Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Garners 28 National Rankings in U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers^® 2015 “Best Law Firms” Report

Pittsburgh – November 3, 2014 – Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney is pleased to announce that they have been ranked in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers^® nationally in 28 practice areas. In addition to receiving 34 Tier 1 Pennsylvania rankings, Buchanan notched 58 practice area rankings in 14 metropolitan areas and was nationally recognized for its work in:

Antitrust Law; Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Corporate Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law – Management; Environmental Law; Health Care Law; Immigration Law; Labor Law – Management; Land Use & Zoning Law; Litigation - Banking & Finance; Litigation – Construction; Litigation - Labor & Employment; Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Mining Law; Patent Law; Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Tax Law; Trademark Law; Trusts & Estates Law; Venture Capital Law

Buchanan also received first-tier rankings in several key metropolitan areas, including:

Fort Myers

Litigation - Real Estate

Harrisburg

Commercial Litigation
Communications Law
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Government Relations Practice
Health Care Law
Litigation - Environmental
Public Finance Law
Water Law

Jacksonville

Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor & Employment

Miami

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Litigation - Banking & Finance
Litigation - Construction
Real Estate Law
Tax Law

Philadelphia

Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Employment Law - Management
Health Care Law
Labor Law - Management

Pittsburgh

Antitrust Law
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Copyright Law
Corporate Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law - Individuals
Employment Law - Management
Energy Law
Health Care Law
Labor Law - Management
Land Use & Zoning Law
Litigation - Banking & Finance
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Mining Law
Natural Resources Law
Patent Law
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Public Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Trademark Law
Venture Capital Law
Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

San Diego

Real Estate Law

Tallahassee

Administrative / Regulatory Law
Environmental Law
Government Relations Practice
Land Use & Zoning Law
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
Tax Law

Tampa

Administrative / Regulatory Law
Appellate Practice
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Copyright Law
Employment Law - Management
Environmental Law
Government Relations Practice
International Trade and Finance Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
Litigation - Tax
Municipal Law
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Trademark Law

Washington DC

Non-Profit/Charities Law
Trusts & Estates Law

The 2015 Edition of "Best Law Firms” includes rankings in 74 national practice areas and 120 metropolitan-based practice areas.

The U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings, for the fifth consecutive year, are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. Clients and peers were asked to evaluate firms based on the following criteria: responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, integrity and civility, as well as whether they would refer a matter to the firm and/or consider the firm a worthy competitor.