Milbank Rankings
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Milbank has been ranked as TOP-TIER in 7 practice areas and been recommended in 25 further practice areas in The Legal 500 United States - 2025 Edition.
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| 4 | United States > Antitrust > Cartel | Milbank | Cartel | Firm Ranking | United States | Antitrust | Cartel | |||
| 4 | United States > Antitrust > Cartel | Milbank | Editorial commentary | Fiona Schaeffer | Adam Di Vincenzo | United States | Antitrust | Cartel | ||
| United States > Antitrust > Cartel > Leading partners | Milbank | Adam Di Vincenzo | Leading partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Antitrust | Cartel | |||
| United States > Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense > Hall of Fame | Milbank | Richard Parker | Hall of Fame | Individual Ranking | United States | Antitrust | Civil litigation/class actions: defense | |||
| 4 | United States > Antitrust > Merger control | Milbank | Merger control | Firm Ranking | United States | Antitrust | Merger control | |||
| 4 | United States > Antitrust > Merger control | Milbank | Editorial commentary | Fiona Schaeffer | Adam Di Vincenzo; Daniel Rosenthal; Richard Parker; Grant Bermann; Jennifer Fauver; James Weingarten | United States | Antitrust | Merger control | ||
| United States > Antitrust > Merger control > Leading partners | Milbank | Richard Parker | Leading partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Antitrust | Merger control | |||
| United States > Antitrust > Merger control > Next Generation Partners | Milbank | Adam Di Vincenzo | Next Generation Partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Antitrust | Merger control | |||
| United States > Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal) > Hall of Fame | Milbank | Neal Katyal | Hall of Fame | Individual Ranking | United States | Dispute resolution | Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal) | |||
| United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense | Milbank | Editorial commentary | George S. Canellos; James Cavoli; Nola Heller | Tawiq Rangwala; Gurbir Grewal; Olivia Choe; Joshua Sterling | United States | Dispute resolution | Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense | |||
| 2 | United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense > Advice to corporates | Milbank | Advice to corporates | Firm Ranking | United States | Dispute resolution | Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense | |||
| 4 | United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense > Advice to individuals | Milbank | Advice to individuals | Firm Ranking | United States | Dispute resolution | Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense | |||
| United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense > Leading associates | Milbank | Jeremy Butt | Leading associates | Individual Ranking | United States | Dispute resolution | Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense | |||
| United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense > Leading lawyers: Advice to corporates | Milbank | George Canellos | Leading lawyers: Advice to corporates | Individual Ranking | United States | Dispute resolution | Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense | |||
| United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense > Leading lawyers: Advice to individuals | Milbank | George Canellos | Leading lawyers: Advice to individuals | Individual Ranking | United States | Dispute resolution | Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense | |||
| United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense > Next Generation Partners: Advice to corporates | Milbank | Matthew Laroche | Next Generation Partners: Advice to corporates | Individual Ranking | United States | Dispute resolution | Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense | |||
| 3 | United States > Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes | Milbank | General commercial disputes | Firm Ranking | United States | Dispute resolution | General commercial disputes | |||
| 3 | United States > Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes | Milbank | Editorial commentary | Alexander Lees; George Canellos | Scott Edelman; Stacey Rappaport; Atara Miller; David Gelfand; Jed Schwartz; Katherine Kelly Fell; Andrew Porter | United States | Dispute resolution | General commercial disputes | ||
| 2 | United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense | Milbank | Securities litigation: defense | Firm Ranking | United States | Dispute resolution | Securities litigation: defense | |||
| 2 | United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense | Milbank | Editorial commentary | Alexander Lees | Scott Edelman; Sean Murphy; Grant Mainland; Jed Schwartz; Robert Hora; Gurbir Grewal; Olivia Choe | United States | Dispute resolution | Securities litigation: defense | ||
| United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense > Leading partners | Milbank | Sean Murphy | Leading partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Dispute resolution | Securities litigation: defense | |||
| 3 | United States > Energy > Energy transactions: electric power | Milbank | Energy transactions: electric power | Firm Ranking | United States | Energy | Energy transactions: electric power | |||
| 3 | United States > Energy > Energy transactions: electric power | Milbank | Editorial commentary | Dan Bartfeld; Daniel Michalchuk | Jeffrey Leider; Bill Bice; Sean O’Neill; Kristine Wang | United States | Energy | Energy transactions: electric power | ||
