Press Release

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt P.C. is proud to announce that six of its Industry Groups received national or regional top-tier rankings in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Law Firms list for 2023.

Schwabe was recognized as a national Tier 1 firm for Natural Resources Law and Timber Law, a prominent area of the firm’s Natural Resources Industry Group. Additional national rankings this year include Tier 2 awards for Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental and Native American Law and Tier 3 awards for Corporate Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property and Securities / Capital Markets Law.

“These recognitions indicate the deep industry expertise the team at Schwabe brings to the table, and how we go above and beyond to solve clients’ complex, highly specialized challenges,” said Ryen Godwin, Natural Resources Industry Group Leader at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt. “We’re proud of the acknowledgement of our team and the great work we do on behalf of our clients.”

In addition to eight national rankings, Best Law Firms awarded Schwabe 42 top regional ‎rankings across five markets. The rankings, by market, ‎include:‎

NATIONAL RANKINGS

• Tier 1 in Natural Resources Law
• Tier 1 in Timber Law
• Tier 2 in Environmental Law
• Tier 2 in Litigation – Environmental
• Tier 2 in Native American Law
• Tier 3 in Corporate Law
• Tier 3 in Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Tier 3 in Securities / Capital Markets Law

REGIONAL RANKINGS

Alaska

• Tier 1 in Commercial Litigation
• Tier 2 in Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Tier 2 in Labor Law – Management
• Tier 3 in Employment Law – Management

Eugene-OR

• Tier 1 in Land Use and Zoning Law

Portland-OR

• Tier 1 in Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Tier 1 in Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Tier 1 in Commercial Litigation
• Tier 1 in Construction Law
• Tier 1 in Corporate Law
• Tier 1 in Employment Law – Management
• Tier 1 in Environmental Law
• Tier 1 in Financial Services Regulation Law
• Tier 1 in Health Care Law
• Tier 1 in Labor Law – Management
• Tier 1 in Litigation – Construction
• Tier 1 in Litigation – Environmental
• Tier 1 in Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Tier 1 in Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Tier 1 in Natural Resources Law
• Tier 1 in Patent Law
• Tier 1 in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Tier 1 in Real Estate Law
• Tier 1 in Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Tier 1 in Tax Law
• Tier 1 in Timber Law
• Tier 1 in Trademark Law
• Tier 1 in Trusts & Estates Law
• Tier 1 in Banking and Finance Law
• Tier 2 in Copyright Law
• Tier 2 in Litigation – Securities
• Tier 2 in Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Tier 2 in Water Law
• Tier 3 in Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Tier 3 in Litigation – Tax
• Tier 3 in Securities Regulation

Seattle-WA

• Tier 1 in Native American Law
• Tier 2 in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Tier 2 in Commercial Litigation
• Tier 2 in Environmental Law
• Tier 2 in Litigation – Environmental
• Tier 3 in Natural Resources Law

Ranking and Categories

Full list of the 2023 Best Law Firms rankings