What is Legal 500 US Elite?
Legal 500 US Elite aims to highlight key lawyers operating at regional players across business centres in the United States. Notably, US Elite seeks to recognize key US lawyers outside global elite firms, opting to focus on those at regional powerhouses that may be neglected by other rankings.
US Elite emphasizes lawyers who are handling work at the top of the legal market in their respective cities. Our research team has identified lawyers carrying out high-quality, market-leading work and has produced rankings that allow clients to discover the best of the best at a regional level.
How are lawyers selected for US Elite?
Our research includes interviews with top practitioners, referee and peer feedback, and evidence of key matters worked on by the ranked attorneys during the past year. Our selection process begins with researchers creating a list of prospective candidates, which is extensively reviewed by our editors.
All shortlisted lawyers are invited to make a submission and participate in a brief 30-minute interview with our researchers. During the interview, we also solicit extensive peer feedback regarding other lawyers operating in their respective legal sectors. Lawyers are also invited to supply client references to support their inclusion.
Dates
PUBLISHING FEBRUARY 26th
Chicago Elite – Commercial disputes
Chicago Elite – Corporate & M&A
New York Elite – Commercial disputes
New York Elite – Corporate & M&A
Washington DC Elite – international litigation
CURRENTLY RESEARCHING (SUBMISSION DEADLINE 21ST MARCH)
Philadelphia Elite – Intellectual property
Philadelphia Elite – Corporate & M&A
Philadelphia Elite – Commercial disputes
(Researcher: Jugroop Singh)
Ohio Elite – Corporate & M&A
Ohio Elite – Commercial disputes
Ohio Elite – Bankruptcy and restructuring
(Researcher: Shahzaib Khan)
Atlanta Elite – Corporate & M&A
Atlanta Elite – Commercial disputes
(Researcher: Nathan Oseroff-Spicer)
Submission
Submission template NB: This template is in .docx format. Do not resave it in any other format as it may not be compatible with our system.
Referee spreadsheet NB: This template is in .xslx format. Do not resave it in any other format as it may not be compatible with our system.
To send your submissions to us, please visit submissions.legal500.com and follow the onscreen prompts to send us new documents.
If you do not have login details or have problems accessing submissions.legal500.com, please get in touch via our FAQ page using the ‘Submissions Log In’ tab.
Please ensure you send your submissions in by the deadline. The timetable for the research will be adhered to rigorously.
Contact
Editorial
Deputy Editor – US Elite Nathan Oseroff-Spicer ([email protected])
Editor – Legal 500 United States Barnaby Merrill ([email protected])
To learn more about the team behind our research, please visit Meet The Team.