| United States > Energy > Energy transactions: electric power > Hall of Fame | Milbank | William Bice | Hall of Fame | Individual Ranking | United States | Energy | Energy transactions: electric power | |||
| United States > Energy > Energy transactions: electric power > Leading partners | Milbank | Daniel Bartfeld | Leading partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Energy | Energy transactions: electric power | |||
| 4 | United States > Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas | Milbank | Energy transactions: oil and gas | Firm Ranking | United States | Energy | Energy transactions: oil and gas | |||
| 4 | United States > Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas | Milbank | Editorial commentary | Dan Bartfeld; Dan Michalchuk | Roland Estevez; Sean O'Neill | United States | Energy | Energy transactions: oil and gas | ||
| 1 | United States > Energy > Renewable/alternative power | Milbank | Renewable/alternative power | Firm Ranking | United States | Energy | Renewable/alternative power | |||
| 1 | United States > Energy > Renewable/alternative power | Milbank | Editorial commentary | Daniel Bartfeld; Daniel Michalchuk | Bill Bice; Jeffrey Leider; Henry Scott; Michael Duff; Kristine Wang; Sean O’Neill; Micaela McLean; Rhys Howard; Timothy Wendling | United States | Energy | Renewable/alternative power | ||
| United States > Energy > Renewable/alternative power > Leading partners | Milbank | Daniel Bartfeld | Leading partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Energy | Renewable/alternative power | |||
| United States > Energy > Renewable/alternative power > Leading partners | Milbank | Timothy Wendling | Leading partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Energy | Renewable/alternative power | |||
| United States > Energy > Renewable/alternative power > Next Generation Partners | Milbank | Henry Scott | Next Generation Partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Energy | Renewable/alternative power | |||
| United States > Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings | Milbank | Editorial commentary | Jonathon Jackson | Rod Miller; Brett Nadritch | United States | Finance | Capital markets: debt offerings | |||
| 3 | United States > Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings > Advice to issuers | Milbank | Advice to issuers | Firm Ranking | United States | Finance | Capital markets: debt offerings | |||
| 3 | United States > Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings > Advice to underwriters | Milbank | Advice to underwriters | Firm Ranking | United States | Finance | Capital markets: debt offerings | |||
| 4 | United States > Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings > Advice to issuers | Milbank | Advice to issuers | Firm Ranking | United States | Finance | Capital markets: equity offerings | |||
| 4 | United States > Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings > Advice to managers | Milbank | Advice to managers | Firm Ranking | United States | Finance | Capital markets: equity offerings | |||
| 2 | United States > Finance > Capital markets: global offerings | Milbank | Editorial commentary | Marcelo Mottesi; Carlos Albarracín | Andres Osornio Ocaranza; Gonzalo Guitart | United States | Finance | Capital markets: global offerings | ||
| 2 | United States > Finance > Capital markets: global offerings > Advice to issuers | Milbank | Advice to issuers | Firm Ranking | United States | Finance | Capital markets: global offerings | |||
| 2 | United States > Finance > Capital markets: global offerings > Advice to underwriters | Milbank | Advice to underwriters | Firm Ranking | United States | Finance | Capital markets: global offerings | |||
| United States > Finance > Capital markets: global offerings > Hall of Fame | Milbank | Marcelo Mottesi | Hall of Fame | Individual Ranking | United States | Finance | Capital markets: global offerings | |||
| 1 | United States > Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings | Milbank | Editorial commentary | Jonathon Jackson | Rod Miller; Brett Nadritch | United States | Finance | Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings | ||
| 3 | United States > Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings > Advice to issuers | Milbank | Advice to issuers | Firm Ranking | United States | Finance | Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings | |||
| 3 | United States > Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings > Advice to underwriters | Milbank | Advice to underwriters | Firm Ranking | United States | Finance | Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings | |||
| United States > Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings > Leading partners | Milbank | Rod Miller | Leading partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Finance | Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings | |||
| United States > Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings > Next Generation Partners | Milbank | Jonathan Jackson | Next Generation Partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Finance | Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings | |||
| 1 | United States > Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit | Milbank | Editorial commentary | Marcus Dougherty | Lauren Hanrahan; Charles Stern | United States | Finance | Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit | ||
| 1 | United States > Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit | Milbank | Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit | Firm Ranking | United States | Finance | Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit | |||
