Awards & Recognitions
Gordon & Rees has been awarded a number of honors – firmwide, practice specific, and for our diversity efforts. A select listing of our most recent recognitions include:
Firm & Practice Focused
AmLaw 100
Best Lawyers®
- 104 attorneys named to the Best Lawyers in America© list, 2021
- Six Partners recognized as “Lawyers of the Year,” 2021
- 37 attorneys named to inaugural edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2021
BTI Consulting Group
- Named BTI Client Service A-Team for delivering exceptional levels of service, investing in client relationships, and for client communication 2020
- Named BTI Brand Elite for Best Standing among GCs and Top Legal Decision Makers, 2019
- Named BTI Special Forces for Firms Clients Always Have at the Ready, 2019
- Named BTI Brand Elite for Legal Innovation and Technology, 2019
- Named BTI Honor Roll for Commercial Litigation by Corporate Counsel, 2019
- Named BTI Litigation Powerhouse in Complex Commercial Litigation, 2020
Chambers USA
- Recognized in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2020
IAM 300
- Partner recognized in IAM Strategy 300 - The World's Leading IP Strategists, 2018-2019
Law360 400
- Ranked #24 Largest Law Firm by U.S. Lawyer Headcount, 2020
Lex Machina / LexisNexis Top Law Firm Report
- Ranked among Top 15 firms in the following areas:
- Commercial Defense
- Trademark Defense
- Employment Defense
- Copyright Defense
National Law Journal ‘NLJ 500’
- Ranked #57 Largest Law Firm by Global Lawyer Headcount, 2020
Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars®
- More than 125 attorneys named to Super Lawyers© and Rising Stars© lists, 2020
U.S. News and Best Law Firms®
- Ranked National Tier 1 – Admiralty & Maritime Law, 2021
- Ranked National Tier 1 – Construction Law, 2021
- Ranked National Tier 1 – Employment Law (Management), 2021
- Ranked National Tier 1 – Insurance Law, 2021
- Ranked National Tier 1 – Labor & Employment Litigation 2021
- Ranked National Tier 1 – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, 2021
- Received 102 rankings in total at the national and local level, 2020
Who’s Who Legal
- Recognized in the areas of Aviation, Insurance & Reinsurance, Life Sciences, Litigation, Product Liability Defense, and Shipping
Diversity Focused
American Lawyer Diversity Scorecard
Corporate Equality Index
- Earned 100% Corporate Equality Index rating, 2016-2021
Lawyers of Color
- Four partners named to the Nation's Best list, 2019
Law360, Glass Ceiling Report, Best Law Firms for Female Attorneys
- Ranked #40, Glass Ceiling Report for firms with 600+ attorneys, 2020
- Recognized among the top 25 firms for promoting most females to partner, 2019
National Law Journal 500
- Ranked #25, Women in Law Scorecard, 2020
WomenInc. Magazine
- Top 100 Law Firms for Women, 2019