Hodgson Russ LLP Receives Multiple Top Tier National, Metropolitan Rankings in 2026 Best Law Firms Listings
Hodgson Russ LLP is pleased to announce 40 of its practices have been recognized in the U.S. News & World Report/Best Lawyers 2026 Best Law Firms list for professional excellence. In addition, five of the firm’s practices were recognized at the national level. The firm’s complete 2026 rankings are:
National Tier 1
Trusts and Estates
National Tier 2
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Tax Law
National Tier 3
Labor Law – Management
Real Estate Law
Metropolitan Tier 1: Albany
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Public Finance Law
Trusts and Estates
Metropolitan Tier 1: Buffalo
Banking and Finance Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Education Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law – Management
Environmental Law
Health Care Law
Insurance Law
Labor Law – Management
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Metropolitan Tier 1: New York City
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Metropolitan Tier 1: Rochester
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Education Law
Health Care Law
Insurance Law
Litigation – Health Care
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Real Estate Law
Metropolitan Tier 1: Triad
Trusts and Estates
Metropolitan Tier 1: West Palm Beach
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Metropolitan Tier 2: Albany
Economic Development Law
Employment Law – Management
Energy Law
Health Care Law
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Metropolitan Tier 2: Buffalo
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Finance Law
Litigation – Health Care
Litigation – Insurance
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Litigation – Municipal
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defendants
Municipal Law
Metropolitan Tier 2: New York City
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Trusts and Estates
Metropolitan Tier 2: Rochester
Banking and Finance Law
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Immigration Law
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Metropolitan Tier 2: West Palm Beach
Employment Law – Management
Metropolitan Tier 3: Albany
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Metropolitan Tier 3: Buffalo
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Metropolitan Tier 3: Rochester
Litigation – Construction
Metropolitan Tier 3: Triad
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Best Lawyers’ Best Law Firms rankings are based on an evaluation process that includes client and lawyer evaluations as well as information provided by law firms. The rankings, presented in tiers, showcase more than 14,000 law firms and their practices ranked nationally and/or by metropolitan area. Firms included in the 2026 Edition of Best Law Firms are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have a lawyer listed in The Best Lawyers of America, which recognizes the top five percent of practicing attorneys in the United States.
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About Hodgson Russ LLP:
Hodgson Russ LLP is an Am Law 200, New York-based full-service law firm with more than 230 attorneys serving individuals, public companies, privately held businesses, governmental entities, and nonprofit institutions from its offices strategically placed in key markets along the East Coast of the United States and Canada, from Toronto to Palm Beach, Florida. To learn more, visit www.hodgsonruss.com.
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