| United States > Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit > Leading Individuals | Milbank | Lauren Hanrahan | Leading Individuals | Individual Ranking | United States | Finance | Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit | |||
| United States > Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit > Leading Individuals | Milbank | Marcus Dougherty | Leading Individuals | Individual Ranking | United States | Finance | Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit | |||
| United States > Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit > Leading Individuals | Milbank | Charles Stern | Leading Individuals | Individual Ranking | United States | Finance | Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit | |||
| 1 | United States > Finance > Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders | Milbank | Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders | Firm Ranking | United States | Finance | Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders | |||
| 1 | United States > Finance > Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders | Milbank | Editorial commentary | Marcus Dougherty | Lauren Hanrahan; Charles Stern | United States | Finance | Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders | ||
| United States > Finance > Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders > Hall of Fame | Milbank | Lauren Hanrahan | Hall of Fame | Individual Ranking | United States | Finance | Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders | |||
| United States > Finance > Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders > Leading Individuals | Milbank | Marcus Dougherty | Leading Individuals | Individual Ranking | United States | Finance | Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders | |||
| United States > Finance > Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders > Leading Individuals | Milbank | Charles Stern | Leading Individuals | Individual Ranking | United States | Finance | Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders | |||
| 1 | United States > Finance > Project finance | Milbank | Editorial commentary | Dan Bartfeld; Daniel Michalchuk | Bill Bice; Jeffrey Leider; Kyle Smit; Sean O’Neill; Roland Estevez; Jaime Ramirez; Mike Duff; Rhys Howard | United States | Finance | Project finance | ||
| 1 | United States > Finance > Project finance > Energy and Power | Milbank | Energy and Power | Firm Ranking | United States | Finance | Project finance | |||
| United States > Finance > Project finance > Hall of Fame | Milbank | Bill Bice | Hall of Fame | Individual Ranking | United States | Finance | Project finance | |||
| 3 | United States > Finance > Project finance > Infrastructure and PPP | Milbank | Infrastructure and PPP | Firm Ranking | United States | Finance | Project finance | |||
| United States > Finance > Project finance > Leading partners | Milbank | Dan Bartfeld | Leading partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Finance | Project finance | |||
| United States > Finance > Project finance > Leading partners | Milbank | Dan Michalchuk | Leading partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Finance | Project finance | |||
| United States > Finance > Project finance > Next Generation Partners | Milbank | Jeffrey Leider | Next Generation Partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Finance | Project finance | |||
| 1 | United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate | Milbank | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate | Firm Ranking | United States | Finance | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate | |||
| 1 | United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate | Milbank | Editorial commentary | Dennis Dunne; Evan Fleck; Samuel Khalil | Matthew Brod; Atara Miller; Nelly Almeida; Tyson Lomazov; Michael Price, | United States | Finance | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate | ||
| United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate > Hall of Fame | Milbank | Dennis Dunne | Hall of Fame | Individual Ranking | United States | Finance | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate | |||
| United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate > Leading partners | Milbank | Evan Fleck | Leading partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Finance | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate | |||
| United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate > Leading partners | Milbank | Samuel Khalil | Leading partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Finance | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate | |||
| United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate > Next Generation Partners | Milbank | Matthew Brod | Next Generation Partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Finance | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate | |||
| 2 | United States > Finance > Structured finance: securitization | Milbank | Structured finance: securitization | Firm Ranking | United States | Finance | Structured finance: securitization | |||
| 5 | United States > Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional | Milbank | Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional | Firm Ranking | United States | Labor and employment | Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional | |||
