DALLAS, Nov. 2, 2018 – U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have released the 2019 Best Law Firms rankings. These rankings assess a firm’s combination of quality of law practiced and breadth of legal expertise. Winstead PC was acknowledged in 34 areas of practice, including 20 in the national tier rankings.

Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for its abilities, integrity and professionalism. U.S. News – Best Lawyers® reviewed 14,643 law firms throughout the United States and awards were given in 75 national practice areas and 122 metropolitan practice areas.

National Rankings                          

Winstead received Tier 1 inclusion for real estate law and construction litigation law and Tier 2 inclusion in banking and finance law, construction law, corporate law, land use & zoning laws, private funds/hedge funds Law, sports law and trusts & estates law.

The firm was included in Tier 3 national rankings for bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, commercial litigation, financial services regulation law, leveraged buyouts and private equity law, real estate litigation, tax litigation, oil and gas law, patent law, securities/capital markets law, tax law and trademark law.

Metropolitan Rankings

Winstead offices in Dallas/Fort Worth received Tier 1 inclusion in banking and finance law, bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, construction law, eminent domain and condemnation law, employee benefits (ERISA) law, financial services regulation law, land use & zoning law, bankruptcy litigation law, construction litigation law, real estate litigation law, mediation, real estate law, tax law, trademark law, trusts & estates law.

Winstead also received Tier 1 Metropolitan recognition in Houston, with inclusion in banking and finance law, construction law, construction litigation law, private funds/hedge funds law, real estate law, sports law and trusts & estates law.

In Austin, the firm received Tier 1 Metropolitan recognition in administrative/regulatory law, construction law, energy law, construction litigation and environmental law and Charlotte was ranked Tier 1 Metropolitan in real estate law.

For Tier 2 Metropolitan rankings, Winstead was recognized for commercial litigation, energy law, land use and zoning litigation, oil & gas law and patent law in Dallas/Fort Worth.

Additional Tier 2 Metropolitan rankings included arbitration, closely held companies and family business law, commercial litigation, insurance law and real estate law in Austin; and corporate litigation, corporate law, patent law, securities/capital markets law and tax law in Houston.

A detailed listing of recognition by tier and location is below.

National Tier 1

• Litigation - Construction
• Real Estate Law

National Tier 2

• Banking and Finance Law
• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law
• Sports Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

National Tier 3

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Litigation – Tax
• Oil & Gas Law
• Patent Law
• Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Tax Law
• Trademark Law

Metropolitan Tier 1

Austin

• Administrative/Regulatory Law
• Construction Law
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Litigation - Construction

Charlotte

• Real Estate Law

 Dallas/Fort Worth

• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Construction Law
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Mediation
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law
• Trademark Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

Houston

• Banking and Finance Law
• Construction Law
• Litigation - Construction
• Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law
• Real Estate Law
• Sports Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

Metropolitan Tier 2

Austin                            

• Arbitration
• Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Real Estate Law

Dallas/Fort Worth

• Commercial Litigation
• Energy Law
• Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
• Patent Law
• Oil & Gas Law

Houston

• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Tax Law

Metropolitan Tier 3

Dallas/Fort Worth

• Insurance Law
• Patent Law
• Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Houston

• Corporate Governance Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation - Tax
• Litigation - Trusts & Estates

The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in the field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. To be eligible for a 2019 ranking, a law firm must have at least one lawyer recognized in the 24th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America list for that particular location and specialty. The rankings are posted at usnews.com/bestlawfirms.

Winstead PC is a national business law firm with over 325 attorneys. The firm provides a full range of business legal services to some of the most recognized and respected companies across the country and throughout the world. Winstead has offices in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and The Woodlands, Texas and Charlotte, North Carolina. For detailed information about Winstead, visit winstead.com.