Downey Brand Ranked Nationally and Regionally in 2025 Best Law Firms®
November 7, 2024
Downey Brand is pleased to announce that it received national recognition in five (5) practice areas, including Tier 1 rankings for communications law and natural resources law in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®. The firm was also recognized regionally, including 21 Tier 1 rankings for practices in its Sacramento and San Francisco offices.
Downey Brand’s National Rankings include:
- Natural Resources Law (Tier 1)
- Communications Law (Tier 1)
- Energy Law (Tier 2)
- Environmental Law (Tier 2)
- Land Use and Zoning Law (Tier 2)
Downey Brand’s Metropolitan Tier 1 Rankings in Sacramento and San Francisco include:
- Administrative/Regulatory Law (San Francisco)
- Appellate Practice (Sacramento)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Sacramento)
- Commercial Finance Law (Sacramento)
- Commercial Litigation (Sacramento)
- Communications Law (San Francisco)
- Construction Law (Sacramento)
- Employment Law – Management (Sacramento)
- Energy Law (San Francisco)
- Energy Regulatory Law (San Francisco)
- Environmental Law (Sacramento and San Francisco)
- Litigation – Bankruptcy (Sacramento)
- Litigation – Construction (Sacramento)
- Litigation – Environmental (Sacramento)
- Litigation – Trusts & Estates (Sacramento)
- Natural Resources Law (Sacramento and San Francisco)
- Tax Law (Sacramento)
- Water Law (Sacramento and San Francisco)
Downey Brand’s Metropolitan Tier 2 and Tier 3 Rankings in Sacramento and San Francisco include:
- Family Law (Sacramento)
- Land Use & Zoning Law (San Francisco)
- Litigation – Labor & Employment (Sacramento)
- Litigation – Land Use Zoning (San Francisco)
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (Sacramento)
- Utilities Law (San Francisco)
Best Law Firms® rankings are rooted in a rigorous, peer-to-peer, industry-driven evaluation. The research methodology 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. To view the complete list of rankings for Downey Brand, please visit Best Law Firms.