| 5 | United States > Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional | Milbank | Editorial commentary | Manan “Mike” Shah | Joel Krasnow | United States | Labor and employment | Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional | ||
| 5 | United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+) | Milbank | M&A: large deals ($1bn+) | Firm Ranking | United States | M&A/corporate and commercial | M&A: large deals ($1bn+) | |||
| 5 | United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+) | Milbank | Editorial commentary | United States | M&A/corporate and commercial | M&A: large deals ($1bn+) | ||||
| United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+) > Next Generation Partners | Milbank | Ross Shepard | Next Generation Partners | Individual Ranking | United States | M&A/corporate and commercial | M&A: large deals ($1bn+) | |||
| 5 | United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+) | Milbank | Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+) | Firm Ranking | United States | M&A/corporate and commercial | Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+) | |||
| 5 | United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+) | Milbank | Editorial commentary | Dean Sattler; Richard Presutti | Andrew Fadale; Lowell Dyer | United States | M&A/corporate and commercial | Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+) | ||
| 4 | United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m) | Milbank | Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m) | Firm Ranking | United States | M&A/corporate and commercial | Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m) | |||
| 4 | United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m) | Milbank | Editorial commentary | Dean Sattler; Richard Presutti | Derek Winokur; Shannon Footer; Benjamin Fiddler; Paul Bennett | United States | M&A/corporate and commercial | Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m) | ||
| 4 | United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing | Milbank | Outsourcing | Firm Ranking | United States | Media, technology and telecoms | Outsourcing | |||
| 4 | United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing | Milbank | Editorial commentary | Nicholas Smith | United States | Media, technology and telecoms | Outsourcing | |||
| 1 | United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions | Milbank | Telecoms and broadcast: transactions | Firm Ranking | United States | Media, technology and telecoms | Telecoms and broadcast: transactions | |||
| 1 | United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions | Milbank | Editorial commentary | Dan Bartfield; Dan Michalchuk | Roland Estevez; Jamie Ramirez; Tim Fitzpatrick; Sean O'Neill; Patrick Campbell; Dara Panahy | United States | Media, technology and telecoms | Telecoms and broadcast: transactions | ||
| United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions > Leading partners | Milbank | Dara Panahy | Leading partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Media, technology and telecoms | Telecoms and broadcast: transactions | |||
| United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions > Leading partners | Milbank | Patrick Campbell | Leading partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Media, technology and telecoms | Telecoms and broadcast: transactions | |||
| 2 | United States > Real estate > Real estate finance | Milbank | Real estate finance | Firm Ranking | United States | Real estate | Real estate finance | |||
| 2 | United States > Real estate > Real estate finance | Milbank | Editorial commentary | Erwin Dweck | Kevin O’Shea; Yaakov Sheinfeld; Jonathan Karl; Nicolette Sullivan | United States | Real estate | Real estate finance | ||
| United States > Real estate > Real estate finance > Leading partners | Milbank | Yaakov Sheinfeld | Leading partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Real estate | Real estate finance | |||
| United States > Real estate > Real estate finance > Next Generation Partners | Milbank | Jonathan Karl | Next Generation Partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Real estate | Real estate finance | |||
| 4 | United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious | Milbank | US taxes: non-contentious | Firm Ranking | United States | Tax | US taxes: non-contentious | |||
| 1 | United States > Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance | Milbank | Editorial commentary | United States | Transport | Aviation and air travel: finance | ||||
| 1 | United States > Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance > Aviation and air travel - finance | Milbank | Aviation and air travel - finance | Firm Ranking | United States | Transport | Aviation and air travel: finance | |||
| United States > Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance > Hall of Fame | Milbank | Drew Fine | Hall of Fame | Individual Ranking | United States | Transport | Aviation and air travel: finance | |||
| United States > Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance > Leading partners | Milbank | Jim Pascale | Leading partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Transport | Aviation and air travel: finance | |||
| United States > Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance > Next Generation Partners | Milbank | Freyda Mechlowicz | Next Generation Partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Transport | Aviation and air travel: finance | |||
| United States > Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance > Next Generation Partners | Milbank | Alexandra Johnson | Next Generation Partners | Individual Ranking | United States | Transport | Aviation and air travel: finance |