1/2/3/4 | Bankruptcy - Debtor | |
| 1/2 | Bankruptcy - Consumer Credit | |
| 3/4/5 | Bankruptcy - Restructuring (Chap. 11) | |
| 1/2/3/4/5 | Bankruptcy - General | |
| 3/4/5 | Bankruptcy - Litigation | |
| Construction General | 3/4/5 | |
| Construction Development | 1/2/3 | |
| Construction Litigation (defense) | 3/4/5 | Construction/Developer - Agreements & Transactions |
| Corporate | 2/3/4/5 | Corporate - Compliance |
| 2/3/4/5 | Corporate - Contract Law | |
| 2/3/4/5 | Corporate - Technology Transactions | |
| 3/4/5 | Corporate - Asset / Investment Management | |
| 3/4/5 | Corporate - Venture Capital/ Emerging Companies | |
| Criminal Law - Defense | 1/2 | none |
| Criminal Law - Prosecution | 1/2 | none |
| Data Privacy | 3/4/5 | |
| ERISA/Executive Compensation | 2/3/4 | ERISA/Executive Compensation Transactions & Compliance |
| 2/3/4 | ERISA/Executive Compensation Litigation | |
| Education | 2/3 | Education - Districts, School Boards, Teachers |
| 1/2 | Education - Plaintiffs Representations | |
| 2/3 | Education - Special Needs | |
| 2/3/4 | Education - Higher Education | |
| Energy and Oil & Gas | 2/3/4/5 | Energy and Oil & Gas - Transactional |
| 2/3/4 | Energy and Oil & Gas - Litigation | |
| 3/4/5 | Energy - Renewables - Transactional | |
| 3/4 | Energy - Renewables Litigation | |
| 2/3/4/5 | Energy and Oil & Gas - General | |
| 3/4/5 | Electric Power | |
| Entertainment and New Media | 2/3/4 | Entertainment and New Media - Transactional |
| 1/2/3/4 | Entertainment and New Media - IP | |
| 1/2/3/4 | Media Law | |
| 2/3/4 | Licensing | |
| 2/3/4 | Advertising & Marketing | |
| 1/2/3/4 | Sports | |
| 2/3/4 | Information Technology | |
| Environmental and Land Use | 2/3/4/5 | |
| 3/4 | Environmental Law - Transactions & Compliance | |
| 3/4 | Environmental Law - Litigation | |
| 2/3/4 | Land Use & Zoning | |
| 2/3 | Mining Law | |
| 2/3 | Water Law | |
| Family Law | 1/2/3 | |
| Finance | 4/5 | Finance - Project Finance |
| 3/4/5 | Finance - Public Finance | |
| 3/4/5 | Finance - Financial Services Regulation | |
| 3/4/5 | Fintech & Blockchain | |
| Government | 2/3/4 | Government / Public Law |
| 3/4/5 | International Law | |
| 3/4 | Democratic/Republican Party Representation | |
| 2/3/4 | Government and Government Relations | |
| 3/4/5 | International Trade | |
| 2/3/4/5 | Government Contracts | |
| Guardianship and Conservatorship | 1/2 | Family law + stand alone practice area |
| Health Care | 3/4/5 | |
| 3/4 | Health Care - Compliance, Transactions, HIPAA | |
| Immigration | 3/4/5 | |
| 1/2 | Business Immigration | |
| 1/2 | Family Immigration | |
| 1/2 | Asylum | |
| Insurance Defense | 2/3/ | |
| Intellectual Property | 2/3/4 | Intellectual Property - Litigation |
| 2/3/4 | Intellectual Property - Litigation - Hard Sciences | |
| 2/3/4 | Intellectual Property - Litigation - Life Sciences | |
| 2/3/4 | Intellectual Property - Patent | |
| 2/3/4 | Intellectual Property - Patent - Hard Sciences | |
| 2/3/4 | Intellectual Property - Patent - Life Sciences | |
| 2/3/4/5 | Intellectual Property - Trademark/Copyright | |
