--- title: "U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers Honor Kelley Drye with 2015 First-Tier Rankings" date: 2014-11-03T00:00:00-05:00 author: Import Bot canonical_url: "https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/u-s-news-world-report-and-best-lawyers-honor-kelley-drye-with-2015-first-tier-rankings" section: News --- # U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers Honor Kelley Drye with 2015 First-Tier Rankings November 3, 2014 Kelley Drye & Warren LLP was recognized in numerous categories by *U.S. News & World Report* and *Best Lawyers* in its 2014-2015 report of Best Law Firms. The firm ranked in the National First-Tier category in the following areas of law: - Advertising Law - Communications Law - International Trade & Finance Law - Trademark Law - Trusts & Estates Law This is the fifth consecutive year that Kelley Drye’s Advertising Law practice group has been honored with a top national ranking and the fourth year for International Trade & Finance Law and Trademark Law.Kelley Drye also earned National rankings in these varied areas of law: - Antitrust Law - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Copyright Law - Energy Law - FDA Law - Information Technology Law - Real Estate Law - Antitrust Litigation - Environmental Litigation - Mass Tort Litigation Kelley Drye also garnered numerous Metropolitan First-Tier rankings. In New York our work was recognized in Trusts & Estates Law; and Trusts & Estates Litigation. In Washington, D.C. our Advertising Law; Copyright Law; Government Relations Law; International Trade & Finance Law; Environmental Litigation; and Information Technology Law work received rankings. In Chicago our Communications Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar Litigation; and Trademark Law work was ranked. In Stamford our work in Corporate Law was ranked and in New Jersey we were ranked for our work in Real Estate Law.Finally, Kelley Drye was ranked in many other areas of law: in New York - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation; Real Estate; and Corporate Law. In Washington, D.C. - Antitrust Law; Antitrust Litigation; Energy Law; FDA Law; Government Relations Law; IP Litigation; and Trademark Law. In Chicago - Product Liability Litigation was ranked. These rankings are based on a combination of client surveys, peer interviews and editorial research conducted by *Best Lawyers*. The evaluations cover more than 10,000 law firms nationwide. - Share this entry - - - - - [ View entry pdf ](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.kelleydrye.com/content/uploads/pdf-snapshots/u-s-news-world-report-and-best-lawyers-honor-kelley-drye-with-2015-first-tier-rankings-20230614084931.pdf) ### Related Services - [Communications](https://www.kelleydrye.com/industries/communications) - [International Trade](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/international-trade) - [Trademark and Copyright Litigation](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/trademark-and-copyright-litigation) - [Advertising and Marketing](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/advertising-and-marketing) - [Trademark and Copyright Prosecution](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/trademark-and-copyright-prosecution) In the News [ ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-Images/Grymes_Thompson_Christie_L.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1125&s=8cdff8f3f62f20742ddf756217720753) ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-rectangles/In_the_News_Listing.svg) ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/christie-thompson-featured-on-abas-trust-and-trade-podcast) July 20, 2026 [ ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/christie-thompson-featured-on-abas-trust-and-trade-podcast) In the News [ ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-Images/Mon_Gonzalo_listing.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1125&s=e5cf250ea9912bedfdad33a60aa6fb97) ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-rectangles/In_the_News_Listing.svg) ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/gonzalo-mon-quoted-in-politico-on-click-to-cancel-rules) July 17, 2026 [ ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/gonzalo-mon-quoted-in-politico-on-click-to-cancel-rules)