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 an interview with our researchers. During the interview, we also solicit extensive peer feedback regarding other lawyers operating in their respective legal sectors.
Dates
Releasing October 2025
Houston Elite
Dallas Elite
Austin Elite
Minneapolis Elite
Missouri Elite
Indianapolis Elite
Additional Chicago Elite, New York Elite, Washington DC, Boston Elite lists
Upcoming Research – Deadline for interviews and submissions October 31st
New York Elite – Corporate & M&A
New York Elite – Commercial disputes
New York Elite – Banking and finance (including restructuring)
New York Elite – Intellectual property
New York Elite – Cybersecurity and data protection
New York Elite – Real estate
New York Elite – White-collar crime
Philadelphia Elite – Corporate & M&A
Philadelphia Elite – Commercial disputes
Philadelphia Elite – Banking and finance (including restructuring)
Philadelphia Elite – Intellectual property
Philadelphia Elite – Real estate
Philadelphia Elite – White-collar crime
Washington DC Elite – Intellectual property
Washington DC Elite – Commercial disputes
Washington DC Elite – Antitrust
Washington DC Elite – Cybersecurity and data protection
Washington DC Elite – White-collar crime
Boston Elite – Corporate & M&A
Boston Elite – Commercial disputes
Boston Elite – Intellectual property
Boston Elite – Banking and finance (including restructuring)
Boston Elite – Life sciences: regulatory
Boston Elite – White-collar crime
Connecticut Elite – Corporate & M&A
Connecticut Elite – Commercial disputes
Connecticut Elite – White-collar crime
New England Elite – M&A
New England Elite – Commercial disputes
New England Elite – Real estate
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.
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 to request details via [email protected], filing a request under the “Login details – portal” category.
Contact
Editorial
Editor – Legal 500 United States Barnaby Merrill ([email protected])
To learn more about the team behind our research, please visit Meet The Team.