| Labor & Employment | 3/4 | Employment Law - Litigation Plaintiffs & Class Actions |
| 3/4 | Employment Law - Litigation Employer Defense | |
| 3/4 | Employment Law - Traditional Labor Law (Unions) | |
| 3/4 | Employment Law - Management (Compliance & Counseling) | |
| Litigation | 2/3/4 | Intellectual Property - Litigation |
| 3/4 | Litigation - Appellate | |
| 2/3/4/5 | Litigation - International Arbitration | |
| 2/3/4/5 | Litigation - Securities Litigation | |
| 2/3/4/5 | Litigation - White Collar Crime & Government Investigations | |
| 2/3/4/5 | Litigation - Labor & Employment | |
| 2/3/4/5 | Litigation - Real Estate | |
| 1/2 | Litigation - Medical Malpractice | |
| 2/3 | Litigation - Construction | |
| 2/3 | Litigation - Workers Compensation | |
| 2/3/4 | ERISA/Executive Compensation Litigation | |
| 2/3/4 | Litigation - Tax | |
| 2/3/4 | Litigation - Insurance | |
| 3/4/5 | Bankruptcy - Litigation | |
| 3/4/5 | Litigation - Anti-corruption and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | |
| 3/4/5 | Litigation - Banking & Finance | |
| 2/3/4 | Litigation - False Claims Act & Qui Tam | |
| 1/2/3 | Litigation - Criminal Law | |
| 2/3/4 | Litigation - Mediation | |
| 2/3/4/5 | Litigation - Class Actions | |
| 2/3/4 | Litigation - Product | |
| 2/3/4 | Litigation - Professional Liability | |
| 4/5 | Litigation - Supreme Court | |
| 1/2/3 | Litigation - Trusts & Estates | |
| 2/3 | Municipal Law Litigation | |
| 1/2/3 | Litigation - Public Interest | |
| 2/3/4/5 | Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy, FDA etc.) | |
| 2/3/4/5 | Litigation - Real Estate | |
| 1/2/3/4/5 | Litigation - Ediscovery/Document Review | |
| Municipal Law | 2/3 | Municipal Law Litigation |
| 2/3/4 | Municipal Law Transactions - Land Use, Employment, etc. | |
| Other | 3/4/5 | Corporate |
| 2/3/4 | Art & Museum Law | |
| 1/2/3 | Cannabis Law | |
| 2/3/4 | Climate Change | |
| 2/3/4 | Franchise Law | |
| 1/2/3 | Native American Law | |
| 2/3/4 | Nonprofit / Charities Law | |
| 2 | General Practice | |
| 2/3 | Transportation and Maritime | |
| 2/3/4 | Alcohol Beverage Law | |
| Real Estate | Corporate | |
| 3/4/5 | Real Estate - Development/Dirt law | |
| 3/4/5 | Real Estate - General | |
| 3/4/5 | Real Estate - Finance | |
| 2/3/4/5 | Real Estate - Leasing | |
| 2/3/4/5 | Real Estate - Purchase and Sale | |
| 1/2 | Real Estate - Eviction | |
| 1/2 | Real Estate - Foreclosure | |
| 3/4/5 | Real Estate - Commercial Transactions | |
| 1/2/3 | Real Estate - Residential Transactions | |
| 2/3/4/5 | Litigation - Real Estate | |
| Tax | 1/2/3 | Trusts and Estates |
| 3/4/5 | Tax - M&A and Transactions | |
| 2/3/4 | Tax - Federal | |
| 2/3/4 | Tax - State & Local | |
| 3/4/5 | Tax - International | |
| 1/2/3 | Tax - Controversy and Dispute Resolution | |
| Trusts and Estates | Corporate | |
| 1/2 | Probate | |
| 1/2 | Elder Law | |
| 1/2/3/4 | Estate & Tax Planning | |
| Workers Compensation | 1/2 | Workers' Compensation Law - General |
| 1/2 | Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants | |
| 2/3 | Workers' Compensation Law - Employers |
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