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. Lawyers are also invited to supply client references to support their inclusion.
Dates
RELEASED LATE JUNE 2025
Philadelphia Elite – Intellectual property
Philadelphia Elite – Corporate & M&A
Philadelphia Elite – Commercial disputes
Ohio Elite – Corporate & M&A
Ohio Elite – Commercial disputes
Ohio Elite – Bankruptcy and restructuring
Atlanta Elite – Corporate & M&A
Atlanta Elite – Commercial disputes
CURRENTLY RESEARCHING (DEADLINE August 22nd)
Denver Elite – Corporate and M&A Mordecai Anthony ([email protected])
Denver Elite – Real estate Mordecai Anthony ([email protected])
Denver Elite – Commercial Disputes Mordecai Anthony ([email protected])
Detroit Elite – Corporate and M&A Euan Higgins ([email protected])
Detroit Elite – Commercial Disputes Euan Higgins ([email protected])
Los Angeles Elite – Banking and finance William Taylor ([email protected])
Los Angeles Elite – Corporate and M&A William Taylor ([email protected])
Los Angeles Elite – Intellectual property William Taylor ([email protected])
Los Angeles Elite – Tax William Taylor ([email protected])
Los Angeles Elite – Real estate Jugroop Singh ([email protected])
Los Angeles Elite – Commercial disputes Jugroop Singh ([email protected])
Los Angeles Elite – Media & entertainment Jugroop Singh ([email protected])
Portland Elite – Corporate and M&A Elizabeth Barouch ([email protected])
Portland Elite – Commercial disputes Elizabeth Barouch ([email protected])
Salt Lake City Elite – Corporate and M&A Emily Conroy ([email protected])
Salt Lake City Elite – Commercial disputes Emily Conroy ([email protected])
Salt Lake City Elite – Energy and natural resources Emily Conroy ([email protected])
Salt Lake City Elite – Intellectual property Chloe Isabelle ([email protected])
San Diego Elite – Corporate and M&A Alexis Wickison ([email protected])
San Diego Elite – Real estate Alexis Wickison ([email protected])
San Diego Elite – Commercial disputes Alexis Wickison ([email protected])
San Francisco Elite – Finance and restructuring Shahzaib Khan ([email protected])
San Francisco Elite – Real estate Shahzaib Khan ([email protected])
San Francisco Elite – Corporate and M&A Shahzaib Khan ([email protected])
San Francisco Elite – IP Denisa Budihala ([email protected])
San Francisco Elite – Data protection Denisa Budihala ([email protected])
San Francisco Elite – Commercial disputes Denisa Budihala ([email protected])
Seattle Elite – Corporate and M&A Elizabeth Barouch ([email protected])
Seattle Elite – Commercial disputes Elizabeth Barouch ([email protected])
Seattle Elite – Real estate Chloe Isabelle ([email protected])
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.