Shook Named “Law Firm of the Year” Among 2026 Best Lawyers Rankings

Best Lawyers has named Shook “Law Firm of the Year” for the firm’s work in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants in the 2026 Best Law Firm Rankings. Only one law firm per legal practice area nationwide receives this recognition. Additionally, Shook received more than 80 practice rankings, including four National Tier 1 practice rankings, seven National Tier 2 rankings and various regional practice area rankings. 

Best Law Firms: “Law Firm of the Year” 2026:

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

National Tier 1

  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Patent Law

National Tier 2

  • Environmental Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Litigation – Patent
  • Technology Law

Regional Tier 1

Atlanta

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Chicago

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law

Hartford 

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions

Kansas City

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Antitrust
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Litigation – Insurance
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Litigation – Patent
  • Litigation – Securities
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Patent Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Trademark Law

Los Angeles

  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Miami 

  • Appellate Practice
  • Arbitration
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Mediation
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Philadelphia

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

San Francisco

 

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Seattle

  • Patent Law
  • Technology Law

St. Louis

 

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Tampa

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Washington, D.C.

  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

 

Regional Tier 2

Atlanta

  • Commercial Litigation

Denver 

  • Commercial Litigation

Houston

  • Appellate Practice
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Patent Law
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Kansas City

  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy

Orange County 

  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Seattle 

  • Litigation – Patent

Tampa

  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation

Washington, D.C.

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment

Regional Tier 3

Chicago

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Litigation – Securities

Hartford

  • Commercial Litigation

Houston

  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Kansas City 

  • Real Estate Law

Los Angeles

  • Appellate Practice
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment

Miami

  • International Arbitration – Commercial

Orange County

  • Environmental Law

Washington, D.C.

  • Labor Law – Management